J W Rich
Biographic Data
| ID | 1428376 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J W Rich |
| GIVEN NAMES | J W |
| FAMILY NAME | Rich |
| SIGNATURE | RICH J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Cassius Dio revived
Recent years have seen a remarkable revival of research on Cassius Dio and his Roman History , including the publication of numerous volumes of collective essays, and this has been accompanied by a much higher estimation of his achievement than used to be customary. This article seeks to assess the progress made on a range of key issues relating to Dio and his history and to point ahead to further directions for research. The chief topics conside…
From Licinius Stolo to Tiberius Gracchus: Roman Frugality and the Limitation of Landholding
Republican Rome saw a range of laws designed to moderate the acquisition of wealth, and this chapter focuses on two such measures, the Lex Licinia de modo agrorum (367 BCE) and Tiberius Gracchus’ agrarian law of 133 BCE. In our later sources these two historical moments tend to be conflated, and the chapter begins by confronting the ensuing methodological problems. A critical review of the previous scholarship establishes that whereas the pre-Gra…
Spolia opima
Spolia opima were arms and armor taken from the body of an enemy commander killed in battle and dedicated by the man who had killed the commander in the temple of Jupiter Feretrius on the Capitol.
Fabius Pictor, Ennius and the Origins of Roman Annalistic Historiography
This paper considers when and how annalistic organization by the consular year came to be established in the Roman historiographical tradition. It argues that Fabius Pictor gave a year-by-year account of events from at least the early third century bc, but narrated only selected years in the early Republic, that Ennius followed this example, and that Piso was the first Roman historian to provide a narrative organized by magistrate years for the w…
Roman Rituals of War
This chapter demonstrates the continuity and change in, and problematic sources about, Roman rituals, which were linked to the incidence of war and peace. The augurium salutis and the closing of the shrine of Janus Geminus are the two rituals that could only be conducted in time of peace. The burning of enemy arms after a victory was a Roman combat ritual. Another, much rarer, ritual of military return came into renewed prominence under Augustus,…
Spolia opima
Spolia opima were arms and armor taken from the body of an enemy commander killed in battle and dedicated by the man who had killed the commander, in the tiny, ancient temple of Jupiter Feretrius on the Capitol.
Vipsanius Agrippa, Marcus
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (64/3–12 BCE ) was the principal associate of Octavian/Augustus. Agrippa's family was undistinguished, and he was usually known just as Marcus Agrippa, omitting the family name.
Res gestae divi Augusti
Deception, Lies, And Economy With The Truth: Augustus And The Establishment Of The Principate
In this chapter, the author examines the part played by duplicity and hypocrisy at various key points in Augustus' career. It considers how the theme is reflected in some of the chief ancient accounts of Augustus. The hostile view retorts with lengthy indictment both of Octavian's rise power, when, besides earlier frauds, Sextus Pompeius, Lepidus and Antony are all said have been undone by his deceits, and of his sole rule, a peace without doubt,…
Augustus,War and Peace
Treaties, allies and the Roman conquest of Italy
Introduction This chapter is concerned with the use made by the Romans of treaties of alliance and other forms of association in the extension of their imperial power under the Republic. Although attention is paid to their overseas expansion, the chapter deals principally with the Roman conquest of Italy and seeks to challenge the generally accepted view that all the Romans' non-colonial Italian allies were bound to them by treaties. This is not …
Playing around Aristophanes: Essays in celebration of the completion of the edition of the Comedies of Aristophanes by Alan Sommerstein
Octavian and the Thunderbolt: The Temple of Apollo Palatinus and Roman Traditions of Temple Building
n Contains fulltext :\n 42841.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)\n
Valerius Antias and the Construction of the Roman Past
This paper offers a reconsideration of the date of composition, structure and character of the history of Valerius Antias. Ancient testimony establishes c. 80–60 BC as the date of composition, and attested book numbers show that the bulk of the work was devoted to the recent past. Antias did invent freely, but the extent of his inventions may not have been as great as commonly supposed. He also carried out archival research, particularly in the r…
The Roman Middle Republic: Politics, Religion and Historiography c. 400-133 B.C
Augustus, War and Peace
For the theme of the representation and perception of Roman imperial power to which this volume is devoted no individual could be more central than Augustus and no aspect of his reign of greater importance than his role as both great conqueror and bringer of peace. In this paper I shall discuss not only the presentation and perception of this aspect of the first emperor, but also the policies which lay behind the presentation
City and Country in the Ancient World
The ancient Greco-Roman world was a world full of cities: not of cities in the modern sense of massive conglomerations, but in a distinctive sense of communities in which countryside was dominated by urban centre. Interest in the special relationship of town and country in the ancient world goes back to Max Weber and beyond. This volume of papers by archaeologists and historians seeks to bring together the two disciplines in exploring the city-co…
Warfare and external relations in the middle Roman Republic
The course of Roman expansion has been outlined above (pp. 27-31). The focus in this chapter will be on the warfare of the period 264-133 BC, for several reasons. First, this was the period of the decisive wars which established Roman mastery of the Mediterranean world. Second, it was a period of political stability. The aspirations of individual members of the elite were already an important element, but these were held in check by their rivals …
Drusus and the spolia opima
According to Suetonius, Nero Claudius Drusus, the younger of Augustus' two stepsons, was said to have aspired to win spolia opima , that is, spoils taken from an enemy commander killed in battle. The aim of this paper is to consider what substance there may be in this claim and what light it may throw on Augustus’ relationship with the princes of the imperial family
Augustus's Parthian honours, the temple of Mars Ultor and the arch in the Forum Romanum
LE ONORIFICENZE PARTICHE DI AUGUSTO, IL TEMPIO DI MARTE ULTORE E L'ARCO NEL FORO ROMANO Questo articolo esamina le onorificenze conferite ad Augusto in commemorazione dell'accordo con i Parti del 20 a.C. In Dio 54.8.3 è sostenuto che l'impresa fu celebrata con la costruzione di un arco trionfale e di un tempio dedicato a Marte Ultore sul Campidoglio. Quest'ultimo sarebbe stata la sede delle insegne recuperate nell'impresa. Tuttavia, il passaggio …
War and Society in the Greek World
The Origins of the Second Punic War
THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR Get access JOHN RICH JOHN RICH University of Nottingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Volume 41, Issue Supplement_67, February 1996, Pages 1–37, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.1996.tb01910.x Published: 22 February 2011
War and Society in the Roman World
David Braund, University of Exeter Brian Campbell Queen's University of Belfast Duncan Cloud, University of Leicester Tim Cornell, University College, London Wolfgang Liebeschuetz, University of Nottingham Stephen Oakley, Emmanuel College, Cambridge John Patterson, Magdalene College, Cambridge John Rich, University of Nottingham Harry Sidebottom, Christi College, Oxford Dick Whittaker, Churchill College, Cambridge Greg Woolf, Magdalen College, Ox…
Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement (Roman History 53-55.9)
Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement (Roman History 53-55.9)
Augustus's Parthian honours, the temple of Mars Ultor and the arch in the Forum Romanum
LE ONORIFICENZE PARTICHE DI AUGUSTO, IL TEMPIO DI MARTE ULTORE E L'ARCO NEL FORO ROMANO Questo articolo esamina le onorificenze conferite ad Augusto in commemorazione dell'accordo con i Parti del 20 a.C. In Dio 54.8.3 è sostenuto che l'impresa fu celebrata con la costruzione di un arco trionfale e di un tempio dedicato a Marte Ultore sul Campidoglio. Quest'ultimo sarebbe stata la sede delle insegne recuperate nell'impresa. Tuttavia, il passaggio …
Roman aims in the First Macedonian War
Maurice Holleaux, in the brilliant study which for so long dominated discussion of Rome's early dealings with the Greek East, argued that Roman aims in the First Macedonian War were strictly defensive. The Romans' sole purpose in forming alliances with the Aetolians and other Greek powers was, he held, to prevent Philip from crossing to Italy by obliging him to fight in Greece. Roman conduct showed how limited their interest in the war in Greece …
The Roman Middle Republic: Politics, Religion and Historiography c. 400-133 B.C
The Origins of the Second Punic War
THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR Get access JOHN RICH JOHN RICH University of Nottingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Volume 41, Issue Supplement_67, February 1996, Pages 1–37, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.1996.tb01910.x Published: 22 February 2011
Octavian and the Thunderbolt: The Temple of Apollo Palatinus and Roman Traditions of Temple Building
n Contains fulltext :\n 42841.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)\n
Drusus and the spolia opima
According to Suetonius, Nero Claudius Drusus, the younger of Augustus' two stepsons, was said to have aspired to win spolia opima , that is, spoils taken from an enemy commander killed in battle. The aim of this paper is to consider what substance there may be in this claim and what light it may throw on Augustus’ relationship with the princes of the imperial family
Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement (Roman History 53-55.9)
H. Tränkle, Livius und Polybios. Basel and Stuttgart: Schwabe, 1977. Pp. 254. DM 60
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Roman aims in the First Macedonian War
Maurice Holleaux, in the brilliant study which for so long dominated discussion of Rome's early dealings with the Greek East, argued that Roman aims in the First Macedonian War were strictly defensive. The Romans' sole purpose in forming alliances with the Aetolians and other Greek powers was, he held, to prevent Philip from crossing to Italy by obliging him to fight in Greece. Roman conduct showed how limited their interest in the war in Greece …
Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement
W. Nippel, Aufruhr und ‘Polizei’ in der römischen Republik. Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta, 1988. Pp. 334. ISBN 3-608-91434-X
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Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement (Roman History 53-55.9)
War and Society in the Roman World
David Braund, University of Exeter Brian Campbell Queen's University of Belfast Duncan Cloud, University of Leicester Tim Cornell, University College, London Wolfgang Liebeschuetz, University of Nottingham Stephen Oakley, Emmanuel College, Cambridge John Patterson, Magdalene College, Cambridge John Rich, University of Nottingham Harry Sidebottom, Christi College, Oxford Dick Whittaker, Churchill College, Cambridge Greg Woolf, Magdalen College, Ox…
Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement (Roman History 53-55.9)
War and Society in the Greek World
The Origins of the Second Punic War
THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR Get access JOHN RICH JOHN RICH University of Nottingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Volume 41, Issue Supplement_67, February 1996, Pages 1–37, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.1996.tb01910.x Published: 22 February 2011
Augustus's Parthian honours, the temple of Mars Ultor and the arch in the Forum Romanum
LE ONORIFICENZE PARTICHE DI AUGUSTO, IL TEMPIO DI MARTE ULTORE E L'ARCO NEL FORO ROMANO Questo articolo esamina le onorificenze conferite ad Augusto in commemorazione dell'accordo con i Parti del 20 a.C. In Dio 54.8.3 è sostenuto che l'impresa fu celebrata con la costruzione di un arco trionfale e di un tempio dedicato a Marte Ultore sul Campidoglio. Quest'ultimo sarebbe stata la sede delle insegne recuperate nell'impresa. Tuttavia, il passaggio …
Drusus and the spolia opima
According to Suetonius, Nero Claudius Drusus, the younger of Augustus' two stepsons, was said to have aspired to win spolia opima , that is, spoils taken from an enemy commander killed in battle. The aim of this paper is to consider what substance there may be in this claim and what light it may throw on Augustus’ relationship with the princes of the imperial family
Warfare and external relations in the middle Roman Republic
The course of Roman expansion has been outlined above (pp. 27-31). The focus in this chapter will be on the warfare of the period 264-133 BC, for several reasons. First, this was the period of the decisive wars which established Roman mastery of the Mediterranean world. Second, it was a period of political stability. The aspirations of individual members of the elite were already an important element, but these were held in check by their rivals …
Augustus, War and Peace
For the theme of the representation and perception of Roman imperial power to which this volume is devoted no individual could be more central than Augustus and no aspect of his reign of greater importance than his role as both great conqueror and bringer of peace. In this paper I shall discuss not only the presentation and perception of this aspect of the first emperor, but also the policies which lay behind the presentation
City and Country in the Ancient World
The ancient Greco-Roman world was a world full of cities: not of cities in the modern sense of massive conglomerations, but in a distinctive sense of communities in which countryside was dominated by urban centre. Interest in the special relationship of town and country in the ancient world goes back to Max Weber and beyond. This volume of papers by archaeologists and historians seeks to bring together the two disciplines in exploring the city-co…
The Roman Middle Republic: Politics, Religion and Historiography c. 400-133 B.C
Valerius Antias and the Construction of the Roman Past
This paper offers a reconsideration of the date of composition, structure and character of the history of Valerius Antias. Ancient testimony establishes c. 80–60 BC as the date of composition, and attested book numbers show that the bulk of the work was devoted to the recent past. Antias did invent freely, but the extent of his inventions may not have been as great as commonly supposed. He also carried out archival research, particularly in the r…
Playing around Aristophanes: Essays in celebration of the completion of the edition of the Comedies of Aristophanes by Alan Sommerstein
Octavian and the Thunderbolt: The Temple of Apollo Palatinus and Roman Traditions of Temple Building
n Contains fulltext :\n 42841.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)\n
Treaties, allies and the Roman conquest of Italy
Introduction This chapter is concerned with the use made by the Romans of treaties of alliance and other forms of association in the extension of their imperial power under the Republic. Although attention is paid to their overseas expansion, the chapter deals principally with the Roman conquest of Italy and seeks to challenge the generally accepted view that all the Romans' non-colonial Italian allies were bound to them by treaties. This is not …
Augustus,War and Peace
Deception, Lies, And Economy With The Truth: Augustus And The Establishment Of The Principate
In this chapter, the author examines the part played by duplicity and hypocrisy at various key points in Augustus' career. It considers how the theme is reflected in some of the chief ancient accounts of Augustus. The hostile view retorts with lengthy indictment both of Octavian's rise power, when, besides earlier frauds, Sextus Pompeius, Lepidus and Antony are all said have been undone by his deceits, and of his sole rule, a peace without doubt,…
Res gestae divi Augusti
Spolia opima
Spolia opima were arms and armor taken from the body of an enemy commander killed in battle and dedicated by the man who had killed the commander, in the tiny, ancient temple of Jupiter Feretrius on the Capitol.
Vipsanius Agrippa, Marcus
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (64/3–12 BCE ) was the principal associate of Octavian/Augustus. Agrippa's family was undistinguished, and he was usually known just as Marcus Agrippa, omitting the family name.
Roman Rituals of War
This chapter demonstrates the continuity and change in, and problematic sources about, Roman rituals, which were linked to the incidence of war and peace. The augurium salutis and the closing of the shrine of Janus Geminus are the two rituals that could only be conducted in time of peace. The burning of enemy arms after a victory was a Roman combat ritual. Another, much rarer, ritual of military return came into renewed prominence under Augustus,…
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