Who's Who in the Roman World

By John Hazel

Book Overview

A wide-ranging bibliographical survey of one of the greatest civilizations in history. This is an authoratative and hugely enjoyable guide to figures from all walks of Roman life, from Emperors to generals, from politicians to thieves.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415224101
• ISBN13: 9780415224109
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

very useful book

I recommend this book for anybody who is interested in the ancient Roman civilization. Very well compiled and very useful dictionary of biographies on the famous Roman people.However, there exists somewhat discordia in selection of the entries. For example, in the book we can find the emperor Hadrianus' favorite boy ANTINOUS , but not the emperor Nero's boy-wife SPORUS nor the emperor Elagabarus' husband HIEROCLES.If you'd like to read more detailed accounts or articles , you should better to purchase the last version of "the Oxford Classical Dictionary".