Crisis and Ambition

Crisis and Ambition
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780199672738
ISBN-13 : 0199672733
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Book Synopsis Crisis and Ambition by : Barbara Borg

Download or read book Crisis and Ambition written by Barbara Borg and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a study of tombs and burial customs in Rome and its surroundings, this volume demonstrates that the third century was an exciting period of experimentation and creativity, and that ambition continued to be a driving force in all social classes, who paved the way for the new system of late antiquity.


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