Studies in Classical History and Society (Society for Classical Studies American Classical Studies) - Hardcover

Reinhold, Meyer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195145437 ISBN 13: 9780195145434

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Professor Reinhold, a distinguished senior classicist, has produced a fascinating and accessible collection of essays devoted to the study of ancient history. Among the articles included are "The Generation Gap," a major survey exploring myths of the uprising of one generation against another; "Augustus' Conception of Himself," a detailed summary and interpretation of Augustus' life and career; and "The Declaration of War against Cleopatra," an investigation of the charge against Cleopatra that she betrayed her pledge to Rome as a client ruler. Taken together, these essays form a unified and coherent survey of ancient history that will appeal to a broad audience.

About this title

About the Author:

Meyer Reinhold is at American Academy in Rome.

Review:

"Specialists in each area will wish to consult the papers, but the main interest of the volume lies in what it tells about the author, a scholar of the older school, and a man of letters, such as should be cherished."--Greece and Rome

"The collection provides an exemplum to our profession, and especially to younger classicists, that we must continue to take up big, general topics which are vital and can be taken back to our courses for general learners. There is a great deal of sophisticated work being done these days, but it is often highly compartmentalized and a certain aridity tends to go with the discourse. We need to remind people that there are wider horizons."--Karl Galinsky, University of Texas at Austin.

"Meyer Reinhold has been an important figure in ancient history since his still-standard biography of Marcus Agrippa was published in 1935. Collections of reprints often suffer from the obsolescence factor, but the eight essays in this volume remain timely and useful. It is all too rare these days to see such comprehensive articles covering topics of general interest across so wide a range of Greek and Roman history and historiography. This volume is a model of accuracy and clarity for the historian of the ancient world."--Ward W. Briggs, Jr., University of South Carolina

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0195145437
• ISBN 13: 9780195145434
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168