A History of Rome

by Le Glay, Marcel; Voisin, Jean-Louis; Le Bohec, Yann; Cherry, David; Kyle, Donald G.; Manolaraki, Eleni

• ISBN13: 9781405183277
• ISBN10: 1405183276
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-20
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Spanning 1,300 years, this popular history of Rome has been thoroughly revised and updated, reinforcing its stature as an indispensable resource on the history and enduring influence of one of the world's greatest empires. New format: two-color text throughout; new pedagogical features, such as glossary terms in margins; chronological tables and genealogies are made clearer for student use Includes revised text throughout, updated guides to further reading, and new sources for Roman history Expands coverage of the late Republic period Retains its emphasis on the importance of multi-disciplinary interpretations of literary sources and new archaeological evidence

Author Biography

Marcel Le Glay was, until his death in 1993, Professor Emeritus at the Sorbonne, Paris.

Jean-Louis Voisin is Senior Lecturer at the University of Bourgogne.

Yann Le Bohec is Professor at the University of Lyon III.

David Cherry is Professor of History at Montana State University, Bozeman.

Donald G. Kyle is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Eleni Manolaraki is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of South Florida.

Table of Contents

List of Plates

List of Figures

List of Genealogical Tables

Preface to the Third Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Abbreviations

Introduction

The Sources for Roman History

Rome and the Mediterranean

The Origins of the Roman Miracle

From the Origins to the Empire

Italy before Rome

The Peoples of Primitive Italy

The Cultures of Primitive Italy

The East's Grip on the West

The Formation of Rome: From Romulus to the Tarquins

Latin and Sabine Kings

Etruscan Rome

The Religion of Archaic Rome

The Young Republic: The Fifth and Fourth Centuries bc

The Birth of the Republic

The Decemvirs and their Task

In Search of Equilibrium (449-312 bc)

The Republic's Institutions at the End of the Fourth Century

The Growth of the Republic: War and Conquest in the Third Century bc

Economy, Society, Army

The Conquest of Central and Southern Italy

The Hellenization of Art and Religion

The Punic Wars

Gladitorial Combat: Rise and Early Development

Consequences of Conquest: the Second Century bc

Roman Imperialism: The Grip of the West on the East

Roman Triumphs: Spectacles of Military Victory

The Economic, Social, and Political Consequences of the Conquests

Cultural and Spiritual Consequences

Crisis of the Republic: The First Century bc

Personal Ambitions and the Civil Wars

Spectacles in the Late Republic: Festivals, Celebrations, and Games

The End of the Republic: The Second Triumvirate: Toward a New Order

Rome, Master of the World

The Roman World in 31-28 bc

Actium and its Aftermath

Rome and Italy

The Provinces

Beyond the Frontiers

Augustus: The Birth of the Imperial Regime: 29 bc-ad 14

The Formation of the Principate

The Emperor and his Entourage

A Hierarchy of Offices

The Army and its Conquests

The Administration of the Empire

Augustus: Showman and Gamesmaster of Rome

Religious Policy

The Succession

The Julio-Claudians: The System Under Stress, ad 14-68

Four Personalities

Constants and Innovations

Development of the Administration

The Flavians: Consolidating the Imperial Order, ad 68-96

Return of the Civil Wars?

The "Bourgeois" Empire of Vespasian and Titus

Domitian and Tyranny (ad 81-96)

A Developing Municipal Life and a Changing Society

The Antonine Empire, ad 96-192

"Italo-Provincial" Emperors

Italy in Decline, the Provinces Expanding

Romanization

A Mediterranean Economy

The Army

Spectacles and the Roman Empire

Religious Life

The African and Syrian Emperors, ad 193-235

The Crisis of 193-197

Septimius Severus and his Sons

Macrinus, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander

Provincial Upsurge and the Orientalization of the Empire?

Another Roman World (Third to Fifth Century)

The Nature of the Times

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.