Thomas L. Dynneson

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Thomas L. Dynneson Archive - The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB)

March 7, 2015

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The Thomas L. Dynneson Archive is now established in the library at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The archive contains the professional records, materials, publications, letters, documents, and correspondence related to the professional work of Professor Dynneson. The archive was established for the use of students, scholars, and interested persons who Read More

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Rise of the Roman Empire: The Will to Endure

Rise of the Roman Empire: The Will to Endure is a daring interpretation of the ways and means that the Roman Empire became the greatest military power of the ancient world, and how the vastness of this empire engulfed the entire Mediterranean world, as well as most of Europe. I the second century BCE, the Greek historian Polybius (200-118 BCE), after arriving in Rome in 168 BCE, asked in his Histories: "How did the Romans succeed in building a world empire in such a short span of time?" This book takes the perspective Polybius's question was mistaken, in the sense that the fromation of the Roman Empire, took a very long time--indeed, centuries. The formation of the Roman Empire began in 390 BCE whan the Gauls burned Rome; and even before that time, as this book demonstrates, the kings of Rome were some of the first empire builders.

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