Commerce of war, the: exchange and social order in latin epic
Auteur :
Coffee, Neil
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226111872
Date de publication :
15 mai 2009
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,6 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
624 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Latin epics such as Virgil's "Aeneid", Lucan's "Civil War", and Statius' "Thebaid" addressed Roman aristocrats whose dealings in gifts, favors, and payments defined their conceptions of social order. This book argues that these exchanges play a central yet overlooked role in epic depictions of Roman society.