UID:
almafu_9959230085502883
Format:
1 online resource (235 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-300-12990-4
Content:
During the lifetime of Augustus (from 63 B.C. to A.D. 14), Roman civilization spread at a remarkable rate throughout the ancient world, influencing such areas as art and architecture, religion, law, local speech, city design, clothing, and leisure and family activities. In his newest book, Ramsay MacMullen investigates why the adoption of Roman ways was so prevalent during this period. Drawing largely on archaeological sources, MacMullen discovers that during this period more than half a million Roman veterans were resettled in colonies overseas, and an additional hundred or more urban centers in the provinces took on normal Italian-Roman town constitutions. Great sums of expendable wealth came into the hands of ambitious Roman and local notables, some of which was spent in establishing and advertising Roman ways. MacMullen argues that acculturation of the ancient world was due not to cultural imperialism on the part of the conquerors but to eagerness of imitation among the conquered, and that the Romans were able to respond with surprisingly effective techniques of mass production and standardization.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Front matter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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A Short Course in Codes and Ciphers --
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How Yardley Wrote His Best-Seller --
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1. All-American Boy --
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2. His Life's Work --
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3. A History of American Intelligence before Yardley --
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4. A Rival --
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5. Staffers, Shorthand, and Secret Ink --
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6. The Executive --
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7. Morning in New York --
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8. Yardley's Triumph --
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9. The Fruits of His Victory --
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10. The Busy Suburbanite --
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11. End of a Dream --
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12. The Best-Seller --
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13. The Critics, the Effects --
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14. Grub Street --
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15. A Law Aimed at Yardley --
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16. Hollywood --
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17. China --
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18. Canada --
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19. A Restaurant of His Own --
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20. Playing Poker --
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21. The Measure of a Man --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Illustration Credits --
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Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-300-08254-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.12987/9780300129908
URL:
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