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Roman History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2014

Lucy Grig
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This being my first attempt at writing the Roman History subject review, some kind of comment on the nature of the field as illustrated by this issue's crop of books seems appropriate. Firstly, the paucity of books focusing on the period of the Roman Republic is striking, especially if Cicero is taken out of the equation; the Imperial period clearly dominates, though the study of Late Antiquity (in which I must declare an interest) is still clearly on the rise. In terms of subject matter, traditional political history is obviously still largely out of fashion, religion is on a roll and the ‘cultural turn’ continues its rise (again I declare an interest), but the economy is making a late comeback (thanks to the formidable industry of the Oxford Roman Economy Project). This issue's collection offers a healthy mix of genres: biographies, student textbooks/sourcebooks, edited volumes, ‘companions’, and substantial monographs, including both revised PhDs and the reflections of more seasoned scholars, books for specialists and novices alike. I shall be interested to see how the balance of both subject matter and methodology appear in future issues.

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Greece & Rome , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , October 2014 , pp. 278 - 287
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Copyright © The Classical Association 2014 

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2 Hadrian. By Morwood, James. Ancients in Action. London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2013Google Scholar. Pp. 130. 26 figures. Paperback £14.99, ISBN: 978-1-8496-6886-6.

3 Dreams and Dreaming in the Roman Empire. Cultural Memory and Imagination. By Harrisson, Juliette. London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2013Google Scholar. Pp. ix + 309. Hardback £65, ISBN: 978-1-4411-7633-2.

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14 The Roman Agricultural Economy. Organization, Investment, and Production. Edited by Bowman, Alan and Wilson, Andrew. Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2014Google Scholar. Pp. xvii + 333. 103 figures, 25 tables. Hardback £75, ISBN: 978-0-19-966572-3.

15 Harvesting the Sea. The Exploitation of Marine Resources in the Roman Mediterranean. By Marzano, Annalisa. Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013CrossRefGoogle Scholar. Pp. xvi + 365. 46 figures. Hardback £80, ISBN: 978-0-19-967562-3.

16 Social Conflict in the Age of Justinian. Its Nature, Management, and Mediation. By Bell, Peter. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013CrossRefGoogle Scholar. Pp. xvii + 393. 26 figures. Hardback £84, ISBN: 978-0-19-956733-1.

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21 History and Identity in the Late Antique Near East. Edited by Wood, Philip. Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity. New York, Oxford University Press, 2013CrossRefGoogle Scholar. Pp. xxii + 237. 1 map. Hardback £47.99, ISBN: 978-0-19-991540-8.

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