Rome, the Greek World, and the East: Volume 2
Subtitle: Government, Society, and Culture in the Roman Empire (Rome, the Greek World, and the East)
Contributors: Hannah M. Cotton (Editor); Guy M. Rogers (Editor)
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: December 6, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780807828526
Subjects: European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Rome; Essays; Ancient - Greece; History; History - General History; History: World; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; Greece; Ancient - Rome; History/Ancient; Classics/Ancient Archaeology; Ancient - General; Civilization
First sentence: One of the most revealing single items of evidence on the political character of the Empire is an anecdote told by Dio about Hadrian; a woman approached the Emperor on a journey and demanded his attention; Hadrian said he had no time and moved on-"then stop being Emperor" shouted the woman after him.