Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook
- ISBN-10
- 0521456460
- ISBN-13
- 9780521456463
- Series
- Religions of Rome
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 428
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-06-28
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price
Description
This book presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire.
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