A History of the Roman People offers students a comprehensive, up-to-date, readable introduction to the whole span of Roman history. Richly illustrated, this fully updated volume takes readers through the mists of Roman prehistory and a survey of the peoples of pre-Roman Italy to a balanced, thoughtful account of the complexities of the Roman Republic, its evolution into a full-fledged empire, and its ultimate decline. This latest edition enhances the political narrative with explorations of elements of daily life in the Roman world.
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A History of the Roman People is an excellent introduction for those with no background in Roman history. Its clear, accessible language makes it perfect for undergraduate readers in courses on Roman history and Roman culture. More experienced students wanting to expand their knowledge will also find it a rich resource for the full sweep of Roman antiquity.
Chapter 1. Roman history: Its geographic and human foundations
Chapter 2. Phoenicians, Greeks, and Etruscans in pre-Roman Italy
Chapter 3. Early Rome to 500 b.c.e.
Chapter 4. Early Roman society, religion, and values
Chapter 5. From tyrant kings to oligarchic republic, 509 to 287 b.c.e.
Chapter 6. The Roman conquest of Italy and its impact, 509 to 264 b.c.e.
Chapter 7. The First Punic War, northern Italy, and Illyrian pirates, 264 to 219 b.c.e.
Chapter 8. War with Hannibal: The Second Punic War, 218 to 201 b.c.e.
Chapter 9. Roman imperialism East and West, 200 to 133 b.c.e.
Chapter 10. The transformation of Roman life, 264 to 133 b.c.e.
Chapter 11. The great cultural synthesis, 264 to 133 b.c.e.
Chapter 12. The Gracchi and the struggle over reforms, 133 to 121 b.c.e.
Chapter 13. Destructive rivalries, Marius, and the Social War, 121 to 88 b.c.e.
Chapter 14. Civil war and Sulla’s reactionary settlement, 88 to 78 b.c.e.
Chapter 15. Personal ambitions: The failure of Sulla’s optimate oligarchy, 78 to 60 b.c.e.
Chapter 16. Caesar wins and is lost, 60 to 44 b.c.e.
Chapter 17. The last years of the Republic, 44 to 30 b.c.e.
Chapter 18. Social, economic, and cultural life in the late Republic, ca. 133 to ca. 30 b.c.e.
Chapter 19. The Principate of the early Roman Empire takes shape, 29 b.c.e. to 14 c.e.
Chapter 20. Imperial stabilization under Augustus
Chapter 21. The impact of Augustus on Roman Imperial life and culture
Chapter 22. The first two Julio-Claudian Emperors: Tiberius and Gaius (Caligula), 14 to 41 c.e.
Chapter 23. Claudius, Nero, and the end of the Julio-Claudians, 41 to 68 c.e.
Chapter 24. The crisis of the Principate and recovery under the Flavians, 69 to 96 c.e.
Chapter 25. The five “good” emperors of the second century, 96 to 180 c.e.
Chapter 26. Culture, society, and economy in the first two centuries c.e.
Chapter 27. Conflicts and Crises under Commodus and the Severi, 180 to 235 c.e.
Chapter 28. The third-century anarchy, 235 to 285 c.e.
Chapter 29. Changes in Roman life and culture during the third century
Chapter 30. Diocletian: Creating the fourth-century Empire, 285 to 305 c.e.
Chapter 31. Constantine the Great and Christianity, 306 to 337 c.e.
Chapter 32. From Constantine’s dynasty to Theodosius the Great, 337 to 395 c.e.
Chapter 33. The evolving world of Late Antiquity in the fourth century c.e.
Chapter 34. Christianity and Classical culture in the fourth century
Chapter 35. Germanic takeover in the West and Imperial survival in the East, 395 to 518 c.e.
Chapter 36. Justin, Justinian, and the impossible dream of universal Empire, 518 to 602 c.e.
Chapter 37. The transformation of the late antique Roman world, 395 to 600 c.e.
Chapter 38. The Church and the legacy of Rome