The Greek slogan of freedom and early Roman politics in Greece
This book elucidates the many uses of the slogan of freedom by ancient Greeks, beginning with the Peloponnesian war and continuing throughout the Hellenistic period, and shows in detail how the Romans appropriated and adjusted Greek political vocabulary and practices to establish the pax Romana over...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2011, c2011
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book elucidates the many uses of the slogan of freedom by ancient Greeks, beginning with the Peloponnesian war and continuing throughout the Hellenistic period, and shows in detail how the Romans appropriated and adjusted Greek political vocabulary and practices to establish the pax Romana over the Mediterranean world |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 524 p. maps |
| ISBN: | 9780199896721 |