Chapter 6 Review: Suggested References
Scholars continue to debate the nature and the significance of the many social, cultural, and (especially) religious changes that occurred under the early Roman Empire. Perhaps the most difficult question to answer is to what extent life became better or worse for most people—and indeed how to define better and worse in this context—once the empire stopped expanding into new territories.
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Crossan, Dominic, and Jonathan Reed. In Search of Paul: How Jesus’s Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom. 2005.
Dennison, Matthew. Livia: Empress of Rome. 2010.
Denzey, Nicola. The Bone Gatherers: The Lost Worlds of Early Christian Women. 2007.
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Green, Bernard. Christianity in Ancient Rome: The First Three Centuries. 2010.
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*Kraemer, Ross Shephard. Her Share of the Blessings: Women’s Religion among Pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Greco-Roman World. 1992.
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Mattingly, David J. Imperialism, Power, and Identity: Experiencing the Roman Empire. 2010.
Matz, David. Life of the Ancient Romans: Daily Life through History. 2008.
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*Suetonius. Lives of the Caesars. Trans. Catharine Edwards. 2009.
*Tacitus. The Complete Works. Trans. Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb. 1964.