Kathryn Lomas
Author of The Rise of Rome: From the Iron Age to the Punic Wars
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Works by Kathryn Lomas
Associated Works
Alternatives to Athens: Varieties of Political Organization and Community in Ancient Greece (2001) — Contributor — 19 copies
A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) (2014) — Contributor — 11 copies
A Companion to Roman Italy (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) (2016) — Contributor — 7 copies
The Early Greek Alphabets: Origin, Diffusion, Uses (Oxford Studies in Ancient Documents) (2021) — Contributor — 7 copies
Remembering Parthenope: The Reception of Classical Naples from Antiquity to the Present (Classical Presences) (2015) — Contributor — 4 copies
Sicily from Aeneas to Augustus: New Approaches in Archaeology and History (New Perspectives on the Ancient World S.) (2000) — Contributor — 3 copies
Processes of integration and identity formation in the Roman Republic (2012) — Contributor — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1960-07-21
- Gender
- female
- Education
- University of Edinburgh (MA|Hons|Ancient History and Archaeology|1982)
University of Newcastle upon Tyne (PhD|Ancient History|1989) - Occupations
- archaeologist
professor
historian - Organizations
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne
University College London
Durham University
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Statistics
- Works
- 8
- Also by
- 20
- Members
- 174
- Popularity
- #123,126
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 30
- Languages
- 2
In short, I had a good time with this study, as Lomas does a good job of keeping things in perspective, while moving her narrative along briskly. As to why Rome arrived at the predominance it did, a lot of it boils down to a willingness to be inclusive, and coming up with political institutions capable of responding effectively to crisis; be they external or self-induced. Highly recommended.… (more)