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【A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives】
《從100種人生看古羅馬歷史》
@Thames & Hudson原文書
@平裝/304頁/開本12.9 x 19.8 cm
@作者：Philip Matyszak, Joanne Berry
羅馬帝國在其歷史上見證了人類經驗的巨大多樣性，在巔峰時期，它的版圖橫跨歐洲、非洲和中東，從不列顛尼亞到黑海施行統治。在這本涵蓋100個人物生平的書籍中，作者Philip Matyszak和Joanne Berry不僅描述那些被銘記在古典文獻中的著名將領，還為普通市民─百夫長、學者、基督教殉道者和公務員—發聲，而正是後者，組成了古羅馬的社會結構。
這些平凡人物的傳記故事，範圍從快樂而平凡到悲劇性或戲劇性，則是通過古代藝術、文物和神話拼湊而成的。作者揭露了古羅馬婦女一些令人驚訝的壯舉，例如亞馬遜尼亞(Amazonia)，一位揮劍的女性格鬥士；以及梅蒂拉(Metila)，西比琉斯女神(Cymbele)的女祭司。羅馬帝國的每一個階層和信仰都有所代表，從據說收養Romulus和Remus兩兄弟的牧羊人法斯圖盧斯(Faustulus)，到詩人維吉爾(Virgil)──他的詩句至今仍然迴盪於歷史長河中。
這些人的人生都是整體歷史畫面的一部分，共同構成了一幅豐富多彩的馬賽克，讓我們得以一窺古羅馬帝國。
The Roman empire witnessed a huge diversity of human experience over its history. At its pinnacle, it exerted its rule across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, from Britannia to the Black Sea. In this collection of 100 lives, Philip Matyszak and Joanne Berry give voice not only to famed rulers and generals whose names and deeds have been enshrined in classical texts but also to the ordinary citizens – centurions, scholars, Christian martyrs and civil servants – who made up the fabric of Roman society.
The biographies of these individuals, whose stories range from the happy and uneventful to the tragic and dramatic, are pieced together from ancient art, artefacts and myths. Matyszak and Berry illuminate the sometimes surprising exploits of Rome’s women, such as Amazonia, a sword-swinging gladiator, and Metila, a priestess of the cult of Cymbele. Romans of every class and creed are represented, from Faustulus, a shepherd said to have adopted the infant Romulus and Remus, to the poet Virgil, whose words still echo down the ages.
Each of these lives forms part of a larger picture, together making up a rich mosaic that gives us a glimpse of what it meant to be a Roman.
