Rome and the Worlds Beyond Its Frontiers examines interactions between those within and those beyond the boundaries of Rome, with an eye to the question of contested identities and identity formations. Readership: All ...

Book 8 of the Aeneid offers a broad account of Roman history from the protohistoric origins of Janus and Saturnus to the battle of Actium. The historical narrative develops over two long descriptive passages: one related ...

Questions of ethnic and cultural identities are central to the contemporary understanding of the Roman world. The expansion of Rome across Italy, the Mediterranean, and beyond entailed encounters with a wide range of ...