book chapter
Roman civilization: Sourcebook II : the empire
Harper and Row • New York • Published In 1966 • Pages: i-viii, 1-2, 80-418, 490-652
By: Lewis, Naphtali, Reinhold, Meyer.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Although this document deals generally with the Imperial Roman period dating from the age of Augustus to that of Constantine (27 B.C.-311 A.D.), the primary focus of this document centers on the century and a half of Roman history dating "…from the accession of Tiberius to the renewal of barbarian incursions during the reign of Marcus Aurelius" (p. 80)―the era referred to by historians as the period of the Pax Romana (Roman peace), 14-192 A.D. Much of the source is composed of excerpts from the literature of the period, as represented for example, by the writings of Pliny (the younger), Suetonius, Tacitus, and Seneca, and from epigraphical and papyrological sources. At least two hundred of these selections appear for the first time in English translation. The subject matter of the source deals generally with imperial policy and administration, economic life, society and culture, life in the municipalities and provinces, the Roman army, law, and religion with special emphasis on the rise and eventual triumph of Christianity.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Imperial Romans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Europe
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1977
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 14-192 A.D.
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Rome, Italy
- NotesAdditional notes
- Edited and with an introduction and notes by Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold
- II. The Roman Peace (A.D. 14-192): Imperial Policy and Administration -- III. The Roman Peace (A.D. 14-192): Economic Life -- IV. The Roman Peace (A.D. 14-192): Society and Culture -- Science and Pseudo Science in the Roman Empire -- V. The Roman Peace (A.D. 14-192): Life in the Municipalities and Provinces -- VII. The Roman Army; VIII. Roman Law -- Ix. The Conflict of Religions and the Triumph of Christianity -- Epilogue -- Glossary of Frequent Terms -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors and Documents -- General Index
- For Roman provinces, especially those provinces outside of mainland Italy -- Use Provinces (635) ; For economic resources of the empire -- Use Production and Supply (433)
- Only pages i-viii, 1-2, 80-418 and 490-652 are included in the Imperial Romans collection
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 617-636)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 66000620
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Rome--Civilization/Rome--History--Sources