Citizens of Discord : Rome and Its Civil Wars by Brian W. Breed; Cynthia Damon; Andreola Rossi - 2010

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 24.1 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm. Dust jacket is fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Overall, very sound and presentable.Publisher's note: ""In this splendid collection, leading scholars of Roman history, literature, art, and law examine urgent questions about civil war as refracted through ancient Roman experience. The essays illuminate an enormous range of thinking and expression by Romans regarding their recurrent civil wars: that such conflict represents a defect in the civic community, or is constitutive of that community; that it marks a breakdown of the governmental system, or is integral to that system; that spells disaster for politicians, writers, artists, and everyday people, or that it furnishes political, social, and creative opportunities. This volume, the first major investigation of this difficult and evolving topic in more than a generation, will offer rich reading for a wide range of Roman scholars, and also for anyone interested in the complexities of civil war in any time and place." Matthew Roller, Johns Hopkins University." Size: 24.1 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm. xiv, 333 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Rome (Empire); Historiography; War and literature; ISBN: 0195389573. ISBN/EAN: 9780195389579. Add. Inventory No: 231102HAAD02035. . 9780195389579