Suchergebnisse

That the Vindolanda tablets have provided us with an extraordinarily stimulating body of evidence is a truism, if ever there was one. But in particular, these inscribed scraps of wood offer the rare and tantalizing opportunity to compare many aspects of daily life (largely military, but also civilian) in the far northwestern corner of the Roman Empire with conceivably similar goings-on elsewhere.

What happens when we juxtapose medicine and law in the ancient Roman world? This book shows how both fields were crafted to fulfil peculiarly ancient needs and desires, becoming forms of public entertainment and allowing practitioners to display their education in rhetoric.

Rome and the Worlds Beyond Its Frontiers examines interactions between those within and those beyond the boundaries of Rome, with an eye to the question of contested identities and identity formations. Readership: All interested in the history of the Roman Empire, and its relationships with those beyond its borders.