The romans: from village to Empire : a history of rome from earliest times to the end of the western empire

The Romans gives a thorough account of the political and military history ofancient Rome down to the fall of the empire in 476, while also providing a solid grounding in the social and cultural history of the period. "The Romans iscurrently the best textbook on Roman history available in English."--Walter Scheidel, Stanford University.How did a single village community in the Italian peninsula eventually becomeone of the most powerful imperial powers the world has ever known? In The Romans: From Village to Empire, Second Edition, Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel J. Gargola, Richard J.A. Talbert, and new coauthor Noel Lenski explore this questionas they guide students through a comprehensive sweep of Roman history, ranging from the prehistoric settlements to the fall of the empire in 476. Addressing issues that still confront modern states worldwide--including warfare, empire building, consensus forging, and political fragmentation--the authors also provide glimpses into everyday Roman life and perspective, demonstrating how Rome's growth as a state is inseparable from its social and cultural development. INDICE: *=New to this Edition 1. ARCHAIC ITALY AND THE ORIGINS OF ROME Italy and the Mediterranean World The Evidence Italy Before the City The Rise of Cities Greeks and Etruscans The Emergence of Rome The Romans and Their Early History Table 1.1 Dates of Rome's Kings According to Varro Source 1.1 Plutarch,Romulus Politics and Society under the Kings Rome and the Latins 2. REPUBLICAN ROME AND THE CONQUEST OF ITALY The Early Republic The City and Its Institutions in the Fourth Century Source 2.1 Servius Tullius' Creation of the Census (Livy) Table 2.1 Roman Assemblies Source 2.2 The Roman Games (Dionysius of Halicarnassus) Rome and Central Italy Expansion of Roman Control Over Italy War and the Roman State 3. THE BEGINNINGS OF A MEDITERRANEAN EMPIRE Sources The Nobility and the City of Rome Source 3.1 Triumph of Scipio Africanus (Appian) Warswith Carthage First Punic War (264-241) Second Punic War (218-201) * Source 3.2 Rome's Reaction to Defeat at Cannae A Mediterranean Empire * Source 3.3 Popillius Laenas Forestalls Antiochus' Invasion of Egypt (Polybius) North Africa 4. ITALY AND EMPIRE Senators, Officials, and Citizen Assemblies Italy and the Consequences of Empire Changing Relations Between Rome, Its Municipia, and Allies Source 4.1 Scipio Africanus' Army Loots Carthago Nova (Polybius and Livy) Roman Politics from the Mid-Second Century * Source 4.2 Tiberius Gracchus Urges Romans to Support his Land-Assignment Scheme (Plutarch) 5. ITALY THREATENED,ENFRANCHISED, DIVIDED Changes in Roman Society War with Jugurtha (112-105) Italy Threatened from the North (113-101) * Source 5.1 A Spanish People Surrenders to Rome Changes in the Roman Army Marius' Career in Roman Politics Source 5.2 Marius' Bid for the Consulship (Sallust) Sixth Consulship of Marius and Second Tribunate of Saturninus (100) Administration of the Provinces Tribunate ofLivius Drusus (91) Social War (91-87) Tribunate of Sulpicius Rufus (88) Sulla's First March on Rome (88) Cinna's Rule (87-84) Sulla's Second March on Rome (83-83) 6. THE DOMINATION OF SULLA AND ITS LEGACY Sulla's Proscriptions (82-81) Sulla the Dictator and His Program (82-81) Equites, Courts Verdicts on Sulla's Program Source 6.1 Cicero's Defense of Sextus Roscius Lepidus' Uprising andIts Aftermath (78-77) Challenge from Sertorius in Spain…

• ISBN: 978-0-19-973057-5
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 624
• Fecha Publicación: 12/01/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés