Roman Letters – An Anthology
An Anthology
Samenvatting
Roman Letters offers a rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Chronologically arranged and grouped according to author or collection, the letters cover various topics and themes selected from a broad range of authors.
A unique single volume text that makes classical letters accessible and readable to undergraduates and the non–specialist reader
Presents a wide range of authors and material, with over 200 selected texts
Includes selections that illustrate a complete cycle of correspondence, as well as letters written by the same author and covering the same topic/theme but sent to different recipients
Letters are arranged chronologically, with letters grouped according to author or collection
An accompanying website offers additional, complementary letters
Topical index highlights various topics and themes represented by the letters
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
<p>Preface x</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xiii</p>
<p>A Note on Translation xv</p>
<p>List of Abbreviations xvii</p>
<p>Maps xix</p>
<p>1 Letters and Letter–Writing in Ancient Rome 1</p>
<p>2 The Roman Republic (70 bce 27 bce) 21</p>
<p>1 49 Cicero 21</p>
<p>50 Catiline 61</p>
<p>51 53 Catullus 62</p>
<p>3 The Augustan Age (27 bce 14 ce) 66</p>
<p>54 58 Augustus 66</p>
<p>59 69 Horace 68</p>
<p>70 71 Propertius 79</p>
<p>72 83 Ovid 81</p>
<p>4 The Roman Empire (14 ce third century ce) 96</p>
<p>84 Emperor Tiberius (14 37 ce) 96</p>
<p>85 Emperor Claudius (41 54 ce) 97</p>
<p>86 95 Seneca the Younger 99</p>
<p>96 Paul the Apostle 112</p>
<p>97 Jude 114</p>
<p>98 101 Martial 115</p>
<p>102 105 Statius 117</p>
<p>106 164 Pliny the Younger 122</p>
<p>165 166 John the Elder 154</p>
<p>167 194 Fronto 156</p>
<p>195 203 Letters from Vindolanda 169</p>
<p>204 214 Papyri 173</p>
<p>5 Epistolary Theorists 183</p>
<p>215 (Pseudo–)Demetrius 183</p>
<p>216 Pseudo–Libanius 184</p>
<p>General Index 187</p>
<p>Concordance of Texts 193</p>
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