Legacy of Rome

Author: Jenkins
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This book is rich in content and comprehensively evaluates the role of Roman heritage in the modern and contemporary Western world. The comprehensiveness can be understood from two aspects: horizontally and vertically. Horizontally, the book consists of 15 chapters, covering all aspects of Roman heritage. The introduction of Chapter summarizes the impact of Roman heritage on the historical development of modern and contemporary Western Europe and defines the term "impact." It then discusses the transmission of Roman classical literature, the image of Rome in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and subsequently explores various topics, including Virgil, Horace, Ovid, pastoral poetry, satire, drama, rhetoric, art, architecture, language, law, and Rome City, discussing their influence on modern Western literature, art, architecture, legal thought, and social politics. It is both comprehensive and profound.