Unsere wichtigste Quelle für die Militärgeschichte der römischen Republik ist der augusteische Geschichtsschreiber T. Livius, von dessen Werk 'ab urbe condita" die Bücher XXI bis XLV für die Zeit des 2. Punischen Krieges (218-201 v. Chr.) bis zum Ende des 3. Makedonischen Kriege…
Given the intense competition among aristocrats seeking public office in the middle and late Roman Republic, one would expect that their persistent struggles for honor, glory, and power could have seriously undermined the state or damaged the cohesiveness of the ruling class. Ro…
In this book William den Hollander places under the microscope the Judaean historian's own account of the latter part of his life, following his first encounters with the Romans. Episodes of Josephus' life, such as his embassy to Rome prior to the outbreak of the 1st Judaean Rev…
