Writing Rome Textual Approaches to the City |
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Author:
| Edwards, Catharine |
Contribution by:
| Feeney, Denis Hinds, Stephen |
Series title: | Roman Literature and Its Contexts Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-55952-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1996 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $58.95 |
Book Description:
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What did the city of Rome mean to ancient Romans? The writings of Roman writers Cicero, Virgil, Juvenal and others, have played a vital part in determining responses to the city both in their own time and in later centuries. This book explores a wide range of descriptions of the city from later periods as well as from antiquity.
What did the city of Rome mean to ancient Romans? The writings of Roman writers Cicero, Virgil, Juvenal and others, have played a vital part in determining responses to the city both in their own time and in later centuries. This book explores a wide range of descriptions of the city from later periods as well as from antiquity.