Research Guides at CSU Pueblo Library: Roman Republic and Empire: Scholarly sources

Books and ebooks

Books are in-depth, subject-specific writing about a particular time period, event, person, or phenomenon. They combine background information with analysis of primary and secondary sources. In short, they are a very valuable resource for history papers.

The CSU-Pueblo Library owns thousands of history books and ebooks. But if we don't have what you're looking for, you may be able to request it from another library.

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Scholarly articles

Scholarly articles, unlike books, are very narrowly focused. They do not provide much background information or a comprehensive picture of an issue or event. Historians working on a single project will produce several articles as they go along. Therefore they are very useful for understanding how historians examine evidence, formulate theories, and draw conclusions.

One of the most useful elements of a scholarly article is its list of references. This shows you where to find the primary and secondary sources the historian used.

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Scholarly articles covering events and people in world history.

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New books and monographs

The Cambridge Companion to Roman Law by David Johnston (Editor)
Call Number : NEW BOOKS - 1st FLOOR KJA147 .C36 2015
A series of essays that cover sources of evidence for classical Roman law, the elements of private law, as well as criminal and public law, and the second life of Roman law in Byzantium, in civil and canon law, and in political discourse from AD 1100 to the present. Some focus on how the law evolved in ancient Rome, others on its place in the daily life of the Roman citizen, still others on how Roman legal concepts and doctrines have been deployed through the ages. All of them are responses to one and the same thing: the sheer intellectual vitality of Roman law, which has secured its place as a central element in the intellectual tradition and history of the West.
The Edge of the Empire by Bronwen Riley
Call Number : NEW BOOKS - 1ST FLOOR DA145 .R55 2016
Combining an extensive range of Greek and Latin sources with a sound understanding of archaeology, Bronwen Riley describes an epic journey from Rome to Hadrian's Wall at the empire's northwestern frontier. In this strikingly original history of Roman Britain, she evokes the smells, sounds, colors, and sensations of life in the second century.
Hadrian: Empire and Conflict by Thorsten Opper
Call Number : NEW BOOKS - 1st FLOOR DG295 .O67 2008
Even in the panoply of Roman history, Hadrian stands out. He was at once a benevolent ruler and a ruthless military leader, known for his restless and ambitious nature, his interest in architecture, and his passion for Greek culture. This book moves beyond the familiar image of Hadrian to offer a new appraisal of this Emperor's contradictory personality, his exploits and accomplishments, his rule, and his military role, against the backdrop of his twenty-one-year reign.
Late Roman Cavalryman 236–565 AD by Simon MacDowall; Christa Hook (Illustrator)
Call Number : NEW BOOKS - 1st FLOOR UE15 .M34 1995
The twilight of the Roman Empire saw a revolution in the way war was waged. The drilled infantryman was gradually replaced by the mounted warrior. This book gives a full account of the changing experience of the mounted soldiers who defended Rome's withering western empire.
Life and Letters on the Roman Frontier: Vindolanda and its People by Alan K. Bowman
Call Number : New Books DA147.V56 B69 2003
Records and correspondence that detail Roman military life in the frontiers.
Public and Private in Ancient Mediterranean Law and Religion by Clifford Ando; Jörg Rüpke (Editors)
Call Number : KJA2170.P75 P84 2015
The public/private distinction is fundamental to modern theories of the family, religion and religious freedom, and state power, yet it has had different salience, and been understood differently, from place to place and time to time. The essays in this book focus on the cultures and religions of the ancient Mediterranean, in the formative periods of Greece and Rome and the religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Particular attention is given to the private exercise of religion, the relation between public norms and private life, and the division between public and private space and the place of religion therein.
Public and Private in the Roman House and Society by Kaius Tuori (Editor); Laura Nissin (Editor)
Call Number : N324 .P84 2015
A supplemental volume from The Journal of Roman Archaeology, this series of essays examines public and private spaces in Rome, Pompeii, and Egypt.
Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Salway
Call Number : NEW BOOKS - 1st FLOOR DA145 .S184 2015
For four centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire, giving rise to issues of identity and literacy, as well as ethnicity, "Britishness", and post-colonialism. This boo provides alternative theories to the end of the Roman period in Britain, and draws parallels between the history of Roman Britain and a wide range of other periods, territories, and themes, including the modern experience of empires and national stereotypes.
The Roman Empire: From Augustus to Hadrian by Robert K. Sherk
Call Number : NEW BOOKS - 1ST FLOOR DG275 .R66 1988
A collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions and papyri, covering the political and military activity of Roman emperors, the men who carried out their policies, the institutions of their administrations, the wars they conducted, the reaction of their subjects, the imperial ruler cult, their letters and orders, as well as the society of the ordinary citizen or provincial subject in his daily life. Brief commentary and notes accompany the translations.
Roman Guardsman 62 BC–AD 324 by Ross Cowan; Seán Ó'Brógáin (Illustrator)
Call Number : NEW BOOKS - 1ST FLOOR U35 .C69 2014
For four centuries, from the civil wars of the Late Republic to Constantine's bloody reunification of the Empire, elite corps of guardsmen were at the heart of every Roman army. Whether as bodyguards or as shock troops in battle, the fighting skills of praetorians, speculatores, singulares and protectores determined the course of Roman history. This book details the changing nature of these units, their organization and operational successes, and failures.
The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World by Werner Riess; Garrett G. Fagan
Call Number : NEW BOOKS - 1st FLOOR HN10.G7 T67 2016
What soldiers do on the battlefield or boxers do in the ring would be treated as criminal acts if carried out in an everyday setting. Perpetrators of violence in the classical world knew this and chose their venues and targets with care: killing Julius Caesar at a meeting of the Senate was deliberate. That location asserted Senatorial superiority over a perceived tyrant, and so proclaimed the pure republican principles of the assassins. This book examines how topography shaped the perception and interpretation of violence in Greek and Roman antiquity.
War in World History by Stephen Morillo; Jeremy Black; Paul Lococo
Call Number : NEW BOOKS - 1ST FLOOR U27 .M27 2009
An introduction and original synthesis of global military history. Each chapter traces key developments in military institutions and practices set in three crucial contexts: politics and institutions; social structures and economics; and cultures.