The Legacy of Rome: A New Appraisal. - JENKYNS, R.,
A New Appraisal (Legacy)
KORTE INHOUD
If the grandeur that was Rome has long since vanished, the impact of the Eternal City can still be felt in virtually every corner of Western culture. Students of speech and rhetoric to this day study the works of Cicero for guidance. We find Roman Law setting the model for legal systems from the twelfth century to the present. And Latin itself, far from being a "dead language," lives on not only in the Romance languages, but also in English vocabulary and grammar. Rhetoric, language, law--these are just a small part of the great Roman influence that has lasted throughout the centuries. The Legacy of Rome has long been considered the standard introduction to the achievements of the Roman world. Now in a completely new edition, this classic work brings together the latest scholarship in the field from some of the world's leading classical scholars. Unlike the previous version, which focused on such narrow topics as commerce and administration, the new edition broadens the spectrum of influence, showing the impa...
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1992Uitgever: Oxford University Press518 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0198219172ISBN-13: 9780198219170Koop dit boek tweedehands
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NewYork, 1992. XI,479p. Original blue cloth with dust wrps. Stamp on free endpaper. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: JENKYNS, R., (ed.),] [Uitgever: Oxford University Press] [Jaar: 1992] [Titel: The Legacy of Rome. A New Appraisal.]
