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The Romans : from village to empire

Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel J. Gargola, Richard J.A. Talbert

Oxford University Press, 2004

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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"A history of ancient Rome from earliest times to Constantine"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780195118759

Description

Introduces ancient Rome offering a concise understanding of its political, social, and cultural history. This book traces Rome's remarkable evolution from monarchy, to republic, to one-man rule by an emperor whose power stretched from Scotland to Iraq, and far up the Nile valley.

Table of Contents

  • ITALY AND THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD
  • CHAPTER 2: ROME'S FIRST CENTURIES
  • CHAPTER 3: ROME AND ITALY IN THE FOURTH CENTURY
  • CHAPTER 4: THE BEGINNINGS OF A MEDITERRANEAN EMPIRE
  • CHAPTER 5: ITALY AND EMPIRE
  • CHAPTER 6: ITALY, THREATENED, ENFRANCHISED, DIVIDED
  • CHAPTER 7: THE DOMINATION OF SULLA AND ITS LEGACY
  • CHAPTER 8: END OF THE REPUBLIC
  • CAESAR'S DICTATORSHIP
  • CHAPTER 9
  • AUGUSTUS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE ROMAN WORLD
  • CHAPTER 10: THE EARLY PRINCIPATE (AD 14-69)
  • THE JULIO-CLAUDIANS, THE CIVIL WAR OF 68-69, AND LIFE IN THE EARLY EMPIRE
  • CHAPTER 11: INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE PRINCIPATE, MILITARY EXPANSION AND ITS LIMITS, THE EMPIRE AND THE PROVINCES (69-138)
  • CHAPTER 12: ITALY AND PROVINCES: CIVIL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (138-235)
  • CHAPTER 13: THE THIRD CENTURY, THE DOMINATE, AND CONSTANTINE
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780195118766

Description

From Village to Empire introduces ancient Rome to readers eager for a concise and engaging understanding of its political, social, and cultural history. It traces Rome's remarkable evolution from monarchy, to republic, to one-man rule by an emperor whose power stretched from Scotland to Iraq and far up the Nile valley.

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  • NCID
    BA68230254
  • ISBN
    • 0195118758
    • 0195118766
  • LCCN
    2003053670
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxvii, 516 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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