The Wars of the Romans : A Critical Edition and Translation of De Armis Romanis
Alberico. Gentili
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
Flere språk: Latin
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| Utgitt | Oxford : : OUP Oxford, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (420 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Introduction: Roman Wars and Roman Laws; Principal Events in Gentili's Life; Translator's Note on the Text and Translation with Acknowledgments; Note on Gentili's Marginal References; TEXT AND TRANSLATION; Book I. Indictment of the Injustice of the Romans in Warfare; 1. The Truth of Roman History is Tainted; 2. On the Multiple Injustice of Romulus; 3. On Numa and the Other Kings; 4. On the Two Brutuses, Scaevola, and Others of that Sort; 5. The Romans Defeated in Wars; 6. The Deceptiveness of the Romans in Treaties; 7. The Unjust Cause of the Samnite War; 8. On the Punic Wars. - 11. The Rest of the Empire and the Caesars12. On the Romans and Alexander; 13. The Good Fortune of the Roman Empire; Appendix; Errata; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography of Postclassical Works; Index of Authors and Works Cited; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; X; Z; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X. - 9. On Greece and Syria10. On Mithridates and Hannibal; 11. On the Caesars; 12. On the Romans and Alexander; 13. The Tyranny of the Romans; Book II. Defense of the Justice of the Romans in Warfare; 1. Firm Testimonies to Roman Justice; 2. Romulus; 3. On the Alban War, King Tullus, and his Successors; 4. The Brutuses, Scaevola, Scipio Africanus, etc.; 5. The Romans Undefeated in Wars; 6. The Justice of the Romans in Treaties; 7. The Cause of the Samnite War and of Other Wars of Italy; 8. On the Punic Wars; 9. On Greece and Syria; 10. On Mithridates and Hannibal. - Was the Roman Empire just? Did Rome acquire her territories through just wars, and did Rome's rule exert a civilizing effect, ultimately beneficial for its subjects? Or was Roman imperialism a massive injustice - the bellicose conquest and absorption of countless peoples and large swaths of territory under false pretences, driven by greed and a lust for domination and glory? In The Wars of the Romans (1599), the important Italian jurist and Regius Professor of Civil Law at. Oxford University Alberico Gentili (1552-1608) argues both sides of the debate. In the first book he lays out the case ag
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| ISBN | 9780199600519
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