Ancient Rome: An Anthology of Sources

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"Terrific . . . exactly the sort of collection we have long needed: one offering a wide range of texts both literary and documentary and that--with the inclusion of Sulpicia and Perpetua--allows students to hear the voices of actual women from the ancient world. The translations themselves are fluid; the inclusion of long extracts allows students to sink their teeth into material in ways not possible with traditional source books. The anonymous texts inscriptions and other non-literary material topically arranged in the Documentary section will enable students to see how the documentary evidence supplements or undermines the views advanced in the literary texts. This is a book that should be of great use to anyone teaching a survey of the history of Ancient Rome or a Roman Civilization course. I look forward to teaching with this book which is I think the best source book I have seen for the way we teach these days." --David Potter University of Michigan