History Catalogue 2006.qxp - Blackwell Publishing

inArchaicRome lesANDREAS MEHL ,RomanArmy Compani,,YARome,of story HiARomanEmpire, CompaniAc, i CompanitRobern-Marx,NATHANMorsteiROSENSTEIN,sm iali Roman ImperBCHAMPION,CRAIGEROMAN HISTORY6NEW IN 2006ographyi storRomanHiRoman HistoriographyANDREAS MEHLUniversity of Halle-WittenbergIn this book, ancient historian and classicalphilologist Andreas Mehl presents an eruditeand readable survey of Roman historicalwriting, from its origins through to Christianlate antiquity.Mehl considers works in Greek and Latin,running from the Annales Maximi and thefragmentary early annalists through to Orosiusand Procopius of Byzantium. He discussesevery historical writer of significance, outliningtheir biographical details, considering theirwork in terms of essential themes, andsituating it in the context of Roman literatureand society more broadly. His account enablesstudents to negotiate the differences betweenancient and modern historical writing, and sobetter to understand the texts and the worldwhich is represented within them.SERIES: BLACKWELL INTRODUCTIONS TO THE CLASSICALWORLD256 PAGES1-4051-2183-1 HB / 1-4051-2184-X PB / MAY 2006NEW EDITIONSocial Struggles inArchaic RomeNew Perspectives on the Conflict of theOrdersSecond EditionKURTEditedRAFLAUB,by KURT A. RAAFLAUBBrown University, Rhode Island“Social Struggles has long beenessential reading for students and scholarsalike of the Republic’s early history. Itsre-publication in an expanded secondedition is to be warmly welcomed. Quitesimply, it is the best introduction availablein any language to the complexities of thispoorly understood but crucial period inRome’s rise to world power.”NATHAN ROSENSTEIN, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY448 PAGES1-4051-0060-5 HB / 1-4051-0061-3 PB / NOVEMBER 2005NeroNeroJÜRGEN,TZJÜRGENMALIMALITZCatholic University EichstattThe fifth Roman emperor, Nero has gonedown in history as the archetypalnarcissistic tyrant. In this fascinating newbiography, Jürgen Malitz invites readersto reconsider Nero’s reputation.Malitz focuses on the growing tensionbetween Nero’s artistic tendencies andthe political role for which his ambitiousmother, Agrippina the Younger, groomedhim. The author reveals how, after soundbeginnings under Seneca and otherserious men, Nero succumbed to hislove of acting; and how, while using thearts to please the people, Nero alienatedthe senate with his increasinglyautocratic style. Finally, he explains howNero met his untimely end following afailure of nerve in the face of rebellion.SERIES: BLACKWELL ANCIENT LIVES192 PAGES1-4051-2177-7 HB1-4051-2178-5 PB / JULY 2005NEW IN 2006A Companion tothetoonthe Roman ArmyPaulEditedErdkamp,by PAUL ERDKAMPUniversity of LeidenAncient Rome was a highly militaristicculture, at war almost annuallythroughout the period of the republic.The expert contributors to this volumedelve into this culture, offering anextensive account of the Roman army,from its beginnings to its transformationin the later Roman Empire. Takingaccount of the latest scholarly andarchaeological research, they examinethe recruitment, training, organization,tactics, and weaponry that contributedto Rome’s effectiveness as a fightingmachine.SERIES: BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THE ANCIENTWORLD640 PAGES1-4051-2153-X HB / SEPTEMBER 2006A History of RomeThird EditionMARCEL LE GLAY, JEAN-LOUISVOISIN & YANN LE BOHECwith new material byDAVID CHERRY &DONALD G. KYLEDONALD DAVIDKYLELate of La Sorbonne; University of Borgonne;University of Lyon III; Montana State University;University of Texas, Arlington“An easily approachable volumethat leaves the reader with anunderstanding of the broaderprocesses of Roman history andfulfils the authors’ aim to engenderinterest in the wider Roman world ...A valuable resource for students ofRoman history.”BRYN MAWR CLASSICAL REVIEWwww.blackwellpublishing.com/historyofrome/624 PAGES1-4051-1084-8 HB / 1-4051-1083-X PB / 2004FORTHCOMINGthetoonA Companion to the Roman EmpireDAVIDPOTER,Edited by DAVID POTTERSERIES: BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THEANCIENT WORLD800 PAGES / 0-631-22644-3 HB / APRIL 2006A Companion to the RomanRepublicRomanRepublthetoonEdited by NATHAN ROSENSTEIN & ROBERTMORSTEIN-MARXSERIES: BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THEANCIENT WORLD640 PAGES / 1-4051-0217-9 HB / APRIL 2006ALSO OF INTERESTRoman ImperialismEdited by CRAIGE B. CHAMPIONSERIES: INTERPRETING ANCIENT HISTORY336 PAGES0-631-23118-8 HB / 0-631-23119-6 PB / 2003