Roman Civilization: Sourcebook 2: The Empire

by Naphtali Lewis (editor), Meyer Reinhold (editor)

Spine a little faded. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

Genres: History, Classical Studies, Nonfiction, Roman History, Ancient History, Reference, Classics

652 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1942

Reviews

[Brian Griffith · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's full of fascinating details on dozens of subjects. It presents a big mosaic rather than a story line or a portrait, and I like it that way.

[Martin Ridgway · Rating 4 out of 5]

Primary sources from around 14 to 410.
Not a book for reading cover-to-cover but loads of interesting background.

[Belinda · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm very glad I didn't buy this direct from the university, as it would have been the biggest waste of money. I didn't even open this textbook for any assessments, and when I looked in it for general reading I was surprised at how useless it really is.


Prime example of a textbook set for no good reason, it's a shame when there are so many good texts on Ancient Rome!
Save your money, borrow it from the library.

[Hildegart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 2 is another fascinating collection of primary sources! This is from the Roman Republic and starts with the Res Gestae Divi Augustus (The deeds of the divine Augustus). It is a great book to have on your shelf if you like Ancient Roman History!!

[Gayle (OutsmartYourShelf) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This isn't a book to be read from cover-to-cover, it is a research aid to be dipped into and a pretty fine one at that. I have used several examples from here for essays in archaeology and early church history. IMO well worth the money.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent compendium of primary sources. Invaluable tool for research during the Imperial period.

[Andrew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this for a classics class in college and I wasn't that impressed by it.

[Annabelle]

*For school