The Roman Republic to 49 BCE, 9781107654709
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Roman Republic revealed: Coins unlock hidden histories and forgotten realities.

The Roman Republic to 49 BCE

using coins as sources

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  • Paperback

    308 pages

  • Release Date

    6 May 2021

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Summary

Coins of the Roman Republic: A Window to History

The narrative of Roman history has been largely shaped by literary sources, augmented by material culture. However, the numerous surviving coins can provide new information on the distant past. This accessible guide introduces the student of ancient history to the ways coins help us understand the history of the Roman Republic, with insights on early Roman-Italian relations, Roman imperialism, urban politics, constitutional history, a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781107654709
ISBN-10:110765470X
Series:Guides to the Coinage of the Ancient World
Author:Liv Mariah Yarrow
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Imprint:Cambridge University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:308
Release Date:6 May 2021
Weight:430g
Dimensions:216mm x 138mm x 16mm
About The Author

Liv Mariah Yarrow

Liv Mariah Yarrow is an Associate Professor of Classics at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her previous books include Historiography at the End of the Republic: Provincial Perspectives on Roman Rule (2006) and Polybius, Imperialism and Cultural Politics (edited with Christopher Smith, 2012). She co-directs, with Lucia Carbone, the Roman Republican Die Project at the American Numismatic Society and her ongoing research includes classical reception, the Roman Republican representation of kings, and the metallurgy and metrology of early Roman bronze coinage. At Brooklyn College she specializes in interactive large general education courses presenting Classics to a modern audience.

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