{"product_id":"empire-of-the-romans-isbn-9781444334586","title":"Empire of the Romans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffers a broad range of texts spanning six centuries of imperial Roman history—Volume II of \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Romans, from Julius Caesar to Justinian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Romans: From Julius Caesar to Justinian: Six Hundred Years of Peace and War, Volume II: Select Anthology \u003c\/i\u003eis a compendium of texts that trace the main historical changes of the empire over six hundred years, from the death of Julius Caesar to the late Middle Ages. The second volume of \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Romans, from Julius Caesar to Justinian, \u003c\/i\u003ethis anthology balances literary texts with other documentary, legal, and epigraphic sources. Acclaimed author John Matthews presents texts that reflect individual, first-person experiences rather than those from historians outside of the time periods of which they write. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach selection includes an introduction, annotations on points of interest, author commentary, and suggestions for further reading. Excerpts are organized thematically to help readers understand their meaning without requiring an extensive knowledge of context. Six sections—running in parallel to the structure and content to Volume I—explore the topics such as the building of the empire, \u003ci\u003ePax Romana\u003c\/i\u003e, the new empire of Diocletian and Constantine, and barbarian invasions and the fall of the Western Empire. Selected texts span a wide array of subjects ranging from political discourse and Roman law, to firsthand accounts of battle and military service, to the civic life and entertainment of ordinary citizens. This volume:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a vast chronological and topical range\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes introductory essays to each selected text to explain key points, present problems of interpretation, and guides readers to further literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBalances the different categories and languages of original texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnables easy cross-reference to Volume I\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMinimizes the use of technical language in favor of plain-English forms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether used as a freestanding work or as a complement to Volume I, the\u003ci\u003e Select Anthology \u003c\/i\u003eis an ideal resource for students in Roman history survey courses as well as interested general readers seeking a wide-ranging collection of readings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Building an Empire 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Contests of the Powerful: Appian: \u003ci\u003eCivil War \u003c\/i\u003e3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Roman Senator Mourns His Wife: “Laudatio Turiae” (inscr., Rome) 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Architect’s Profession: Vitruvius: \u003ci\u003eOn Architecture, \u003c\/i\u003ePreface 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Past and Present in Augustan Poetry: The Battle of Actium in Vergil’s \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, 8.671–731 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Authorized Version: Augustus: \u003ci\u003eRes Gestae \u003c\/i\u003e23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e6 \u003c\/i\u003eThe Secular Games 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Zosimus: \u003ci\u003eNew History, \u003c\/i\u003e2.5–6 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Inscriptions on the Conduct of the Games 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Q. Horatius Flaccus: \u003ci\u003eCarmen Saeculare \u003c\/i\u003e35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 An Admirer of Tiberius: Velleius Paterculus: \u003ci\u003eHistory of Rome, \u003c\/i\u003e2.101–7 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 An Embassy to Caligula: Philo: \u003ci\u003eLegatio ad Gaium \u003c\/i\u003e45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Victims of Tyranny 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 The Death of Seneca in Tacitus’ \u003ci\u003eAnnals\u003c\/i\u003e, 15.60–5 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Lucan the Poet: Suetonius, \u003ci\u003eLife of Lucan \u003c\/i\u003e54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Episodes from the Last Years of Nero 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Tiridates at Rome: Cassius Dio\/Xiphilinus, 63.1–7 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 The Grand Tour of Hellas Cassius Dio\/Xiphilinus, 63.14–21 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Nero: The Liberation of Hellas (inscr. from Akraiphia, Boeotia) 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Plautius Silvanus, Legate of Moesia: Funerary \u003ci\u003eelogium \u003c\/i\u003efrom Tibur (inscr.) 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II \u003ci\u003ePax Romana\u003c\/i\u003e: “A Polite and Powerful Empire” 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Life and Death of the Elder Pliny 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Pliny: \u003ci\u003eEp. \u003c\/i\u003e3.5 to Baebius Macer 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Pliny: \u003ci\u003eEp\u003c\/i\u003e. 6.16 to Cornelius Tacitus 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Conduct of a Philosopher: Epictetus: \u003ci\u003eDiscourses \u003c\/i\u003e77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Scenes from Metropolitan Life: Martial: Selected Epigrams 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 The Colosseum 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Snow in the Amphitheatre 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Gladiatorial Combat 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Animals in the Arena 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Cruel and Unusual Punishment 