The Cambridge companion to the Roman Republic
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The Cambridge companion to the Roman Republic
（Cambridge companions to the ancient world）
Cambridge University Press, 2014
2nd ed
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- : hbk
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Bibliography: p. 423-463
Includes index
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The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic examines all aspects of Roman history and civilization from 509 to 49 BC. The key development of the republican period was Rome's rise from a small city to a wealthy metropolis, which served as the international capital of an extensive Mediterranean empire. These centuries produced a classic republican political culture, closely associated with the growth of a world empire. They also witnessed the slow disintegration of republican government under the relentless and combined pressure of external commitments, growing internal dissension, and the boundless ambition of successful military leaders. In the second edition of this Companion volume, distinguished European, Canadian, and American scholars present a variety of lively current approaches to understanding the political, military, and social aspects of Roman history, as well as its literary and visual culture. The second edition includes a new introduction, three new chapters on population, slavery, and the rise of empire, and updated bibliographies and maps.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to the second edition
- Introduction to the first edition
- Part I. Political and Military History: 1. The early Republic S. P. Oakley
- 2. Power and process under the republican 'constitution' T. Corey Brennan
- 3. The Roman army and navy David Potter
- 4. The crisis of the Republic Jurgen von Ungern-Sternberg
- Part II. Roman Society: 5. Under Roman roofs: family, house, and household Karl-Joachim Hoelkeskamp
- 6. Women in the Roman Republic Phyllis Culham
- 7. Population Saskia Hin
- 8. The Republican economy and Roman law: regulation, promotion, or reflection? Jean-Jacques Aubert
- 9. The great transformation: slavery and the free Republic Brent D. Shaw
- 10. Roman religion Joerg Rupke
- Part III. Rome's Empire: 11. Italy and the Roman Republic 338-331 BC Kathryn Lomas
- 12. Rome and Carthage John F. Lazenby
- 13. Rome and the Greek world Erich S. Gruen
- 14. The rise of empire in the West (264-250 BC) Josiah Osgood
- Part IV. Roman Culture: 15. Literature in the Roman Republic Elaine Fantham
- 16. Roman art during the Republic Ann L. Kuttner
- 17. Spectacle and political culture in the Roman Republic Harriet I. Flower
- Part V. Epilogue: The Influence of the Roman Republic: 18. The Roman Republic and the French and American Revolutions Mortimer N. S. Sellers.
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