Based on the major primary sources of Roman history, this book recalls the experiences of the ancient Romans through a thousand years of their history.

The book studies how the concept of the bandit was taken up and manipulated during the Late Roman Republic and early Empire (2nd c.BC - 3rd c. AD.)

In this selection of letters, notable Romans write about themselves and their times, as well as about personal and public matters. Seneca provides indignant rem

Image and Reality of Roman Imperial Power in the Third Century AD focuses on the wide range of available sources of Roman imperial power in the period AD 193-28

From Latin love poetry's dominating and enslaving beloveds, to modern popular culture's infamous Cleopatras and Messalinas, representations of the Roman mistres