Characters And Events Of Roman History, From Caesar To Nero: The Lowell Lectures Of 1908

by Guglielmo Ferrero

""Characters and Events of Roman History, From Caesar to The Lowell Lectures of 1908"" is a historical book written by Guglielmo Ferrero. The book is a collection of lectures that Ferrero delivered at Harvard University in 1908. The book covers the period of Roman history from the time of Julius Caesar to the reign of Nero. The author provides a detailed account of the major personalities and events that shaped this period of Roman history. The book is divided into chapters, each focusing on a particular aspect of Roman history, such as the assassination of Julius Caesar, the rise of Augustus, and the reign of Nero. Ferrero provides a unique perspective on these events, drawing on his extensive knowledge of ancient history and his own interpretation of the sources. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Roman history, and it offers a fascinating insight into the politics, culture, and society of ancient Rome.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

286 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Guglielmo Ferrero was an Italian historian, journalist and novelist, author of the Greatness and Decline of Rome (6 vols., 1903–1908).

Born in Portici, near Naples, Ferrero studied law in Pisa, Bologna and Turin. Soon afterward he married Gina Lombroso, a daughter of Cesare Lombroso, the criminologist and psychiatrist with whom he wrote Criminal Woman, the Prostitute and the Normal Woman. In 1891-1894 Ferrero traveled extensively in Europe and in 1897 wrote The Young Europe. After studying the history of Rome Ferrero turned to political essays and novels (Between Two Worlds in 1913, Speeches to the Deaf in 1925 and The Two Truths in 1933-1939). When the fascist reign of Black Shirts forced liberal intellectuals to leave Italy in 1925, Ferrero refused and was placed under house arrest. In 1929 Ferrero accepted a professorship at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. His last works however (Adventure; The Reconstruction of Europe; Power; and The Two French Revolutions) were dedicated to the French Revolution and Napoleon.

Ferrero was invited to the White House by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908. He gave lectures in the northeast US which were collected and published in 1909 as Characters and Events of Roman History. Additionally, Roosevelt read The Greatness and Decline of Rome.

He died in 1942 at Mont-Pelerin-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.





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Reviews

[Namrirru · Rating 4 out of 5]

Squeezes out the juice of Roman scandals.

[Isaac Clemente ríos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me ha entusiasmado.

El autor demuestra primero un profundo conocimiento de las fuentes primarias, para despues aplicar su imaginación a la tarea de ofrecer respuestas alternativas a la interpretación tradicional de las mismas.

Es muy meritorio el intento de comprender las intenciones de los autores de la antiguedad, que probablemente trataban de hacer política entre sus contemporáneos o de fijar una visión de los hechos para las generaciones inmediatamente posteriores.

El desarrollo económico de Galia, la confrotación entre las visiones más modernas o filohelenísticas y las tradicionales o filoromanas, el uso del vino o las historias de Antonio y Cleopatra quedan más claras bajo la luz que arroja Ferrero.

Muy recomendable.

Mi nota: 9/10