What do you think?
Rate this book
Characters and events of Roman History
Guglielmo Ferrero was an early 20th century Italian historian, journalist and novelist, and author of the 6 volume Greatness and Decline of Rome. In 1908 Theodore Roosevelt invited Ferrero to the White House, afterwards Ferrero gave lectures in the northeast, which were collected and published in 1909 as Characters and Events of Roman History. The lectures included "CORRUPTION" IN ANCIENT ROME, AND ITS COUNTERPART IN MODERN HISTORY, THE HISTORY AND LEGEND OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAUL, NERO, JULIA AND TIBERIUS, WINE IN ROMAN HISTORY, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, and ROMAN HISTORY IN MODERN EDUCATION.
- GenresHistoryNonfiction
108 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
15 people are currently reading
50 people want to read
About the author
Guglielmo Ferrero
299 books16 followersGuglielmo Ferrero was an Italian historian, journalist and novelist, author of the Greatness and Decline of Rome (6 vols., 1903–1908).
Born in Portici, near Naples, Ferrero studied law in Pisa, Bologna and Turin. Soon afterward he married Gina Lombroso, a daughter of Cesare Lombroso, the criminologist and psychiatrist with whom he wrote Criminal Woman, the Prostitute and the Normal Woman. In 1891-1894 Ferrero traveled extensively in Europe and in 1897 wrote The Young Europe. After studying the history of Rome Ferrero turned to political essays and novels (Between Two Worlds in 1913, Speeches to the Deaf in 1925 and The Two Truths in 1933-1939). When the fascist reign of Black Shirts forced liberal intellectuals to leave Italy in 1925, Ferrero refused and was placed under house arrest. In 1929 Ferrero accepted a professorship at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. His last works however (Adventure; The Reconstruction of Europe; Power; and The Two French Revolutions) were dedicated to the French Revolution and Napoleon.
Ferrero was invited to the White House by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908. He gave lectures in the northeast US which were collected and published in 1909 as Characters and Events of Roman History. Additionally, Roosevelt read The Greatness and Decline of Rome.
He died in 1942 at Mont-Pelerin-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielm...
Born in Portici, near Naples, Ferrero studied law in Pisa, Bologna and Turin. Soon afterward he married Gina Lombroso, a daughter of Cesare Lombroso, the criminologist and psychiatrist with whom he wrote Criminal Woman, the Prostitute and the Normal Woman. In 1891-1894 Ferrero traveled extensively in Europe and in 1897 wrote The Young Europe. After studying the history of Rome Ferrero turned to political essays and novels (Between Two Worlds in 1913, Speeches to the Deaf in 1925 and The Two Truths in 1933-1939). When the fascist reign of Black Shirts forced liberal intellectuals to leave Italy in 1925, Ferrero refused and was placed under house arrest. In 1929 Ferrero accepted a professorship at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. His last works however (Adventure; The Reconstruction of Europe; Power; and The Two French Revolutions) were dedicated to the French Revolution and Napoleon.
Ferrero was invited to the White House by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908. He gave lectures in the northeast US which were collected and published in 1909 as Characters and Events of Roman History. Additionally, Roosevelt read The Greatness and Decline of Rome.
He died in 1942 at Mont-Pelerin-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielm...
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
July 12, 2007
Squeezes out the juice of Roman scandals.
September 15, 2019
Me ha entusiasmado.
El autor demuestra primero un profundo conocimiento de las fuentes primarias, para despues aplicar su imaginación a la tarea de ofrecer respuestas alternativas a la interpretación tradicional de las mismas.
Es muy meritorio el intento de comprender las intenciones de los autores de la antiguedad, que probablemente trataban de hacer política entre sus contemporáneos o de fijar una visión de los hechos para las generaciones inmediatamente posteriores.
El desarrollo económico de Galia, la confrotación entre las visiones más modernas o filohelenísticas y las tradicionales o filoromanas, el uso del vino o las historias de Antonio y Cleopatra quedan más claras bajo la luz que arroja Ferrero.
Muy recomendable.
Mi nota: 9/10
El autor demuestra primero un profundo conocimiento de las fuentes primarias, para despues aplicar su imaginación a la tarea de ofrecer respuestas alternativas a la interpretación tradicional de las mismas.
Es muy meritorio el intento de comprender las intenciones de los autores de la antiguedad, que probablemente trataban de hacer política entre sus contemporáneos o de fijar una visión de los hechos para las generaciones inmediatamente posteriores.
El desarrollo económico de Galia, la confrotación entre las visiones más modernas o filohelenísticas y las tradicionales o filoromanas, el uso del vino o las historias de Antonio y Cleopatra quedan más claras bajo la luz que arroja Ferrero.
Muy recomendable.
Mi nota: 9/10
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews