Paul J Burton

Biographic Data

ID5626116
NAMEPaul J Burton
GIVEN NAMESPaul J
FAMILY NAMEBurton
SIGNATUREBURTON P J
AFFILIATIONSAustralian National University
ORCID0000-0001-8325-4732
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS10
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX2

  • Roman Imperialism

    Paul J BurtonARTICLEBrill Research Perspectives in…2019

    Rome engaged in military and diplomatic expansionistic state behavior, which we now describe as ‘imperialism,’ since well before the appearance of ancient sources describing this activity. Over the course of at least 800 years, the Romans established and maintained a Mediterranean-wide empire from Spain to Syria (and sometimes farther east) and from the North Sea to North Africa. How and why they did this is a source of perennial scholarly contro…

  • Pliny’s Presses

    Open AccessPaul Burton, Paul J Burton et al.ARTICLEKlio2019Cited by: 2References: 7

    In a much-quoted passage of the “Natural History”, Pliny describes several wine press mechanisms. This description is of great historical importance, since it is the only such textual description of a vitally important class of technologies used for the production throughout the Roman Empire of both wine and olive oil, dietary staples in the ancient Mediterranean. Pliny’s text has been quoted and used as the basis for discussions of Roman farming…

  • Roman Imperialism

    Paul J BurtonBOOKRoman Imperialism2019

    Rome engaged in military and diplomatic expansionistic state behavior, which we now describe as ‘imperialism,’ since well before the appearance of ancient sources describing this activity. Over the course of at least 800 years, the Romans established and maintained a Mediterranean-wide empire from Spain to Syria (and sometimes farther east) and from the North Sea to North Africa. How and why they did this is a perennial source of scholarly contro…

  • Rome and the Third Macedonian War

    Open AccessPaul J BurtonBOOKRome and the Third Macedonian War2017

    This is the first full-length study of the final war between Rome and the ancient Macedonian monarchy and its last king, Perseus. The Roman victory at the Battle of Pydna in June 168 BC was followed by the abolition of the kingdom of Macedon - the cradle of Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Antigonid monarchs who followed. The first historian of Rome's rise to world power, and a contemporary of the war, Polybius of Megalopolis, recognized t…

  • The Revolt of Lepidus (cos. 78 BC) Revisited

    Open AccessPaul Burton, Paul J BurtonARTICLEHistoria2014

    Despite several attempts in the early 1970s to rehabilitate the reputation of the “turbulent and restless” (Gran. Lic. 36) revolutionary consul of 78 BC, the standard narratives still depict his “revolt” as a “flash in the pan” - or “a fire in straw”, as Orosius calls it (5.22.18) - and the consul himself as incompetent, and ambitious beyond his abilities. This paper argues that Lepidus’ previous defenders did not go far enough in showing that th…

  • Enter the Muse

    Paul Burton, Paul J BurtonCHAPTERCompanion to Roman Imperialism2013

  • Friendship and Empire

    Open AccessPaul J BurtonBOOKFriendship and Empire2011

    In this bold new interpretation of the origins of ancient Rome's overseas empire, Dr Burton charts the impact of the psychology, language and gestures associated with the Roman concept of amicitia, or 'friendship'. The book challenges the prevailing orthodox Cold War-era realist interpretation of Roman imperialism and argues that language and ideals contributed just as much to Roman empire-building as military muscle. Using a constructivist theor…

  • Pax Romana/Pax Americana

    Open AccessPauline Burton, Paul Burton et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of the…2011Cited by: 1References: 27

  • Culture and Constructivism in International Relations

    Paul J BurtonARTICLEThe International History Review2010

  • Ancient International Law, the Aetolian League,and the Ritual of Surrender during the Roman Republic

    Paul J BurtonARTICLEThe International History Review2009Cited by: 1

  • Clientela or Amicitia? Modeling Roman International Behavior in the Middle Republic (264-146 B.C.)

    Open AccessPaul J BurtonARTICLEKlio2003Cited by: 6

    Over forty years have passed since the appearance of Ernst Badian's very influential one might even say canonical -study of Roman Republican imperialism and international relations, Foreign Clientelae. Although his central thesis has not gone unchallenged, it remains a fixture of Republican scholarship -and this despite a sustained attack nearly two decades ago by Erich Gruen. The purpose of this paper will be to revisit and supplement Gruen's cr…