THE ROMAN EMPIRE (SECOND EDITION)

Book ID/图书代码： 06040005B01279

English Summary/英文概要： This history of the Roman Empire, from 44 BC to AD 235, has three purposes: to describe what was happening in the central administration of the Empire; to indicate how life went on in Italy and the provinces, in the towns, in the countryside, and in the army camps; and to show how these two different worlds impinged on each other. The book comprises a vivid account of the most intriguing period in ancient history.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 罗马帝国并不是好好的便崩溃。造成它分崩离析的原因有二：一是为了追逐权利与个人利益而发生的内战：一是日耳曼人、帕夏人，以及第七世纪阿拉伯人等由外面对它的攻击；这些人决定性的粉碎了地中海世界的统一。当时也有经济上的弱点。罗马社会的基本不公正是，当情形不好的时候，不幸的人的负担简直无法忍受。有的人因为付不起税而放弃土地，而有权的富豪像王公一样在其产业上生活，这部分是元老阶级受轻视的意义。西拂勒斯帝在临终时告诉其诸子说：唯一重要的事情是让军队高兴。可能如前所述，在马克斯.奥理流斯的时代，这些衰落的迹象已历历可见。但许多人，乃至稍后的人，都看不见这些迹象。

Awards/获奖情况：This concise but illuminating history of a government that provided peace and prosperity longer than any other has no equal.---Antioch Review

When a modest, single volume on the Roman Empire proves informative, provocative, and exciting, the reader gladly acknowledges an exceptional author. Professor Colin Wells is expert in the various aspects of Roman history, he reflects on issues independently and creatively, and he writes elegantly, and sometimes brilliantly.---Eleanor G. Huzar (Classical Outlook )

This is historical writing with a bite usually missing in fast surveys...Novices and advanced students of Roman history alike will be stimulated by this book to think deeply on a grand scale about matters of great importance in ancient history.---Thomas R. Martin (History Book Club Review )

An admirable volume.---A. T. Kraabel (Religious Studies Review )

About the Author/作者介绍： Colin Wells is Professor of Classical Studies, Trinity University.
柯林.威尔斯（Colin Wells）出生于牛津奥瑞尔学院，一九六O到一九八七年在渥太华大学任教，并担任古典研究系教授、主任、文学院副院长。一九八七年起，担任三一大学古典研究系莫其森古典研究讲座教授及系主任，牛津布斯诺斯学院（Brasenose College）访问教授、牛津考古研究所访问讲师、伦敦古物专家学会（Society of Antiquaries of London）会员。著有《奥古斯都帝的日耳曼政策》（The German Policy of Augustus）(1972).

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