{"product_id":"the-romans-andrea-giardina-9780226290508","title":"The Romans","description":"In this book, third in a series which includes Jacques Le Goff's \u003ci\u003eMedieval Characters\u003c\/i\u003e and Eugenio Garin's \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e, leading scholars search for the character of the ancient Romans through portraits of Rome's most typical personages. Essays on the politician, the soldier, the priest, the farmer, the slave, the merchant, and others together create a fresco of Roman society as it spanned 1300 years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Synthesizing a wealth of current research, \u003ci\u003eThe Romans\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the most complex society ever to exist prior to the Industrial Age. Searching out the identity of the ancient Roman, the contributors describe an urbane figure at odds with his rustic peers, known for his warlike nature and his love of virtue, his magnanimity to foreigners and his predilection for cutting off his enemies' heads. Most important, perhaps, of the themes explored throughout this volume are those of freedom and slavery, of citizenship and \u003ci\u003ehumanitas\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What results from the depictions Roman society through time and across its many constituent cultures is the variety of Roman identity in all its richness and depth. These masterful essays will engage the general reader as well as the specialist in history and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Giardina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226290506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226290508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 6.10w x 0.92d","brand":"Andrea Giardina","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47304753447167,"sku":"9780226290508","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d03bfd03-c3be-40d1-9eeb-077918c08dbb.jpg?v=1758829068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-romans-andrea-giardina-9780226290508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}