{"product_id":"9781444339659","title":"A Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eValentina Arena | Jonathan R. W. Prag | Andrew Stiles\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful and original exploration of Roman Republic politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic,\u003c\/i\u003e editors Valentina Arena and Jonathan Prag deliver an incisive and original collection of forty contributions from leading academics representing various intellectual and academic traditions. The collected works represent some of the best scholarship in recent decades and adopt a variety of approaches, each of which confronts major problems in the field and contributes to ongoing research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book represents a new, updated, and comprehensive view of the political world of Republican Rome and some of the included essays are available in English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided into six parts, the discussions consider the institutionalized loci, political actors, and values, rituals, and discourse that characterized Republican Rome. \u003ci\u003eThe Companion\u003c\/i\u003e also offers several case studies and sections on the history of the interpretation of political life in the Roman Republic. Key features include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the Roman political world as seen through the wider lenses of Roman political culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive explorations of the fundamental components of Roman political culture, including ideas and values, civic and religious rituals, myths, and communicative strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of Roman Republic institutions, both with reference to their formal rules and prescriptions, and as patterns of social organization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn depth examinations of the 'afterlife' of the Roman Republic, both in ancient authors and in early modern and modern times\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for students of all levels of the ancient world,\u003ci\u003e A Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic\u003c\/i\u003e will also earn a place in the libraries of scholars and students of politics, political history, and the history of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eValentina Arena\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ancient History at University College London. Her work focuses on the history of Roman politics, ancient political thought, and the wider intellectual landscape of the Roman Republic. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLibertas and the Practice of Politics in the late Roman Republic\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and, the editor of \u003ci\u003eLiberty: an Ancient Concept for the Contemporary World\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). She has co-edited volumes on Varro and the antiquarian tradition (2017 and 2018) and is currently directing the ERC funded project \u003ci\u003eOrdering, Constructing, Empowering: Fragments of the Roman Republican Antiquarians.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Jonathan Prag\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford. He works on the history of the Roman Republic, ancient Sicily, and epigraphy and digital methods. He has previously co-edited \u003ci\u003eThe Hellenistic West\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003eA Handbook to Petronius\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). He has published extensively on ancient Sicily, where he also co-directs an archaeological excavation. He directs the \u003ci\u003eI.Sicily\u003c\/i\u003e epigraphic corpus (http:\/\/sicily.classics.ox.ac.uk). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 February 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444339659\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e624\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44385459470476,"sku":"9781444339659","price":170.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444339659.jpg?v=1780166527","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444339659","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}