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9780500051214

Chronicle of the Roman Republic The Rulers of Ancient Rome from Romulus to Augustus

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  • ISBN13:

    9780500051214

  • ISBN10:

    0500051216

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-06-17
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson

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Summary

The Roman Republic was one of the most civilized societies in the ancient world, ruled by elected officials whose power was checked by a constitution so well crafted that it inspired the founding fathers of the United States of America. Here Philip Matyszak describes fifty-seven of the foremost Romans of the Republic, spanning the centuries from its birth to its bloody death and including the best and the worst of the Roman elite: Licinius Crassus, a kind father and loving husband who crucified slaves by the thousands, or Cato the Censor, upright and incorruptible, xenophobic and misogynistic. Supported by a wealth of pictorial and archaeological detail, these personal histories provide an overview of the development and expansion of Rome, encompassing foreign and civil wars as well as social strife and key legislation. The biographies are supplemented by time lines, data files, and special features that highlight different aspects of Roman culture and society.

Table of Contents

Preface: Republican Virtues 6(2)
Introduction: The Rise of Rome 8(4)
The Principal Sources
12(1)
Offices of the Roman Constitution
13(1)
The Age of Kings 753--509 BC
14(32)
Special Features
The Palatine
19(2)
The Vestal Virgins
21(3)
Early Roman Religion
24(4)
Early Enemies of Rome
28(6)
The Etruscans
34(12)
Founders of the Republic 509--264 BC
46(30)
Special Features
A Roman Triumph
50(15)
The Twelve Tables
65(8)
Roman Roads
73(3)
Romans of the Mid--Republic 264--100 BC
76(68)
Special Features
The Early Roman Army
80(7)
Death and the Romans
87(1)
The Romans at Sea
88(7)
Hannibal
95(15)
Roman Farms
110(5)
The Influence of Greece
115(22)
Publicani
137(7)
The Last Republicans 100--31 BC
144(88)
Special Features
The Romans at Home
156(4)
Trade and the Roman Aristocracy
160(27)
Gladiators
187(1)
Entertainment
188(16)
Egypt and Cleopatra
204(9)
The Conspiracy of Catiline
213(4)
Ostia
217(15)
Select Bibliography 232(3)
Illustration Credits 235(1)
Index 236

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