A brief history of the Romans / Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel J. Gargola, Richard J.A. Talbert.

Förbättrade beskrivningar från Syndetics:

How did a single village community in the Italian peninsula eventually become one of the mightiest imperial powers the world has ever known? This question is the focus of A Brief History of the Romans, an abbreviated version of the highly acclaimed The Romans: From Village to Empire by Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel J. Gargola, and Richard J.A. Talbert. This shorter version lucidly unfolds Rome's remarkable evolution through monarchy, republic, and then an empire that, at its height, stretched from Scotland to Iraq and the Nile Valley. Concise narrative integrates the political, military, social, and cultural landmarks of over 1,500 years--from the early struggles against Etruscans, Samnites, and Gauls to the sack of Rome by Alaric and his Visigoths. The book gives readers a basic yet engaging introduction to Roman history and society. It is an ideal text for courses on Ancient civilization, Roman civilization, or Roman history. FEATURES * Fourteen boxes featuring excerpts from writings by Romans themselves * Extensive variety of photos and illustrations, all with detailed captions; twenty-four custom-drawn maps of the city of Rome, Italy, the Mediterranean, and the wider Roman world * Narrative enlivened by such fascinating individuals as Hannibal, Mithridates, Pompey, Caesar, Cleopatra, Augustus, Livia, Nero, Trajan, Shapur, and Constantine * Selective, up-to-date recommendations for further reading; timeline of key events; glossary of Latin terms

