Download or read book The Roman Empire in Context written by Johann P. Arnason and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of original essays by leading international scholars, The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives offers a comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire’s role and achievement and, more broadly, establishes Rome’s significance within comparative studies. Fills a gap in comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire’s role and achievement Features contributions from more than a dozen distinguished scholars from around the world Explores the relevance of important comparativist themes of state, empire, and civilization to ancient Rome