New Perspectives on the Roman Civil Wars of 49–30 BCE

Author:   Dr Richard Westall (The Sapienza Centre for the Study of the Mediterranean and Near East in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages, Italy) ,  Dr Hannah Cornwell (University of Birmingham, UK)
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Pages:   248
Publication Date:   22 February 2024
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Author:   Dr Richard Westall (The Sapienza Centre for the Study of the Mediterranean and Near East in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages, Italy) ,  Dr Hannah Cornwell (University of Birmingham, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781350272460


ISBN 10:   1350272469
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   22 February 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Negotiation as a Tool for Legitimacy in the Roman Civil War of 49–48 BCE: 'A New Policy of Achieving Victory' (Cic. Att. 9.7C.1), Hannah Cornwell (University of Birmingham, UK) 2. What is Civil about Civil War? Political Communication and the Construction of 'the People' on the Eve of Civil War (49–48 BCE), Emilio Zucchetti (Royal Holloway University of London, UK) 3. The Meaning of 000 on Caesar’s Civil War Coinage (RRC 452), Olga Liubimova (Independent Researcher, Russia) 4. Creating Alternative Legitimacy: Octavian, Sextus Pompeius and Divine Filiation, Laura Kersten (Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany) 5. Negotiating the Failure of Roman Hegemony: The Experience of Allied Rulers During the Civil Wars (49-30 BCE), Bradley Jordan (University of Oslo, USA) 6. Brothers at the Crossroads: Agrippa and His Brother in Civil War, Sabina Tariverdieva (Independent Researcher, Russia) 7. Ghost Walls and Vanishing Towns: The Case of Casear's Siege of Corfinium Between Historical Sources and Archaeological-Topographical Data, Vasco La Salvia (Università degli Studi ‘Gabriele d'Annunzio’ Chieti, Italy) and Marco Moderato (Università degli Studi ‘Gabriele d'Annunzio’ Chieti, Italy) 8. The Changing Face of the Command Structure During the Civil Wars (49–31 BCE), Bertrand Augier (Universite de Nantes, France) 9. The Civil War of 43–42 BCE and Army Finances, François Gauthier (University of British Columbia, Canada) 10. Sallust’s Mithridates and the Cultural Trauma of Civil War, Jennifer Gerrish (College of Charleston, USA) 11. Towards a New Archaeology of the Lost Histories of C. Asinius Pollio, Richard Westall (University of Dallas Rome, USA) Bibliography Index

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A new collective exploration of the civil wars of the late Roman Republic. A fresh look at a period that requires an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach. -- Federico Santangelo, Head of Classics and Ancient History, Newcastle University, UK


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Richard Westall is Associate Member of The Sapienza Centre for the Study of the Mediterranean and Near East in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages, Italy. He is also Adjunct Professor of Classics at the University of Dallas Rome Program, Italy. Hannah Cornwell is Associate Professor in Ancient History at the University of Birmingham, UK.

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