The Roman World from Pre-History to Augustus: A History of the Roman People offers students a comprehensive, readable introduction to Rome's early history and the Roman Republic.
Based on the new eighth edition of the hugely successful A History of the Roman People, this volume guides readers through the mists of Roman pre-history and a survey of the peoples of pre-Roman Italy to a balanced, thoughtful account of the complexities of the Roman Republic. It covers Roman history from its earliest occupation and legendary foundation, through the monarchic and Republican periods, up to the death of Augustus and the impact of his rule on Roman culture, providing a thorough, up-to-date examination of the period.
The Roman World from Pre-History to Augustus: A History of the Roman People is an excellent introduction for those with no background in Roman history, ideal for undergraduate courses on Rome's early history, Republic and the rise of imperial power, and on Roman culture.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Roman history: Its geographic and human foundations; 2. Phoenicians, Greeks, and Etruscans in pre-Roman Italy; 3. Rome's Archaic Monarchy, ca. 750-ca. 500 BC; 4. Early Roman society, religion, and values; 5. From tyrant kings to oligarchic republic, 509 to 287 b.c.e.; 6. Roman Expansion in Italy, 509 to 264 b.c.e.; 7. The First Punic War, northern Italy, and Illyrian pirates, 264 to 219 b.c.e.; 8. War with Hannibal: The Second Punic War, 218 to 201 b.c.e.; 9. Roman imperialism East and West, 200 to 133 b.c.e.; 10. The transformation of Roman life, 264 to 133 b.c.e.; 11. The great cultural synthesis, 264 to 133 b.c.e.; 12. The Gracchi and the struggle over reforms, 133 to 121 b.c.e.; 13. Destructive rivalries, Marius, and the Social War, 121 to 88 b.c.e.; 14. Civil war and Sulla's reactionary settlement, 88 to 78 b.c.e.; 15. Personal ambitions: The failure of Sulla's optimate oligarchy, 78 to 60 b.c.e.; 16. Caesar wins and is lost, 60 to 44 b.c.e.; 17. The last years of the Republic, 44 to 30 b.c.e.; 18. Social, economic, and cultural life in the late Republic, ca. 133 to ca. 30 b.c.e.; 19. From Oligarchic Republic to Monarchic Empire, 30 b.c.e. to 14 c.e.
