History

Neville Morley's book is not just an acute analysis of ...

(Professor Paul A. Cartledge, A.G. Levent)

Neville Morley's book is not just an acute analysis of the development of one of the most influential of all the world's historical empires, but also a mature reflection on the power and pitfalls of self-justification through appeal to an imagined past. Discussions of the dynamics of Roman imperialism ... are intelligently complemented by thoughtful accounts of the economic impact of empire.

(Professor Paul A. Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, Faculty of Classics, Clare College, Cambridge)

A well-written, eminently readable discussion of Roman expansion in the ...

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A well-written, eminently readable discussion of Roman expansion in the Mediterranean. ... [Morley's] discussions of “economic impact” and “cultural change” (or lack thereof) constitute valuable essays in and of themselves. ... While Morley attends precisely to the minutiae of chronology, geography, and specific circumstance, his elegantly brief study will best inform students … of not just Roman, but also world history.

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How do empires grow, how are they ruled, do they ...

(Gregory Woolf, Professor of Ancient Hist)

How do empires grow, how are they ruled, do they exploit their subjects or civilize them? Morley's book weaves together modern theories of imperialism with the story of Europe's first, and greatest, empire.

(Gregory Woolf, Professor of Ancient History, St. Andrews University)

A thoughtful and clever re-assessment of Roman imperial achievement. Morley ...

(Christopher Kelly, Cambridge University)

A thoughtful and clever re-assessment of Roman imperial achievement. Morley provocatively challenges conventional views on the dynamics of empire. This book should be read by those interested in ancient history and by those who watch for the rise and fall of superstates in the twenty-first century.

(Christopher Kelly, Cambridge University)