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Bandits in the Roman Empire
- Myth and Reality
Engelsk
Bogcover for Bandits in the Roman Empire af Thomas Grunewald, 9780415486811
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Engelsk
Sider:
244
ISBN-13:
9780415486811
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0415486815
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
8 sep 2008
Størrelse i cm:
23,4 x 15,6
Oplagsdato:
8 sep 2008
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Bandits in the Roman Empire

- Myth and Reality
Engelsk
Paperback 2008
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This wide-ranging and informative survey of ''outsider'' groups in the Roman Empire will contribute greatly to our understanding of Roman social history.

Examining men such as as Viriatus, Tacfarinus, Maternus and Bulla Felix, who were called latrones after clashing with the imperial authorities, special attention is given to perhaps the best-known ''bandit'' of all, Spartacus, and to those who impersonated the emperor Nero after his death. Topics covered include:

* Whom did the Romans see as bandits (latrones)?
* What did they understand as robbery (lactrocinium)?
* How pressing was the threat that the bandits posed?
* How did their contemporaries perceive the danger?

We are shown that the term latrones was not just used to refer to criminals but was metaphorically and disparagingly applied to failed political rebels, rivals and avengers. The word also came to represent the ''noble brigands'', idealising the underdog as a means of criticising the winning side. The author therefore presents ''the bandit'' as a literary construct rather than a social type.




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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
244
ISBN-13:
9780415486811
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0415486815
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
8 sep 2008
Størrelse i cm:
23,4 x 15,6
Oplagsdato:
8 sep 2008
Forfatter(e):
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