A History of Rome

by Le Glay, Marcel; Voisin, Jean-Louis; Le Bohec, Yann; Cherry, David; Nevill, Antonia

• ISBN13: 9780631218586
• ISBN10: 0631218580
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

This magisterial survey, spanning over 1,300 years, is widely acclaimed as the best single-volume history of Rome. The second edition incorporates a number of improvements including new subject sections and maps, expanded coverage of key chapters, and updated resource and bibliographic material. Incorporates a number of improvements, many of which have been suggested by readers. Provides more extensive treatment of key areas. Includes completely new sections to cover subjects omitted from the first edition. Continues to include extensive illustrative material - plates, tables, chronologies, and maps (including two new ones). A more comprehensive index will ensure the book is now easier to use. Please visit our Roman history website at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/cherry for on-line resources, details of related books, and a unique cross reference tool to help you make the best use of The Roman World: A Sourcebook and A History of Rome.

Table of Contents

List of Plates	ix
List of Figures	xiii
List of Genealogical Tables	xv
Preface to the Second Edition	xvi
Preface to the First Edition	xvii
Abbreviations	xix
Introduction: Rome and the Mediterranean	xxi
PART I: FROM THE ORIGINS TO THE EMPIRE
The Origins of the ``Roman Miracle''	2	(1)
Sources	2	(3)
Italy before rome	5	(14)
The Peoples of Primitive Italy	5	(4)
The Cultures of Primitive Italy	9	(4)
The East's Grip on the West	13	(6)
The formation of rome: from romulus to the tarquins	19	(20)
Latin and Sabine Kings	19	(5)
Etruscan Rome	24	(7)
The Religion of Archaic Rome	31	(8)
The young republic: the fifth and fourth centuries bc	39	(20)
The Birth of the Republic	39	(4)
The Decemvirs and their Task	43	(3)
In Search of Equilibrium (449-312 BC)	46	(7)
The Republic's Institutions at the End of the Fourth Century	53	(6)
The Growth Of The Republic: War And Conquest In The Third Century BC	59	(22)
Economy, Society, Army	59	(4)
The Conquest of Central and Southern Italy	63	(3)
The Hellenization of Art and Religion	66	(5)
The Punic Wars	71	(10)
Consequences Of Conquest: The Second Century BC	81	(32)
Roman Imperialism: The Grip of the West on the East	81	(15)
The Economic, Social, and Political Consequences of the Conquests	96	(11)
Cultural and Spiritual Consequences	107	(6)
Crisis Of The Republic: The First Century BC	113	(38)
Personal Ambitions and the Civil Wars	113	(19)
The End of the Republic: The Second Triumvirate: Toward a New Order	132	(19)
Part II: Rome, Master Of The World Sources
Sources	146	(5)
The Roman World In 31-28 BC	151	(18)
Actium and its Aftermath	151	(4)
Rome and Italy	155	(4)
The Provinces	159	(6)
Beyond the Frontiers	165	(4)
Augustus: The Birth Of The Imperial Regime: 29 BC-AD 14	169	(42)
The Formation of the Principate	169	(9)
The Emperor and his Entourage	178	(3)
A Hierarchy of Offices	181	(9)
The Army and its Conquests	190	(6)
The Administration of the Empire	196	(7)
Religious Policy	203	(5)
The Succession	208	(3)
The Julio-Claudians: The System Under Stress, AD 14-68	211	(28)
Four Personalities	211	(10)
Constants and Innovations	221	(14)
Development of the Administration	235	(4)
The Flavians: Consolidating The Imperial Order, AD 68-96	239	(28)
Return of the Civil Wars?	239	(3)
The ``Bourgeois'' Empire of Vespasian and Titus	242	(11)
Domitian and Tyranny (AD 81-96)	253	(6)
A Developing Municipal Life and a Changing Society	259	(8)
The Antonine Empire, AD 96-192	267	(72)
``Italo-Provincial'' Emperors	267	(29)
Italy in Decline, the Provinces Expanding	296	(15)
A Mediterranean Economy	311	(10)
The Army	321	(6)
Religious Life	327	(12)
The African And Syrian Emperors, AD 193-235	339	(36)
The Crisis of 193-197	339	(1)
Septimius Severus and his Sons	340	(19)
Macrinus, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander	359	(5)
Provincial Upsurge and the Orientalization of the Empire?	364	(11)
Part III: Another Roman World (Third To Fifth Century)
The Nature Of The Times	370	(1)
The Diversity Of Sources	371	(4)
Equilibrium, AD 235	375	(16)
A Fragile Balance	375	(2)
Rome and Italy	377	(4)
The Western Provinces	381	(3)
The Eastern Provinces	384	(4)
Beyond the Limes	388	(2)
Balance and Disequilibrium	390	(1)
A Disintegrating Order, AD 235-284	391	(14)
Sinking into Crisis (235-284)	391	(4)
The Nature and Limits of the Crisis	395	(4)
The Reaction of the Imperial Government (260-284)	399	(6)
A Different Order, AD 284-361	405	(12)
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (284-305)	405	(4)
Constantine (306-337)	409	(5)
Constantine's Sons (337-361)	414	(1)
Three Emperors and their Achievements	415	(2)
Different Institutions: Reorganization	417	(18)
Central Government	417	(5)
The Army	422	(6)
Territorial Authorities	428	(4)
Cities and Municipal Life	432	(2)
An Absolute Monarchy	434	(1)
A Different Socio-Economic World: Recovery And State Control	435	(20)
The Economic Recovery	435	(7)
Society and the State	442	(6)
Towns and Villas	448	(5)
Expansion and Lifestyles	453	(2)
A Different Civilization: Between Paganism And Christianity	455	(20)
The Character of the Times	455	(2)
Paganism on the Defensive	457	(6)
Judaism between the Empire and the Church	463	(2)
Christianity takes the Offensive	465	(9)
Boom and Decline	474	(1)
The End Of The Roman World?	475	(12)
Julian (361-363)	475	(3)
The Start of a New Crisis (364-395)	478	(4)
The End of Rome?	482	(5)
Chronological Table	487	(20)
Glossary	507	(6)
Guide To Greek And Roman Writers by David Cherry	513	(12)
Guide To Further Reading by David Cherry	525	(16)
Index	541