1996, ISBN: 9780415138147

[ED: Softcover], [PU: Routledge (1. Dezember 1994)], Softcover: 252 Seiten | Verlag: Routledge; Revised ed. Edition (1996) | Sprache: Englisch | Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,1 x 15,5 x 1,9 … Mehr…

[ED: Softcover], [PU: Routledge (1. Dezember 1994)], Softcover: 252 Seiten | Verlag: Routledge; Revised ed. Edition (1996) | Sprache: Englisch | Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,1 x 15,5 x 1,9 cm The Antonines - Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus and Commodus - played a crucial part in the development of the Roman empire, controlling its huge machine for half a century of its most testing period. Edward Gibbon observed that the epoch of the Antonines, the 2nd century A.D., was the happiest period the world had ever known. In this lucid, authoritative survey, Michael Grant re-examines Gibbon's statement, and gives his own magisterial account of how the lives of the emperors and the art, literature, architecture and overall social condition under the Antonines represented an 'age of transition'. The Antonines is essential reading for anyone who is interested in ancient history, as well as for all students and teachers of the subject. Rome's vast empire is extremely relevant to the world today, when people are trying to rise beyond national frontiers to great multi-national identities, such as the community of Europe. In this book, Michael Grant examines the crucial part played by the Antonines in the development of that empire, which they ruled for over half a century, from AD 138 to AD 192. Theirs was an age of some amazing writings, including the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, the most notable work that a great ruler has ever written. There are also some superb works of art, including splendid portraits, which are discussed in this volume. However, many questions arise: Did the Antonines' peaceful rule contain the seeds of later decay? How did the Christians fare? And what about paganism, especially under the much-maligned Commodus? Was he as bad a he was made out to be? And was he not, for example, right - or at any rate defensible - when he decided to give up the policy of his father Marcus Aurelius which involved the annexation of Bohemia, Moravia and other areas of the Danube? The importance of the Antonines is manifold, but it mainly lies in the fact that they represented an age of transition' - one of the major turning points in the history of the world. It was a period which witnessed enormous social changes which heralded a new era. The Antonines presided over the phase that brought all these developments about and played gigantic parts in the massive historical drama that was unfolding, a drama destined to change the Roman empire from its ancient mould to what we, with our love of labels, describe as the Middle Ages. Michael Grant is one of a few historians who keeps the flame of ancient history alive. Grant's books on the Greek and Romans are partly narrative, yet strong with insight, written in a style that has a grandeur to it worthy of the important events described. In this fine new book, he concentrates on the later Roman emperors known as the Antonines, who reigned in the 2nd century after Christ--and he eloquently fixes what was important in the period." -"Newark Star-Ledger "The prolific Grant, from whom last issued "Constantine the Great, here summarizes the careers of three mid-second century emperors and the surviving works of a dozen contemporary writers. Coming after the active reigns of Trajan and Hadrian, who brought the Roman Empire to its greatest territorial extent and left walls and columns testifying to the apogee of expansion, the Antonines--Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, and Commodus--projected a policy of stability." -"Booklist "The distinguished, prolific, classical historian ("Constantine the Great, p.681, etc.) here critically examines the reigns of the Roman Empire's three Antonine emporers (A.D. 138-192)...With characteristic lucidity, Grant shows that Rome during its vaunted "golden age" contained seeds of its future collapse and of the Europe to come." -"Kirkus Reviews "This book will be of greatest value for advanced undergraduates who need a trustworthy guide to a complex range of information. Grant provides a highly selective chronological table of important events, five pages of useful maps, and a separate discussion of several historical sources of the late second and third centuries whose work sheds light on the Antonine Age. Abibliography of more than five pages lists important modern sources in four languages." -"The Historian "This book will be of greatest value for advanced undergraduates who need a trustworthy guide to a complex range of information. Grant provides a highly selective chronological table of important events, five pages of useful maps, and a separate discussion of several historical sources of the late second and third centuries whose work sheds light on the Antonine Age. A bibliography of more than five pages lists important modern sources in four languages." -"The Historian, DE, [SC: 2.90], wie neu, privates Angebot, [GW: 650g], Banküberweisung, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Geschichte/Politik / Antike]<

1996, ISBN: 0415138140

[EAN: 9780415138147], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Routledge], BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS ROME CLASSICAL GREEK ROMAN ANTONINES EMPIRE HISTORY EMPERORS, Light edgewear to wraps. Former o… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780415138147], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Routledge], BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS ROME CLASSICAL GREEK ROMAN ANTONINES EMPIRE HISTORY EMPERORS, Light edgewear to wraps. Former owner's name in pen to inner cover. ; 0.87 x 9.21 x 6.22 Inches; 210 pages; The Roman Empire was an achievement of startling proportions. In its size alone, it extended from the Atlantic to the Euphrates and from the Rhine to Danube all the way to the Sahara. In many ways, as the global question of emerging national identities persists, and attempts at multinational unity fail, Rome's vast empire becomes an extremely relevant historical lesson. In The Antonines, the eminent historian of classical history, Michael Grant, examines the vital role played by the Antonines in the development and expansion of the Roman Empire. He surveys that period's renowned contributions to the arts, discussing at length Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, perhaps one of the greatest literary products of the classical world. He suggests that the Antonines occasioned a major transition in Roman life politics, and that the period over which they presided witnessed extraordinary changes that heralded a new epoch to many. The Antonines, he argues, were singularly responsible for ushering the Roman Empire from the ancient world to the early Medieval. Grant examines the political dynamics that brought about these changes, analyzing such issues as the role of "adoption" (the policy of choosing Emperors who were not direct descendants of the throne). He profiles the individuals who made up the Antonines: of Antoninus Pius, an altogether understudied figure, who curiously bequeathed his position to two men particularly unfit to rule his vast and efficacious regime; Marcus Aurelius, an avid militarist who could oddly find the time to write one of the best works of Roman literature known to date; Commodus and his abandonment of imperial ambitions in what is presently Germany and the implications it had on the decline of the Empire, as well as his emphasis on monotheism within the terms of Roman religion. Grant's historical analysis provides a thorough and, above all, high-minded look at this often neglected yet critical period in the Roman Empire--a period that not only illuminates the processes of dramatic transformation, but presents a point of comparison to the current historical circumstance as well., Books<

1996, ISBN: 9780415138147

Routledge. Very Good. 1996. Softcover. 0415138140 . Light edgewear to wraps. Former owner's name in pen to inner cover. ; 0.87 x 9.21 x 6.22 Inches; 210 pages; The Roman Empire was a… Mehr…

Routledge. Very Good. 1996. Softcover. 0415138140 . Light edgewear to wraps. Former owner's name in pen to inner cover. ; 0.87 x 9.21 x 6.22 Inches; 210 pages; The Roman Empire was an achievement of startling proportions. In its size alone, it extended from the Atlantic to the Euphrates and from the Rhine to Danube all the way to the Sahara. In many ways, as the global question of emerging national identities persists, and attempts at multinational unity fail, Rome's vast empire becomes an extremely relevant historical lesson. In The Antonines, the eminent historian of classical history, Michael Grant, examines the vital role played by the Antonines in the development and expansion of the Roman Empire. He surveys that period's renowned contributions to the arts, discussing at length Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, perhaps one of the greatest literary products of the classical world. He suggests that the Antonines occasioned a major transition in Roman life politics, and that the period over which they presided witnessed extraordinary changes that heralded a new epoch to many. The Antonines, he argues, were singularly responsible for ushering the Roman Empire from the ancient world to the early Medieval. Grant examines the political dynamics that brought about these changes, analyzing such issues as the role of "adoption" (the policy of choosing Emperors who were not direct descendants of the throne). He profiles the individuals who made up the Antonines: of Antoninus Pius, an altogether understudied figure, who curiously bequeathed his position to two men particularly unfit to rule his vast and efficacious regime; Marcus Aurelius, an avid militarist who could oddly find the time to write one of the best works of Roman literature known to date; Commodus and his abandonment of imperial ambitions in what is presently Germany and the implications it had on the decline of the Empire, as well as his emphasis on monotheism within the terms of Roman religion. Grant's historical analysis provides a thorough and, above all, high-minded look at this often neglected yet critical period in the Roman Empire--a period that not only illuminates the processes of dramatic transformation, but presents a point of comparison to the current historical circumstance as well. ., Routledge, 1996, 3<

1996, ISBN: 9780415138147

Routledge. Very Good. 1996. Softcover. 0415138140 . Some edgewear to wraps. Shelfwear. ; 0.87 x 9.21 x 6.22 Inches; 210 pages; The Roman Empire was an achievement of startling proportio… Mehr…

Routledge. Very Good. 1996. Softcover. 0415138140 . Some edgewear to wraps. Shelfwear. ; 0.87 x 9.21 x 6.22 Inches; 210 pages; The Roman Empire was an achievement of startling proportions. In its size alone, it extended from the Atlantic to the Euphrates and from the Rhine to Danube all the way to the Sahara. In many ways, as the global question of emerging national identities persists, and attempts at multinational unity fail, Rome's vast empire becomes an extremely relevant historical lesson. In The Antonines, the eminent historian of classical history, Michael Grant, examines the vital role played by the Antonines in the development and expansion of the Roman Empire. He surveys that period's renowned contributions to the arts, discussing at length Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, perhaps one of the greatest literary products of the classical world. He suggests that the Antonines occasioned a major transition in Roman life politics, and that the period over which they presided witnessed extraordinary changes that heralded a new epoch to many. The Antonines, he argues, were singularly responsible for ushering the Roman Empire from the ancient world to the early Medieval. Grant examines the political dynamics that brought about these changes, analyzing such issues as the role of "adoption" (the policy of choosing Emperors who were not direct descendants of the throne). He profiles the individuals who made up the Antonines: of Antoninus Pius, an altogether understudied figure, who curiously bequeathed his position to two men particularly unfit to rule his vast and efficacious regime; Marcus Aurelius, an avid militarist who could oddly find the time to write one of the best works of Roman literature known to date; Commodus and his abandonment of imperial ambitions in what is presently Germany and the implications it had on the decline of the Empire, as well as his emphasis on monotheism within the terms of Roman religion. Grant's historical analysis provides a thorough and, above all, high-minded look at this often neglected yet critical period in the Roman Empire--a period that not only illuminates the processes of dramatic transformation, but presents a point of comparison to the current historical circumstance as well. ., Routledge, 1996, 3<