{"product_id":"the-beginnings-of-rome-9781138127616","title":"The Beginnings of Rome","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the results of archaeological techniques, and examining methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of the rise of Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Beginnings of Rome\u003c\/em\u003e offers insight on major issues such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRome's relations with the Etruscans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe conflict between patricians and plebeians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe causes of Roman imperialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe growth of slave-based economy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnswering the need for raising acute questions and providing an analysis of the many different kinds of archaeological evidence with literary sources, this is the most comprehensive study of the subject available, and is essential reading for students of Roman history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'T.J Cornell's synthesis of early Roman history has some great virtues: it is learned, up-to-date and readable.' –\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e London Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Cornell's lucid review of what we know of early Rome (to 264 BC) is excellent value ... The book is warmly recommended.'\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eJACT Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Cornell's is the most authoritative study of early Roman history to have been written by a single author since\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBeloch's \u003cem\u003eRomanische Geschichte\u003c\/em\u003e of 1926. \u003cem\u003eThe Beginnings of Rome\u003c\/em\u003e is an authoritative, important, and timely book from which we are all benefiting, and from which much subsequent study of early Rome\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewill start.'\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eThe Classical Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Cornell's is the most authoritative study of early Roman history to have been written by a single author since Beloch's \u003cem\u003eRomanische Geschichte\u003c\/em\u003e of 1926. \u003cem\u003eThe Beginnings of Rome\u003c\/em\u003e is an authoritative, important, and timely book from which we are all benefiting, and from which much subsequent study of early Rome will start.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Classical Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Pre-Roman Background; Chapter 3 The Origins of Rome; Chapter 4 The Rise of the City-state; Chapter 5 Traditional History; Chapter 6 The Myth of ‘Etruscan Rome’; Chapter 7 The Reforms of Servius Tullius; Chapter 8 The Power of Rome in the Sixth Century; Chapter 9 The Beginnings of the Roman Republic; Chapter 10 Patricians and Plebeians; Chapter 11 The Twelve Tables; Chapter 12 Wars and External Relations, 509-345 bc; Chapter 13 The Emancipation of the Plebs; Chapter 14 The Roman Conquest of Italy; Chapter 15 Rome in the Age of the Italian Wars;","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019460378967,"sku":"9781138127616","price":115.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138127616.jpg?v=1750780341","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-beginnings-of-rome-9781138127616","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}