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Roman History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2017

Lucy Grig
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This issue's crop of books presents a strikingly diverse and geographically mobile ancient world. In this review we will travel from Britain to Arabia, taking in southern Iberia and Judaea en route, as well as considering the highly topical theme of migration. These books offer some fascinating new insights into the ancient world, as well as suggesting some intriguing historical perspectives on some of the most pressing issues of our present time.

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Greece & Rome , Volume 64 , Issue 1 , April 2017 , pp. 84 - 90
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Copyright © The Classical Association 2017 

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1 Arabs and Empire before Islam. Edited by Fisher, Greg. Oxford and New York, Oxford University Press, 2015. Pp. xvii + 580. 89 b/w illustrations, 6 colour plates. Hardback £120, ISBN: 978-0-19-965452-9 CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

2 Tartessos and the Phoenicians in Iberia. By Celestino, Sebastián and López-Ruiz, Carolina. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016. Pp. xx + 368. 40 illustrations, 10 maps. Hardback £80, ISBN: 978-0-19-967274-5 Google Scholar.

3 The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain. Edited by Millett, Martin, Revell, Louise, and Moore, Alison. Oxford Handbooks. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016. Pp. xxxvi + 895. 95 illustrations, 10 tables. Hardback £110, ISBN: 978-0-19-969773-1 Google Scholar.

4 By way of contrast, compare the contents table of Todd, M. (ed.), A Companion to Roman Britain (London and Malden, MA, 2004)CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

5 Moving Romans. Migration to Rome in the Principate. By Tacoma, Laurens E.. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016. Pp. x +304. Hardback £70, ISBN: 978-0-19-876805-0 Google Scholar.

6 Also of contemporary relevance: Tacoma notes that young men were among the most likely to migrate, a seeming constant in migration history, whether ancient or modern.

7 A History of the Jewish War A.D. 66–74. By Mason, Steve. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2016. Pp. xii + 689. 40 illustrations, 4 tables. Hardback £89.99, ISBN: 978-0-521-85329-3 CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

8 Daily Life in Ancient Rome. A Sourcebook. Edited and translated with an introduction by Harvey, Brian K.. Indianapolis, IN, Hackett Publishing Company, 2016. Pp. xii + 346. Paperback £20.99, ISBN: 978-1-58510-795-7 Google Scholar.

9 The Emperor Nero. A Guide to the Ancient Sources. Edited by Barrett, Anthony A., Fantham, Elaine, and Yardley, John C.. Princeton, NJ, and Oxford, Princeton University Press, 2016. Pp. xxiii + 300. 11 b/w illustrations, 6 maps. Paperback £24.95, ISBN: 978-0-691-15651-4 CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

10 Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire. From the First Century A.D. to the Third. By Luttwak, Edward. Third revised and updated edition. Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016. Pp. xvi + 276. 10 b/w illustrations, 15 maps. Paperback $29.95, ISBN: 978-1-4214-1945-9 Google Scholar.