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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Imperial Rome"”.
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Science and Poetry in Imperial Rome: Manilius, Lucan, and the Aetna
… scientific inquiry and hexameter poetry at Rome in the first century CE. It focuses on three poetic texts: Manilius' Astronomica, Lucan's Civil War, and the anonymous Aetna. It argues that despite generic and thematic differences, these works participate in a common dialogue and therefore …
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Speech and silence: freedom of speech and processes of censorship in early imperial Rome
… is concerned with freedom of speech in early imperial Rome. The creation of the principate meant that the emperor held absolute power based on military force, but there is no comprehensive survey of how this affected freedom of speech. This study therefore examines relevant primary sources, …
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Vitruvius on architecture : a modem application and stability analysis of classical structures
Imperial Rome has left numerous legacies, the most well-known being its literature and monuments. Though many monuments, such as the Pantheon, are well-preserved, in cases where little physical evidence remains, historians can often use literary sources to inform reconstruction efforts. For more …
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The theme of tribulation as a literary strategy of an alternative self-definition in the book of revelation: a sociolinguistic perspective
… is the social system promoted and dominated by imperial Rome, imperial cult. antilanguage is particularly as it manifests itself through the Therefore, the actual target of the author's the imperial world view expressed through the practices associated with the imperial cult.
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The face of empire: the cultural production of U.S. imperialism in the Panama Canal Zone and California, 1904–1916
… (1904–1914) presented a template for expansive imperialism in Latin America in the twentieth century. After the highly publicized atrocities of the Philippine–American War (1899–1902) and the popular anti-imperialist movement at the turn of the century, imperial boosters required a new strategy. …
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A Commentary on Selected Chapters of Tacitus Annales 13
This thesis provides a commentary on chapters 15–25 (inclusive) of Tacitus Annales 13 which form part of Tacitus’ annalistic narrative of the years AD 55 and 56, narrating the murder of Britannicus and its aftermath, Junia Silana’s conspiracy against Agrippina, Pallas’ and Burrus’ alleged plot …
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Dio Chrysostom: a Philosopher in Civic Space
This thesis argues that Dio Chrysostom’s self-identification as a philosopher mattered a great deal more than what previous scholarship had suggested. Against the cultural and intellectual atmosphere of the first two centuries CE, it is argued that Dio had deliberately chosen to identify as a …