[Ursus]

Ancient Rome: A Military and Political History
Christopher S. Mackay



Many scholars these days have an agenda, but Mackay is very up front about his.

In his introduction, Mackay explains he seeks to present a nuts-and-bolts, no-nonsense introduction to Roman history. He refers to his approach as "traditional" insofar as it internalizes the conventional sources and view points. By "traditional" we of course mean European males at the top of their particular socio-economic ladder, who seemed to act without regard to modern sensibilities concerning wealth and power. The author acknowledges that the new focus in modern scholarship is a revisionist agenda designed to either illuminate heretofore unsung segments of Roman culture, or radically overturn prevailing assumptions of Roman civilization. Mackay feels this new revisionist focus should "complement rather than supplant" the traditional scholarship. It is the author's intention that his readers have the core understandings of "traditional" Roman history before availing themselves of ever-expanding alternative viewpoints....

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[M. Porcius Cato]

What are Mackay's credentials?

[P.Clodius]

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What are Mackay's credentials?

He's Canadian!

[Viggen]

thanks Ursus for this excellent review! :rolleyes:

It is now published and online...

cheers
viggen