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 The Devastation of Vesuvius 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 The Palace of Domitian 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 A Roman Suicide 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 A Lamented Dancer 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.10 Imperial Patronage and the Success of a Poet 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.11 A New Emperor 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.12 Pliny the Orator 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.13 A Poet’s Life 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.14 Juvenal the Satirist 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Civic Life at Ephesus 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Ulpian: \u003ci\u003eDe Officio Proconsulis \u003c\/i\u003e93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 The Sophist Damianus: Philostratus, \u003ci\u003eLives of the Sophists \u003c\/i\u003e94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 A Disruptive Visitor: \u003ci\u003eActs of the Apostles\u003c\/i\u003e, 19.7–41 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Inscriptions of Ephesus 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Inscriptions of Perge 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Public Life and Occupations: Artemidorus: \u003ci\u003eOneirocritica \u003c\/i\u003e103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 A Career Choice: Lucian of Samosata: \u003ci\u003eThe Dream \u003c\/i\u003e107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Labor Costs in Diocletian’s \u003ci\u003eEdict on Maximum Prices \u003c\/i\u003e113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Trades and Occupations: \u003ci\u003eEdict \u003c\/i\u003eVII 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Prices of Slaves: \u003ci\u003eEdict \u003c\/i\u003eXXIX 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Games and Entertainments 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Two Epitaphs of Gladiators (inscrs. from Milan, Verona) 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 A Record‐Breaking Charioteer: G. Appuleius Diocles (inscr., Rome) 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 A Visit to the Country: The Souk el-Khmis Inscription 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Traveling to Court in the \u003ci\u003eDigest\u003c\/i\u003e: Gaius and Ulpian: \u003ci\u003eProvincial Edict \u003c\/i\u003e127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 Gaius: \u003ci\u003eProvincial Edict\u003c\/i\u003e, Book 1 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 Ulpian: \u003ci\u003eProvincial Edict\u003c\/i\u003e, Book 74 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Sea Journeys and Shipwrecks 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.1 Lucian: \u003ci\u003eThe Ship \u003c\/i\u003e131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.2 Letter from a Crewman (Papyrus) 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.3 The Sailing Season: Vegetius and the Theodosian Code 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Life in the Armed Forces 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.1 A Soldier’s Day of Glory (inscr., Philippi) 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.2 Hadrian Addresses the Troops (inscr., Lambaesis\/Vescera) 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.3 A Tour of Inspection: Arrian’s \u003ci\u003eCircumnavigation of the Black Sea \u003c\/i\u003e141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.4 A Legionary Surveyor and Engineer (inscr., Lambaesis) 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.5 Joining the Navy: Recruits Write Home (Papyrus Letters) 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.6 Retirement from the Army (Inscribed Diploma) 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.7 A Soldier Makes his Will (Papyrus Document) 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Religion, Philosophy, Science 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.1 Apuleius and the Goddess Isis 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.2 Aelius Aristides and the God Asklepios 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.3 A Chapter of Accidents: Fronto and Marcus Caesar 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.4 Galen’s \u003ci\u003ePrognosis \u003c\/i\u003e168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.5 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: “To Himself ” 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Crime and Punishment in the Jurists: Justinian, \u003ci\u003eDigest: \u003c\/i\u003eUlpian, Callistratus, Paul 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 A Hearing before the Proconsul: \u003ci\u003eActs of the Scillitan Martyrs \u003c\/i\u003e187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Rising to the Challenge 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 A Witness to His Age: Cassius Dio’s \u003ci\u003eHistory \u003c\/i\u003e193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.1 The Last Days of Commodus, 73.14–23 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.2 The End of the \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e, 80.1–5 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Great King Blows the Trumpet: Monumental Inscription from Naqsh-e Rustam, Fars 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Prophecy and History in the Third‐Century East: The \u003ci\u003eThirteenth Sibylline Oracle \u003c\/i\u003e207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Aftermath of Invasion: Gregory Thaumaturgus: \u003ci\u003eCanonical Letter \u003c\/i\u003e213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 A Philosopher’s Circle: Eunapius: \u003ci\u003eLives of the Sophists \u003c\/i\u003e217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 The Herulian Attack on Athens: Dexippus: \u003ci\u003eScythica \u003c\/i\u003e221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The Martyrdom of Cyprian 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33.1 Cyprian: \u003ci\u003eLetters \u003c\/i\u003e224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33.2 \u003ci\u003eActa Cypriani \u003c\/i\u003e226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Christian Persecutions in the Papyri: Certificates of Sacrifice from Theadelphia and Oxyrhynchus 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34.1 The Sacrifice Test 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34.2 Declaration of Church Property 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Maximinus and the Christians: Eusebius: \u003ci\u003eEcclesiastical History \u003c\/i\u003ewith inscr. from Colbasa 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Legal Proceedings before the \u003ci\u003eConsularis Numidiae\u003c\/i\u003e: Optatus of Milevis: Appendix I 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV A New Empire 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Diary of an Official: Papyrus from Oxyrhynchus 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Cities of Constantine (1): Constantinople, “New Rome” 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38.1 Zosimus: \u003ci\u003eNew History\u003c\/i\u003e, 2.29ff 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38.2 \u003ci\u003eChronicon Paschale \u003c\/i\u003e253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Cities of Constantine (2): Rome: The \u003ci\u003eLiber Pontificalis \u003c\/i\u003e257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Cities of Constantine (3): Jerusalem: Eusebius on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 A Question of Civic Status: Orcistus and Nacolia (inscr. from Orcistus) 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 The Philosopher and the Politician: Sopatros and Ablabius: Eunapius: \u003ci\u003eLives of the Sophists \u003c\/i\u003e277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Tribulations of an Officer: Papyri from the \u003ci\u003eAbinnaeus Archive \u003c\/i\u003e281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 On Their Majesties’ Service 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44.1 The Emperor Restores a Reputation (inscr.) 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44.2 Obelisks’ Tales (inscrs.) 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Warfare and Romance on the Tigris Frontier 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45.1 An Officer in the Field (Ammianus Marcellinus, 18.6–8) 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45.2 The Wife of Craugasius (Ammianus Marcellinus, 18.10, 19.9) 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 An Adventure in the Desert: Jerome: \u003ci\u003eLife of Malchus \u003c\/i\u003e303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Julian and the Platonists: Eunapius: \u003ci\u003eLives of the Sophists \u003c\/i\u003e311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 The Conduct of a Priest: Julian: \u003ci\u003eLetter to a Priest \u003c\/i\u003e317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 A Letter from Hierapolis: Julian: \u003ci\u003eLetters \u003c\/i\u003e323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 The Surrender of Nisibis 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50.1 Ammianus Marcellinus, 25.8.13–9.6 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50.2 Ephraim of Nisibis: \u003ci\u003eThird Hymn against Julian \u003c\/i\u003e329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Pagan and Christian Virtues in the Roman Aristocracy 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51.1 Vettius Agorius Praetextatus) (inscr., Symmachus) 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51.2 Sextus Petronius Probus (inscr., Ammianus Marcellinus, Symmachus) 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 The Last Days of Monica: Augustine: \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e, 9.23–33 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Their Majesties’ Voice: Selections from the Theodosian Code 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.1 The Imperial Image 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.2 Enemies of the State 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.3 The Conduct of Business 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.4 Custody of Accused Persons 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.5 Amnesties 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.6 Legal Holidays 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.7 Marriage, Sex, and the Family 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.8 Christianity and Legal Custom 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.9 Christianity and the Historic Past 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Facing the Future 367\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 The Life and Work of Ulfila 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54.1 Philostorgius: \u003ci\u003eEcclesiastical History \u003c\/i\u003e370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54.2 Jordanes: \u003ci\u003eGetica \u003c\/i\u003e372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54.3 The \u003ci\u003eLetter of Auxentius \u003c\/i\u003e372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 The Origin of the Huns: Jordanes: \u003ci\u003eGetica \u003c\/i\u003e375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 The End of a Way of Life: Paulinus of Pella: \u003ci\u003eEucharisticon \u003c\/i\u003e379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Returning Home: Rutilius Namatianus: \u003ci\u003eDe Reditu Suo \u003c\/i\u003e385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57.1 Palladius and Exsuperantius, 1.205–16 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57.2 Victorinus, 1.491–510 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57.3 Protadius, 1.541–58 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Founding a City of God: Claudius Postumus Dardanus (inscr., Sisteron) 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 At the Royal Court of Attila 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59.1 An Embassy to Attila in Priscus’ \u003ci\u003eHistory \u003c\/i\u003e392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59.2 