Description
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the political, military and social history of ancient Rome from the earliest days of the Republic to its collapse and the subsequent foundations of the empire established by Augustus prior to his death in AD 14.
Trade Review"The current text is a valuable contribution to the field as it covers the Roman Republic, the dynastic period and the rise of Augustus in just over 750 pages...this is an expertly written and highly recommended text." - The Classical Review
Table of ContentsList of figures; List of maps; List of genealogical trees; Preface; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Some useful definitions; List of Roman consuls 88 BC–AD 14; Genealogical (family) trees; 1 Early Republican Rome: 507–264 BC; 2 The Public Face of Rome; 3 Religion in the Roman Republic; 4 The Punic Wars; 5 Rome’s Mediterranean Empire; 6 Slaves and Freedmen; 7 Women, Sexuality and the Family; 8 Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus; 9 Gaius Marius; 10 The ‘Social’ War ; 11 Lucius Cornelius Sulla ‘Felix’; 12 The Collapse of the Republic; 13 The Civil War and Caesar's Dictatorship; 14 Octavian’s Rise to Power; 15 The Age of Augustus; Index
