The Romans Unfolds Rome's Remarkable Evolution From Village To Monarchy And Then Republic And Finally To One-man Rule By An Emperor Whose Power At Its Peak Stretched From Scotland To Iraq And The Nile Valley. Firmly Grounded In Ancient Literary And Material Sources, The Book Captures And Analyzes The Outstanding Political And Military Landmarks From The Punic Wars, To Caesar's Conquest Of Gaul And His Crossing Of The Rubicon, To The Victory Of Octavian Over Mark Antony, To Constantine's Adoption Of Christianity. Here Too Are Some Of The Most Fascinating Individuals Ever To Walk Across The World Stage, Including Hannibal, Mithridates, Pompey, Cicero, Cleopatra, Augustus, Livia, Nero, Marcus Aurelius, And Shapur. The Authors Bring To Life Many Aspects Of Rome's Cultural And Social History, From The Role Of Women, To Literature, Entertainments, Town-planning, Portraiture, And Religion. The Book Incorporates More Than 30 Maps.--jacket. Early Italy -- Rome's First Centuries -- Rome And Italy In The Fourth Century -- The Beginnings Of A Mediterranean Empire -- Italy And Empire -- Italy Threatened, Enfranchised, Divided -- The Domination Of Sulla And Its Legacy -- End Of The Republic : Caesar's Dictatorship -- Augustus And The Transformation Of The Roman World -- The Early Principate (a.d. 14-69) : The Julio-claudians, The Civil War Of 68-69, And Life In The Early Empire -- Institutionalization Of The Principate : Military Expansion And Its Limits, The Empire And The Provinces (69-138) -- Italy And The Provinces : Civil And Military Affairs (138-235) -- The Third Century, The Dominate, And Constantine. Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel J. Gargola, Richard J.a. Talbert. 'timeline' : P. 459-478. 'glossary' : P. 479-490. 'principal Ancient Authors' : P. 491-497. A History Of Ancient Rome From Earliest Times To Constantine -- Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References And Index (p. 501-516).
Categories:
- History
- Ancient Civilizations
- Rome
- Ancient Civilizations
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Author : Boatwright, Mary T.,Gargola, Daniel J.,Talbert, Richard J. A.
Language : English
Edition : Edition Unstated
Published :2004-07-15
Number Of Pages : 516
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0195118766
ISBN-13 : 9780195118766
Item weight : 2.21 lb
Dimensions : 1.22 in x 7.52 in x 9.21 in
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