Keith Hopkins (1934–2004)
Autor(a) de A World Full of Gods: The Strange Triumph of Christianity
About the Author
Keith Hopkins is a professor of ancient history at King's College, Cambridge, & a fellow of the British Academy. He lives in Cambridge, England. (Bowker Author Biography)
Séries
Obras por Keith Hopkins
Associated Works
The Dynamics of Ancient Empires: State Power from Assyria to Byzantium (2008) — Contribuidor — 62 exemplares
Trade and famine in classical Antiquity [papers of the 8th international economic history congress, Budapest, 16-20… (1983) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1934-06-20
- Data de falecimento
- 2004-03-08
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Locais de residência
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Hong Kong - Educação
- Brentwood School, Essex, England, UK
University of Cambridge (King's College) - Ocupações
- historian
sociologist
Professor of Ancient History - Organizações
- University of Cambridge
Membros
Críticas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 6
- Also by
- 6
- Membros
- 630
- Popularidade
- #39,984
- Avaliação
- 3.4
- Críticas
- 11
- ISBN
- 28
- Línguas
- 4
They do bust a few myths about gladiators, and point out that there is no evidence that it was used as the arena for Christian martyrdom. They ask very valuable questions about how the Colosseum was perceived by ancient Romans. There is also a very good chapter on its history after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as a first chapter exploring modern perceptions of the monument.
Unlike other readers, I found the book very compelling and enjoyable to read (but I am an ancient history nerd!). I would definitely recommend it as an introduction to the Colosseum and as an introduction to how ancient historians currently practise their craft.… (mais)