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The Impact of Justice on the Roman Empire discusses ways in which notions, practice and the ideology of justice impacted on the Roman Empire through three main themes: the emperor and justice, justice in a dispersed empire and differentiation of justice. Readership: All interested in Roman history and law, and anyone concerned with the relation between law, justice and Empire. For the benefit of non-specialists all ancient sources are translated.

Integration in the empire under the political control of the city of Rome, her princeps, and the different authorities in the provinces includes processes of inclusion and exclusion. They are explored from juridical, political, social and religious points of view. Readership: Scholars and students interested in Roman history, from the Republic to the Late Antiquity; historians, classicists, philologists, as well as philosophers and specialists on Social history, History of Religions and Cultural Studies.

This volume presents the proceedings of the eighth workshop of the international network 'Impact of Empire', which concentrates on the history of the Roman Empire. It focuses on the impact the Roman Empire had on changes in ritual and further religious behaviour in the empire. Readership: All those interested in Roman history and history of religion, specifically the dynamics of ritual in ancient society

This volume presents the results of the fourteenth workshop of the international network 'Impact of Empire'. It focuses on the ways in which Rome's dominance influenced, changed, and created landscapes, and in which ways (Roman) landscapes were narrated and semantically represented.; Readership: This publication will be of particular interest for institutions promoting Greek and Roman studies and for scholars and students of classical and archaeological studies, who explore the Roman Empire.

Empires of the Sea brings together studies of maritime empires from the Bronze Age to the Eighteenth Century. The volume develops the category of maritime empire as a specific type of empire in both European and 'non-western' history.; Readership: Anyone concerned with World History, and specifically those interested in maritime history and the comparative study of empires.

Introduction / Michael J. Douma -- Beyond laissez faire and state power: A critical look at the transformation thesis and classical liberalism in nineteenth century America / Scott Shubitz -- Classical liberalism and the "New" history of American capitalism / Phillip W. Magness -- The historicity of civil liberties, a liberal predicament / Anthony Gregory -- Constituting liberty: Toward a history and science of association / Lenore T. Ealy -- Some roads taken, and not taken, from the Progressive Era to the New Deal / David T. Beito -- A manifesto for liberty: Toward a new history of civil rights in U.S. history / Jonathan Bean -- The end or ends of social history? The reclamation of old fashioned historicism in the writing of historical narratives / Hans Eicholz -- History through a classical liberal feminist lens / Sarah Skwire -- Classical liberalism in Eastern Europe: Very vibrant but so mild / Leonid Krasnozhon and Mykola Bunyk -- "Start the Economy": Causation, emergent order, and social change in the origins of modern economic growth / Matthew Brown -- A non-manifesto of liberal history / Alberto Garín

Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Map -- HOW TO USE THIS BOOK -- PART 1 THEMATIC STUDY: WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD -- Introduction to Women in the Ancient World -- 1.1 Women of Legend -- GREECE -- ROME -- 1.2 Young Women -- GREECE -- ROME -- 1.3 Women in the Home -- GREECE: ATHENS -- GREECE: SPARTA -- ROME -- 1.4 'Improper' Women -- GREECE -- ROME -- 1.5 Women and Religion -- GREECE -- ROME -- 1.6 Women in Power -- GREECE -- ROME -- 1.7 Warrior Women -- GREECE -- ROME -- 1.8 Women to be Feared -- GREECE -- ROME -- What to Expect in the Exam for Women in the Ancient World -- THE EXAMINATION -- QUESTION TYPES -- GENERAL EXAM SKILLS -- PART 2 CULTURE AND LITERATURE -- Introduction to the Culture and Literature Options -- L& -- C 1 The Homeric World -- Introduction to the Homeric World -- Culture -- 2.1 Key Sites -- THE CONCEPT AND DATING OF THE MYCENAEAN AGE -- THE LOCATION AND IMPORTANCE OF THE KEY SITES, INCLUDING MYCENAE, TIRYNS AND TROY -- THE LAYOUT AND STRUCTURES OF THE SITES OF MYCENAE AND TIRYNS -- TROY -- 2.2 Life in the Mycenaean Age -- PALACES -- HUNTING -- ARMOUR AND WEAPONS -- CHARIOTS -- CLOTHING -- TRADE -- LINEAR B TABLETS -- 2.3 Decorative Arts -- FRESCOES -- JEWELLERY -- DECORATIVE OBJECTS AND THEIR CREATION -- 2.4 Tombs, Graves and Burial -- BURIAL CUSTOMS -- STRUCTURE AND USE OF CIST GRAVES -- STRUCTURE AND USE OF SHAFT GRAVES -- STRUCTURE AND USE OF THOLOS AND CHAMBER TOMBS -- THE USE OF FUNERARY OBJECTS -- THE CONTENTS OF THE GRAVES OF GRAVE CIRCLE A AND GRAVE CIRCLE B AT MYCENAE -- Literature -- 2.5 Literary Techniques and Composition -- HOMER AS A STORY-TELLER AND THE IDEA OF EPIC -- THE PLOT OF THE ODYSSEY -- THE INDIVIDUAL BOOKS -- HOW THE ODYSSEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN COMPOSED AND PERFORMED -- 2.6 Themes -- XENIA (GUEST-FRIENDSHIP).

