Roman Civilization: Selected Readings - Roman Civilization Series 3rd Edition by Naphtali Lewis & Meyer Reinhold Paperback

About the Book

These volumes consist of selected primary documents from ancient Rome, covering a range of over 1,000 years of Roman culture, from the foundation of the city to its sacking by the Goths.

The selections cover a broad spectrum of Roman civilization, including literature, philosophy, religion, education, politics, military affairs, and economics.

Book Synopsis

Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold's Roman Civilization is a classic. Originally published by Columbia University Press in 1955, the authors have undertaken another revision which takes into account recent work in the field. These volumes consist of selected primary documents from ancient Rome, covering a range of over 1,000 years of Roman culture, from the foundation of the city to its sacking by the Goths.

The selections cover a broad spectrum of Roman civilization, including literature, philosophy, religion, education, politics, military affairs, and economics. These English translations of literary, inscriptional, and papyrological sources, many of which are available nowhere else, create a mosaic of the brilliance, the beauty, and the power of Rome.

Review Quotes

"A splendid collection of source materials, documentary and epigraphic as well as literary." -- "Oxford History of the Classical World"

"A splendid collection of source materials, documentary and epigraphic as well as literary." -- Oxford History of the Classical World

"A splendid collection of source materials, documentary and epigraphic as well as literary." -- "Oxford History of the Classical World"

About the Author

Naphtali Lewis is professor of classical studies at Boston University.

Meyer Reinhold is University Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University.

Both are distinguished classicists and have written numerous books and articles during their careers.