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Roman record keeping & communications, Paul Chrystal

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The assumption is that most of what we know about the Romans and their history comes from Roman and Greek historians. While this is true up to a point, the reality is that there are many other primary sources that combine to give us the composite picture we have today of the Romans and their world. The Romans had, in effect, their own brand of social media, engineered to disseminate information, legislation, propaganda, and misinformation to state and religious officials, citizens, the military, and to the enemy--wherever they be. We know what the Romans did for us: roads, central heating, and so on, but, just as importantly, they also developed and perfected records, record-keeping, and other methods of information storage and communication. It is the Roman preoccupation with record keeping and dissemination that informs the picture we have today of Roman civilisation. Roman Record Keeping & Communications is the first to analyse what Roman social media is: the keeping of records and archive material, and ways of communicating it. Uniquely, this volume assesses the impact this information had in Roman history and on our own appraisal of that history
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781781556580
Instance
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Roman record keeping & communications
Title
Roman record keeping & communications
Statement of responsibility
Paul Chrystal
Title variation
Roman record keeping and communications
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The assumption is that most of what we know about the Romans and their history comes from Roman and Greek historians. While this is true up to a point, the reality is that there are many other primary sources that combine to give us the composite picture we have today of the Romans and their world. The Romans had, in effect, their own brand of social media, engineered to disseminate information, legislation, propaganda, and misinformation to state and religious officials, citizens, the military, and to the enemy--wherever they be. We know what the Romans did for us: roads, central heating, and so on, but, just as importantly, they also developed and perfected records, record-keeping, and other methods of information storage and communication. It is the Roman preoccupation with record keeping and dissemination that informs the picture we have today of Roman civilisation. Roman Record Keeping & Communications is the first to analyse what Roman social media is: the keeping of records and archive material, and ways of communicating it. Uniquely, this volume assesses the impact this information had in Roman history and on our own appraisal of that history
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EQO
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Chrystal, Paul
Dewey number
302.20937
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
DG13
LC item number
.C47 2018
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Public records
  • Archives
  • History, Ancient
  • Education
  • Inscriptions, Ancient
  • Books
  • Literature and history
  • Rome
  • Archives
  • Books
  • Education
  • Historiography
  • History, Ancient
  • Inscriptions, Ancient
  • Literature and history
  • Public records
  • Rome (Empire)
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Roman record keeping & communications, Paul Chrystal
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-222) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
1036259802
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781781556580
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1036259802
Label
Roman record keeping & communications, Paul Chrystal
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-222) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
1036259802
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781781556580
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1036259802

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