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Bandits in the Roman Empire : myth and reality
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Bandits in the Roman Empire : myth and reality

Author: Thomas Grünewald
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
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"This book examines the concept of latrones, literally bandits or robbers, and how the term was used in the Roman world of the late Republic and the early Empire (2nd century BC-3rd century AD). Case studies focus on men such as Viriatus, Tacfarinas, Maternus and Bulla Felix, who were called latrones after clashing with the imperial authorities. Special attention is given to perhaps the best-known 'bandit' of all,  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Thomas Grünewald
ISBN: 041532744X 9780415327442 9780203390542 0203390547
OCLC Number: 53287841
Language Note: Translated from the German.
Description: x, 230 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: 1. Real bandits --
2. Guerrilla leaders as latrones --
3. Leaders of slave revolts as latrones --
4. Politicians and pretenders as latrones --
5. Leistai in Judaea --
6. Imperial chalengers : Bulla Felix and Maternus --
7. Avengers in dynastic conflicts --
8. Conclusion.
Other Titles: Räuber, Rebellen, Rivalen, Rächer.
Responsibility: Thomas Grünewald ; translated by John Drinkwater.
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"This book examines the concept of latrones, literally bandits or robbers, and how the term was used in the Roman world of the late Republic and the early Empire (2nd century BC-3rd century AD). Case studies focus on men such as Viriatus, Tacfarinas, Maternus and Bulla Felix, who were called latrones after clashing with the imperial authorities. Special attention is given to perhaps the best-known 'bandit' of all, Spartacus, and to the men who impersonated the emperor Nero after his death."--BOOK JACKET.

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