Attila’s Banquet in Priscus’ \u003ci\u003eHistory \u003c\/i\u003e397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59.3 The Death of Attila in Jordanes’ \u003ci\u003eGetica \u003c\/i\u003e398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 The End of Roman Noricum: Scenes from Eugippius: \u003ci\u003eThe Life of St. Severinus \u003c\/i\u003e403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60.1 Arrival and Early Career of Severinus 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60.2 Queen Giso and the Goldsmiths 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60.3 Batavis and other Towns 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60.4 The Loss of Lauriacum 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60.5 Death of Severinus and Evacuation of Noricum 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60.6 Deposition of Severinus at Naples 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Public Business (1): Theodosian Code: “Gesta Amplissimi Senatus” 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Public Business (2): Acts of the Council of Chalcedon 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 A Hall of Mirrors: Ostrogoth and Roman at the Court of Ravenna 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63.1 Cassiodorus’ \u003ci\u003eVariae\u003c\/i\u003e, 1.45–6 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63.2 Boethius: \u003ci\u003eConsolation of Philosophy \u003c\/i\u003e430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Emperor and People at Byzantium: The Nika Riot 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64.1 Procopius: \u003ci\u003eWars\u003c\/i\u003e, 1.24 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64.2 “Acts against Calapodius”; Theophanes: \u003ci\u003eChronographia \u003c\/i\u003e443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64.3 Malalas: \u003ci\u003eChronicle \u003c\/i\u003e446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64.4 \u003ci\u003eChronicon Paschale \u003c\/i\u003e447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 Confirmation of the \u003ci\u003eDigest\u003c\/i\u003e: Justinian: \u003ci\u003eConstitutio “Tanta” \u003c\/i\u003e453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Recovering the West in Procopius 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66.1 Syracuse: \u003ci\u003eWars\u003c\/i\u003e, 3.14 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66.2 Lepcis Magna: \u003ci\u003eBuildings \u003c\/i\u003e6.4 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66.3 Rome: \u003ci\u003eWars \u003c\/i\u003e5.18 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Epilogue: Ruins of a Roman Landscape 463\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 The Lost Pleasures of a Hot Bath: Theodosian Code and \u003ci\u003eBreviarium \u003c\/i\u003e465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Venetian Origins?: Cassiodorus: \u003ci\u003eVariae, \u003c\/i\u003e12.24 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Accident in a Derelict Amphitheater: \u003ci\u003eParasteis Syntomoi Chronikai \u003c\/i\u003e469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 “The Works of Giants”: Anglo-Saxon Poem: \u003ci\u003eThe Exeter Book \u003c\/i\u003e471\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 “Maumbury Rings”: Thomas Hardy: \u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Casterbridge \u003c\/i\u003e475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical References 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN MATTHEWS\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Classics and History, Yale University, USA. He received his PhD from Oxford University in 1969 and taught Greek and Roman history at Oxford for many years before moving to Yale in 1996. He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1990. He is author of many books including \u003ci\u003eWestern Aristocracies and Imperial Court, A.D. 364-425, The Roman Empire of Ammianus,??Laying Down the Law: A Study of the Theodosian Code,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRoman Perspectives: Studies in the social, political and cultural history of the First to Fifth Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also co-author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAtlas of the Roman World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffers a broad range of texts spanning six centuries of imperial Roman history???Volume II of \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Romans, from Julius Caesar to Justinian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Romans: From Julius Caesar to Justinian: Six Hundred Years of Peace and War, Volume II: Select Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e is a compendium of texts that trace the main historical changes of the empire over six hundred years, from the death of Julius Caesar to the early Middle Ages. The second volume of \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Romans, from Julius Caesar to Justinian\u003c\/i\u003e, this anthology balances literary texts with other documentary, legal, and epigraphic sources. Acclaimed author John Matthews presents texts that reflect individual, first-person experiences rather than those from historians outside of the time periods of which they write.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach selection includes an introduction, annotations on points of interest, author commentary, and suggestions for further reading. Excerpts are organized thematically to help readers understand their meaning without requiring an extensive knowledge of context. Six sections???running in parallel to the structure and content to Volume I???explore the topics such as the building of the empire, \u003ci\u003ePax Romana\u003c\/i\u003e, the new empire of Diocletian and Constantine, and barbarian invasions and the fall of the Western Empire. Selected texts span a wide array of subjects ranging from political discourse and Roman law, to firsthand accounts of battle and military service, to the civic life and entertainment of ordinary citizens. 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