Roman Drama and Roman History (Exeter Studies in History) Book

'Wiseman is a master of constructive fiction, and everything he writes is exhilarating. In fact, it would be hard to think of an ancient historian whose work is better designed both to inspire advanced students with a sense of what impressive edifices can be constructed with bricks so short on straw-and also to hone their skills at testing, if necessary to destruction, the weak links in chains of overextended argumentation.' - Times Literary Supplement, May 28, 1999 'This collection of essays demonstrates great depth and breadth of knowledge in the areas of Roman history, literature, culture, and archaeology, as well as exceptional analytical skill and creative imagination, which contemporary historians of republican Rome have come to associate with the name of T.P. Wiseman.' - Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 98.12.14 [Wiseman's] mixture of daring and scholarship, his wit, and sense of the vitality of Roman communal life make a convincing case for Roman scenarios, serious or mimic, as sources of popular historical traditions.' - Journal of Roman Studies, Vol.90, 2000Read More