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: Translator's Introduction; Li Zehou and the Articulation of a Chinese Modernity; Li Zehou's Characterization of the Chinese Intellectual Tradition; Assessing Li Zehou's Scholarship; A Note About Translation; 1 Reevaluating Confucius; The Characteristics of 'Ritual'; The Formation of Confucian Humaneness (Ren); i. A Foundation in Bloodline and Kinship; ii. Ritual Propriety Initiated Externally; iii. Humanism; iv. Personal Character; v. Practical Rationality; Strengths and Weaknesses; On Mencius

Front Matter -- Introduction -- The Prussian Model of Hoplite Battle -- 'Improvisers in Soldiering': Training for War -- 'The Finest, Flattest Piece of Land': Where to Fight -- 'Deployed to Fit the Need': Forming Up for Battle -- 'Utterly Outmatched in Skill': Battle Tactics -- 'No Shortage of People to Kill': The Rout and Its Aftermath -- Conclusion -- Indexes.

" Classical Greek Oligarchy thoroughly reassesses an important but neglected form of ancient Greek government, the "rule of the few." Matthew Simonton challenges scholarly orthodoxy by showing that oligarchy was not the default mode of politics from time immemorial, but instead emerged alongside, and in reaction to, democracy. He establishes for the first time how oligarchies maintained power in the face of potential citizen resistance. The book argues that oligarchs designed distinctive political institutions--such as intra-oligarchic power sharing, targeted repression, and rewards for informants--to prevent collective action among the majority population while sustaining cooperation within their own ranks. To clarify the workings of oligarchic institutions, Simonton draws on recent social science research on authoritarianism. Like modern authoritarian regimes, ancient Greek oligarchies had to balance coercion with co-optation in order to keep their subjects disorganized and powerless. The book investigates topics such as control of public space, the manipulation of information, and the establishment of patron-client relations, frequently citing parallels with contemporary nondemocratic regimes. Simonton also traces changes over time in antiquity, revealing the processes through which oligarchy lost the ideological battle with democracy for legitimacy. Classical Greek Oligarchy represents a major new development in the study of ancient politics. It fills a longstanding gap in our knowledge of nondemocratic government while greatly improving our understanding of forms of power that continue to affect us today. " --

What determined the choices of the Greeks on the battlefield? Were their tactics defined by unwritten moral rules, or was all considered fair in war? In 'Classical Greek Tactics: A Cultural History', Roel Konijnendijk re-examines the literary evidence for the battle tactics and tactical thought of the Greeks during the 5th and 4th centuries BC. Rejecting the traditional image of limited, ritualised battle, Konijnendijk sketches a world of brutally destructive engagements, restricted only by the stubborn amateurism of the men who fought. The resulting model of hoplite battle does away with most received wisdom about the nature of Greek battle tactics, and redefines the way they reflected the values of Greek culture as a whole

This paper is meant as a clear statement that things can no longer continue the way they have gone so far. If analyzed critically, the classical heritage, enshrined in fundamental rules and theories, the result of a massive abstraction effort, has not always been consolidated and developed properly in modern times. Therefore, compared to other sciences, economics has been losing ground, exactly where it should have been reinforced by those who serve it-, the economists. Its main core, the classical heritage, has been enriched, but the additions, knowingly or not, have in fact weakened and transformed it into a loose collection of feeble causalities and verbosity. It is imperative that such deviations be stopped. We suggest a two-step solution: a) an inventory of the elements that define the hard core of Economics; b) a review of the circumstances that show what happened with said hard core. The conclusions point to a necessary return to classical ideas.

Intro -- ‎Contents -- ‎Acknowledgements -- ‎Notes on Style -- ‎Introduction -- ‎Chapter 1. The Prussian Model of Hoplite Battle -- ‎The Traditional View of Tactics -- ‎The Prussians -- ‎The English -- ‎The Americans -- ‎The Case of Leuktra -- ‎The Theories -- ‎The Basics -- ‎The Problem -- ‎Chapter 2. 'Improvisers in Soldiering': Training for War -- ‎The Question -- ‎Good Order -- ‎Skill at Arms -- ‎Chapter 3. 'The Finest, Flattest Piece of Land': Where to Fight -- ‎Traditions -- ‎Practice -- ‎Theory -- ‎Chapter 4. 'Deployed to Fit the Need': Forming Up for Battle -- ‎Worthless Hoplites -- ‎Ways to Deploy -- ‎Positions of Honour -- ‎The Depth of the Line -- ‎Chapter 5. 'Utterly Outmatched in Skill': Battle Tactics -- ‎Controlling Battle -- ‎The Tools of the Tactician -- ‎How to Win -- ‎Theory -- ‎Chapter 6. 'No Shortage of People to Kill': The Rout and Its Aftermath -- ‎Fight or Flight -- ‎A Divine Gift -- ‎Last Rites -- ‎Conclusion -- ‎The Context of Tactical Thought -- ‎A New Model of Hoplite Battle -- ‎The Greek Way of War -- ‎Works Cited -- ‎Index of Passages Cited -- ‎General Index.