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Rome in Africa

Door Susan Raven

Categorie
Algemeen Landen & Volkeren
Boeknummer
#386888-UG10
Titel
Rome in Africa
Auteur
Raven, Susan
Boektype
Paperback
Druk
3e druk
Uitgeverij
London/New York : Routledge
Jaar van uitgave
1993
ISBN10
0415081505
ISBN13
9780415081504
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrated with some photographs in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Nearly three thousand years ago the Phoenicians set up trading colonies on the coast of North Africa, and ever since successive civilizations have been imposed on the local inhabitants, largely from outside. Carthaginians, Romans, vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, TUrks, French and Italians have all occupied the region in their time.
The Romans governed this part of Africa for six hundred cities, twelve thousand miles of roads and hundreds of aquaducts, some fifty miles long. The remains of many of these structures can be seen today.
At the height of its prosperity, during the second and third centuries AD, the area was the granary of Rome, and produced more olive oil than Italy itself.
The broadening horizons of the Roman Empire provided scope for the particular talents of a number of Africa
... (Lees verder)'s sons: the writers Terence and Apuleius; the first African Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, famous Christian theologians like Tertulllian and Saint Augustine - these are just some who rose to meet the challenges of their age.
Pagina's
254
Conditie
Goed — Small crease in front cover.
Prijs
€ 20,00

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