James S Romm
Biographic Data
| ID | 5718712 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James S Romm |
| GIVEN NAMES | James S |
| FAMILY NAME | Romm |
| SIGNATURE | ROMM J S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Demetrius
How to Die
Josephus Geographicus
Reviewed by: Josephus Geographicus: The Classical Context of Geography in Josephus James Romm Yuval Shahar . Josephus Geographicus: The Classical Context of Geography in Josephus. Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism, 98. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2004. Pp. ix, 305. €84.00. ISBN 3-16-148256-5. Though this book appears in a Jewish history monograph series, it concerns itself with Graeco-Roman writers for more than two-thirds of its length, in an eff…
Strabo's Cultural Geography
Reviewed by: Strabo's Cultural Geography: The Making of a Kolossourgia James Romm Daniela Dueck, Hugh Lindsay, and Sarah Pothecary (eds.). Strabo's Cultural Geography: The Making of a Kolossourgia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Pp. xvi, 286. $85.00. ISBN 978-0-521-85306-4. This volume is the first-ever anthology of articles on Strabo published in English and thus marks yet another landmark in the revival of interest in the long-obs…
From Babylon to Baghdad
In light of America's post-9/11 involvement in the Middle East, teachers of ancient history can give new relevance to the Alexander era, another period in which a Western superpower projected military force into Mesopotamia and Central Asia. While the parallels between the two ventures are far from exact, the questions raised in connection with Alexander's campaigns, both by the ancient historians who recorded it and by modern scholars, will inev…
Strabons Geographika (review)
Reviewed by: Strabons Geographika, 1. Prolegomena, Buch I-IV: Text und Übersetzung, and: Strabons Geographika, 2. Buch V-VIII: Text und Übersetzung James Romm Stefan Radt (ed.). Strabons Geographika, 1. Prolegomena, Buch I-IV: Text und Übersetzung. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 2002. Pp. xxvi, 563. €141.00. ISBN 3-525-259506. Stefan Radt (ed.). Strabons Geographika, 2. Buch V-VIII: Text und Übersetzung. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht,…
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions (review)
Reviewed by: Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions James Romm Frank L. Holt . Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions. Hellenistic Culture and Society, 44. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2003. Pp. xv, 198. $24.95. ISBN 0-520-23881-8. As American foreign policy becomes more complex and contested, ancient historians have increasingly been pressed into service to draw lessons…
The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought
The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought
The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought
The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought
Strabons Geographika (review)
Reviewed by: Strabons Geographika, 1. Prolegomena, Buch I-IV: Text und Übersetzung, and: Strabons Geographika, 2. Buch V-VIII: Text und Übersetzung James Romm Stefan Radt (ed.). Strabons Geographika, 1. Prolegomena, Buch I-IV: Text und Übersetzung. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 2002. Pp. xxvi, 563. €141.00. ISBN 3-525-259506. Stefan Radt (ed.). Strabons Geographika, 2. Buch V-VIII: Text und Übersetzung. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht,…
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions (review)
Reviewed by: Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions James Romm Frank L. Holt . Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions. Hellenistic Culture and Society, 44. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2003. Pp. xv, 198. $24.95. ISBN 0-520-23881-8. As American foreign policy becomes more complex and contested, ancient historians have increasingly been pressed into service to draw lessons…
Josephus Geographicus
Reviewed by: Josephus Geographicus: The Classical Context of Geography in Josephus James Romm Yuval Shahar . Josephus Geographicus: The Classical Context of Geography in Josephus. Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism, 98. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2004. Pp. ix, 305. €84.00. ISBN 3-16-148256-5. Though this book appears in a Jewish history monograph series, it concerns itself with Graeco-Roman writers for more than two-thirds of its length, in an eff…
Strabo's Cultural Geography
Reviewed by: Strabo's Cultural Geography: The Making of a Kolossourgia James Romm Daniela Dueck, Hugh Lindsay, and Sarah Pothecary (eds.). Strabo's Cultural Geography: The Making of a Kolossourgia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Pp. xvi, 286. $85.00. ISBN 978-0-521-85306-4. This volume is the first-ever anthology of articles on Strabo published in English and thus marks yet another landmark in the revival of interest in the long-obs…
From Babylon to Baghdad
In light of America's post-9/11 involvement in the Middle East, teachers of ancient history can give new relevance to the Alexander era, another period in which a Western superpower projected military force into Mesopotamia and Central Asia. While the parallels between the two ventures are far from exact, the questions raised in connection with Alexander's campaigns, both by the ancient historians who recorded it and by modern scholars, will inev…
How to Die
Demetrius
History (7 works) · Classics (5 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works)