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The Legacy of Rome; a New Appraisal Hardcover - 1992
by Jenkyns, Richard
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- Title The Legacy of Rome; a New Appraisal
- Author Jenkyns, Richard
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 516
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, Oxford, Etc.
- Date 1992
- Bookseller's Inventory # 026445
- ISBN 9780198219170 / 0198219172
- Weight 1.78 lbs (0.81 kg)
- Dimensions 8.81 x 5.76 x 1.74 in (22.38 x 14.63 x 4.42 cm)
- Reading level 1460
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Italy
- Library of Congress subjects Rome - Civilization, Europe - Civilization - Roman influences
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 91004026
- Dewey Decimal Code 940
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From the rear cover
The achievements of the Roman world have profoundly affected European and world civilization. The original Legacy of Rome, edited by Cyril Bailey, was published in 1923 and has been widely a read and enjoyed. Nearly seventy years on, this new edition, illustrated with 24 pages of plates, offers an entirely fresh assessment of the influence of ancient Rome on the literature, art, culture, thought, and governance of later times. Fourteen contributors from a variety of disciplines each bring their individual knowledge and experience to the subjects discussed. Classical scholars consider the influence of Virgil, Horace, Ovid, pastoral, satire, and rhetoric. Historians assess Rome's impact through the ages, and textual transmission. Art, architecture, law, drama, and language are also individually discussed. The varied approach and content of this new appraisal witness to the richness of the civilization which forms such a large part of our heritage today.