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Mellor, Ronald John was born on September 30, 1940 in Brooklyn. Son of Ronald Green and Eleanor Teresa (Walsh) Mellor.
( During his long reign of near-absolute power, Caesar Au...)
During his long reign of near-absolute power, Caesar Augustus established the Pax Romana, which gave Rome two hundred years of peace and social stability, and established an empire that would endure for five centuries and transform the history of Europe and the Mediterranean. Ronald Mellor offers a collection of primary sources featuring multiple viewpoints of the rise, achievements, and legacy of Augustus and his empire. His cogent introduction to the history of the Age of Augustus encourages students to examine such subjects as the military in war and peacetime, the social and cultural context of political change, the reform of administration, and the personality of the emperor himself. Document headnotes, a list of contemporary literary sources, a glossary of Greek and Latin terms, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography offer additional pedagogical support.
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The World in Ancient Times is a unique series of books that tells the story of the ancient world using a broad range of primary sources, from Homer's Odyssey to a Mesopotamian marriage contract, from the Buddha's Four Noble Truths to a Maya altar with hieroglyphs. These documents help students take an active role in understanding history. The World in Ancient Times Primary Sources and Reference Volume brings together 76 additional documents from all the regions covered in the series. From the ancient Near Eastern epic Gilgamesh to an Aztec poem, from Chinese oracle bones to a comic tale from the Pancha-tantra, a South Asian story collection, this volume paints the colorful history of the ancient world in vivid detail. Students will also find letters, diary entries, laws, fables, plays, poems, sermons, schoolbooks, proverbs, and even graffiti in this fascinating volume. Each excerpt is set in context by an introduction, and helpful marginal notes define unfamiliar words and identify the proper names within the text. For each source, there is a handy guide to further reading on the topic. This sourcebook also contains a world map, a cast of characters, and a timeline that help students understand how the histories of the various regions of the ancient world fit together as a whole. A thematic index helps students compare documents on topics of interest across the ancient world. A comprehensive index to the entire World in Ancient Times series completes this engaging volume.
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(The Romans' devotion to their past pervades almost every ...)
The Romans' devotion to their past pervades almost every aspect of their culture. But the clearest image of how the Romans wished to interpret their past is found in their historical writings. This book examines in detail the major Roman historians: * Sallust * Livy * Tacitus * Ammianus as well as the biographies written by: * Nepos * Tacitus * Suetonius * the Augustan History * the autobiographies of Julius Caesar and the Emperor Augustus. Ronald Mellor demonstrates that Roman historical writing was regarded by its authors as a literary not a scholarly exercise, and how it must be evaluated in that context. He shows that history writing reflected the political structures of ancient Rome under the different regimes.
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Beginning with the founding of Rome, each chapter features important figures- including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Hadrian to discuss the evolution of the republic, Greek influences, and rise of Christianity. Chapters on gladiatorial games, business, and class conflict balance out sections covering emperors, wars, and conquests. Numerous illustrations and full-color photographs of site, artifacts, and period artwork bring the time period to life for readers. The engaging and accessible writing, combined with sourced quotations make it a useful resource for research and discovery.
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Tacitus' Annals is the central historical source for first-century C.E. Rome. It is prized by historians since it provides the best narrative material for the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero, as well as a probing analysis of the imperial system of government. But the Annals should be seen as far more than an historical source, a mere mine for the reconstruction of the facts of Roman history. While the Annals is a superb work of history, it has also become a central text in the western literary, political, and even philosophical traditions - from the Renaissance to the French and American revolutions, and beyond. This volume attempts to enhance the reader's understanding of how this book of history could have such a profound effect. Chapters will address the purpose, form, and method of Roman historical writing, the ethnic biases of Tacitus, and his use of sources. Since Tacitus has been regarded as one of the first analysts of the psychopathology of political life, the book will examine the emperors, the women of the court, and the ambitious entourage of freedmen and intellectuals who surround every Roman ruler. The final chapter will examine the impact of Tacitus' Annals since their rediscovery by Boccaccio in the 14th century.
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(Augustus And the Creation of the Roman Empire: A Brief Hi...)
Augustus And the Creation of the Roman Empire: A Brief History With Documents by Mellor. Bedford/St. Martins,2005
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Mellor, Ronald John was born on September 30, 1940 in Brooklyn. Son of Ronald Green and Eleanor Teresa (Walsh) Mellor.
AB, Fordham College, 1962. Certified, University Louvain, Belgium, 1961. AM, Princeton University, 1964.
Doctor of Philosophy in Classics, Princeton University, 1968.
Assistant professor Classics, Stanford (California) U., 1965-1975; associate professor of history, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976-1982; professor of history, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1982. Vice-chairman history University of California at Los Angeles, 1991-1992, chairman history, 1992-1997. Visitor Princeton Institute Advanced Studies, 1997-1998.
( During his long reign of near-absolute power, Caesar Au...)
( The World in Ancient Times is a unique series of books t...)
(Beginning with the founding of Rome, each chapter feature...)
(Augustus And the Creation of the Roman Empire: A Brief Hi...)
(The Romans' devotion to their past pervades almost every ...)
(Tacitus' Annals is the central historical source for firs...)
(First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
Member American History Association, American Philological Association, American Institute Archaeology, Assn.Ancient Historians, Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies.
Married Anne Tidaback Kostelanetz, June 7, 1969. 1 child, Ronald Blake.