Religions of Rome: Volume 2: A Sourcebook
by:
Mary Beard (author)
John North (author)
This book, the second of the two volumes that make up Religions of Rome, presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire (both visual evidence and texts in translation). More than just a "sourcebook," it explores some of...
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This book, the second of the two volumes that make up Religions of Rome, presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire (both visual evidence and texts in translation). More than just a "sourcebook," it explores some of the major themes and problems of Roman religion (such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination and prediction). Each document has an introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and is used as the starting point for further discussion.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780521456463 (0521456460)
Publish date: June 28th 1998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 428
Edition language: English