Ronald Syme (1) (1903–1989)
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Sir Ronald Syme was Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, 1929-49; Professor of Classical Philology, Istanbul, 1942-45; Camden Professor of Ancient History and Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, 1949-70; Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, 1970-89.
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Tacitus Vol. 2 [...] 12 Exemplare
TACITUS VOLUME 1 12 Exemplare
Danubian papers 4 Exemplare
The Historia Augusta: A call of clarity (Antiquitas Reihe 4: Beitrage zur Historia-Augusta-Forschung) (1971) 3 Exemplare
Greeks Invading the Roman Government (The Seventh Stephen J. Brademas, Sr., lecture) (1982) 3 Exemplare
[Various articles] 1 Exemplar
Revoluția romană 1 Exemplar
Roman Papers: Volume VII 1 Exemplar
Roman Papers I 1 Exemplar
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Histoire Et Historiens Dans L'Antiquité. Sept Exposés Et Discussions. Entretiens sur l'Antiquité Classique Tome IV. (1956) — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Historiographia antiqua : commentationes Lovanienses in honorem W. Peremans septuagenarii editae (1977) — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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- Syme, Ronald
- Geburtstag
- 1903-03-11
- Todestag
- 1989-11-04
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- Neuseeland
- Geburtsort
- Eltham, New Zealand
- Sterbeort
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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- Naturelle (Vieillesse)
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- New Plymouth Boys' High School
University of Auckland
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Oxford University (Oriel College) - Berufe
- university professor (ancient history)
historian
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- Oxford University (Brasenose College|Camden professor of ancient history)
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- Knighthood (1959)
Order of Merit (1976)
British Academy (fellow|1944)
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This book about Ancient Rome and its republic is a monumental work. It belongs in the library of anyone interested in Ancient Rome. A few more quotes from the book:
"When a Party has triumphed in violence and seized control of the State, it would be plain folly to regard the new government as a collection of amiable and virtuous characters. (509) The nobiles, by their ambition and their feuds, had not merely destroyed their spurious Republic: they had ruined the Roman people. (513) The Roman had once boasted that he alone enjoyed libertas while ruling others. It was now evident that obedience was the condition of empire—‘idemque huic urbi dominandi finis erit qui parendi fuerit.’. (Seneca, Dec clem. I, 4, 2.)" (517)… (mehr)
"When a Party has triumphed in violence and seized control of the State, it would be plain folly to regard the new government as a collection of amiable and virtuous characters. (509) The nobiles, by their ambition and their feuds, had not merely destroyed their spurious Republic: they had ruined the Roman people. (513) The Roman had once boasted that he alone enjoyed libertas while ruling others. It was now evident that obedience was the condition of empire—‘idemque huic urbi dominandi finis erit qui parendi fuerit.’. (Seneca, Dec clem. I, 4, 2.)" (517)… (mehr)
A college text, I recall. A clear presentation of the ferment of the period preceding the Augustan Empire. Syme was using the material to advance the idea that Octavian was a man with a totalitarian bent, and program that he gradually shaped and implemented. I rather agree. though there has been two revisions since the original publication in 1939, the book is still to be found.
This book is a classic. It is true that Syme assumes knowledge but given that it was written in the1930s as fascism grew and that contemporary situation informs his writing he is forgiven for his assumption. I woould recommend this book to anyone with a desire to learn more of the chaotic, bloody, politically thrilling end of the republic
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La lección que me llevo? No te preocupes mucho por los calificativos y nombres que usan tus políticos para el régimen que manejan. Mirá un poco más y te darás cuenta que detrás de tus repúblicas y democracias hay siempre una oligarquía que lleva la batuta.
Y que una revolución es simplemente el cambio de una oligarquía por otra. No importa como quiera llamarse.