Innehållsförteckning levererad av Syndetics

• Maps (p. xv)
• Figures (p. xvii)
• Preface (p. xix)
• Notes to the Reader (p. xxi)
• 1 Early Italy
• Italy and the Mediterranean World (p. 1)
• Italy Before the City (p. 4)
• The Iron Age in Etruria, Latium, and Campania (p. 5)
• Greeks and Phoenicians in the Central Mediterranean (p. 6)
• The Rise of Cities (p. 6)
• Beginning of Writing (p. 7)
• Appearance of an Elite (p. 8)
• Cities and Monumental Architecture (p. 8)
• Warfare in the Orientalizing and Archaic Periods (p. 10)
• Social and Economic Organization (p. 11)
• Etruscans and Greeks (p. 12)
• 2 Rome's First Centuries
• Emergence of an Urban Community (p. 15)
• The Romans and Their Early History (p. 19)
• Box 2.1 Romulus Founds Rome (Plutarch) (p. 19)
• Table 2.1 Dates of Rome's Kings According to Varro (p. 20)
• Rome Under the Kings (p. 20)
• Rome and the Latins (p. 23)
• The Early Republic (p. 25)
• Beginning of the Republic (p. 25)
• Rome and Its Neighbors in the Fifth Century (p. 28)
• Struggle of the Orders (p. 28)
• 3 Rome and Italy in the Fourth Century
• Fall of Veii and the Sack of Rome (p. 32)
• The City and Its Institutions in the Fourth Century (p. 33)
• Officials (p. 34)
• Senate (p. 37)
• Assemblies of Citizens (p. 38)
• Table 3.1 Roman Assemblies (p. 40)
• The City, Its Gods, and Its Priests (p. 41)
• Box 3.1 The Roman Games (Dionysius of Halicarnassus) (p. 42)
• Roman Dominance in Italy (p. 44)
• Warfare and the Civic Order (p. 45)
• Rome in Latium and Campania (p. 46)
• The Expansion of Roman Dominance (p. 49)
• War and the Roman State (p. 52)
• 4 The Beginnings of a Mediterranean Empire
• The Nobility and the City of Rome (p. 54)
• Box 4.1 Triumph of Scipio Africanus (Appian) (p. 57)
• Wars with Carthage (p. 59)
• First Punic War (264-241) (p. 59)
• Second Punic War (218-201) (p. 63)
• Box 4.2 Romans Vow a "Sacred Spring" (Livy) (p. 66)
• A Mediterranean Empire (p. 67)
• Governors, Provinces, and Empire (p. 68)
• Spain (p. 70)
• Greece and Asia Minor (p. 72)
• Box 4.3 Slave Trade on Delos (Strabo) (p. 76)
• North Africa (p. 77)
• 5 Italy and Empire
• Senators, Officials, and Citizen Assemblies (p. 78)
• Italy and the Consequences of Empire (p. 82)
• Changing Relations Between Rome, Its Municipia, and Allies (p. 82)
• Roman and Italian Elites (p. 85)
• Box 5.1 Scipio Africanus' Army Loots Carthago Nova (Polybius) (p. 85)
• Demographic and Economic Changes (p. 87)
• Roman Politics from the Mid-Second Century (p. 90)
• Scipio Aemilianus (p. 90)
• Tiberius Gracchus (p. 92)
• Gaius Gracchus (p. 95)
• 6 Italy Threatened, Enfranchised, Divided
• War with Jugurtha (112-105) (p. 99)
• Italy Threatened from the North (113-101) (p. 102)
• Changes in the Roman Army (p. 103)
• Marius' Career in Roman Politics (p. 104)
• Box 6.1 Marius' Bid for the Consulship (Sallust) (p. 104)
• Sixth Consulship of Marius and Second Tribunate of Saturninus (100) (p. 106)
• Administration of the Provinces (p. 107)
• Tribunate of Livius Drusus (91) (p. 110)
• Social War (91-87) (p. 111)
• Tribunate of Sulpicius Rufus (88) (p. 112)
• Sulla's First March on Rome (88) (p. 114)
• Cinna's Rule (87-84) (p. 115)
• Sulla's Second March on Rome (83-82) (p. 116)
• 7 The Domination of Sulla and Its Legacy
• Sulla's Proscriptions (82-81) (p. 119)
• Sulla the Dictator and His Program (82-81) (p. 120)
• Verdicts on Sulla's Program (p. 122)
• Box 7.1 Cicero's Defense of Sextus Roscius (p. 123)
• Lepidus' Rising and Its Aftermath (78-77) (p. 124)
• Challenge from Sertorius in Spain (80-73) (p. 125)
• Spartacus' Slave Revolt (73-71) (p. 125)
• Consulship of Crassus and Pompey (70) (p. 128)
• Roman Women (p. 129)
• Pompey Frees the Mediterranean of Pirates (67) (p. 132)
• Threat from King Mithridates VI of Pontus (p. 132)
• Sulla's Campaign Against Mithridates (87-85) (p. 134)
• Lucullus' Struggle with Mithridates (74-67) (p. 134)
• Pompey's Defeat of Mithridates (66-63) (p. 135)
• Roles of Crassus and Cicero in Rome (65-63) (p. 137)
• Catiline's Rising (63-62) (p. 139)
• 8 End of the Republic: Caesar's Dictatorship
• Pompey's Return from the East (62) (p. 142)
• Pompey and Political Stalemate in Rome (p. 143)
• Partnership of Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar (p. 145)
• Caesar's First Consulship (59) (p. 146)
• Clodius' Tribunate (58) (p. 147)
• Cicero's Recall and the Renewal of the Triumvirate (57-56) (p. 149)
• Caesar's Campaigns in Gaul (58-51) (p. 152)
• Death of Clodius and Pompey's Sole Consulship (52) (p. 153)
• Prospect of Civil War (51-49) (p. 154)
• Causes and Consequences of Caesar Crossing the Rubicon (January 49) (p. 155)
• Civil War Campaigns (49-45) (p. 157)
• Caesar's Activity as Dictator (49-44) (p. 160)
• Caesar's Impact upon the City of Rome (p. 162)
• Political Prospects for Rome and for Caesar (p. 165)
• 9 Augustus and the Transformation of the Roman World
• Reactions to the Assassination of Caesar (44-43) (p. 167)
• Emergence of a Second Triumvirate (43) (p. 171)
• Battle of Philippi (42) (p. 172)
• Perusine War (41-40) (p. 173)
• Elimination of Sextus Pompey and Lepidus (39-36) (p. 174)
• Box 9.1 Laudatio Turiae (p. 175)
• Antony in the East (42 onwards) (p. 177)
• Clash Between Antony and Octavian (36-30) (p. 178)
• Octavian as Sole Ruler (30 onwards) (p. 180)
• "The Republic Restored" (p. 181)
• Second Settlement (23) (p. 183)
• Succession (p. 184)
• Table 9.1 The Julio-Claudian Family (p. 185)
• Senate and Equites (p. 187)
• Army (p. 189)
• Box 9.2 Oath of Loyalty (p. 191)
• The Empire and Its Expansion (p. 194)
• City of Rome (p. 195)
• Attitudes Outside Rome (p. 197)
• Augustus: Final Assessment (p. 198)
• 10 The Early Principate (A.D. 14-69): The Julio-Claudians, the Civil War of 68-69, and Life in the Early Empire
• The Julio-Claudian Emperors: Civil Government and Military Concerns (p. 201)
• Tiberius (14-37) (p. 202)
• Gaius (Caligula) (37-41) (p. 203)
• Claudius (41-54) (p. 205)
• Nero (54-68) (p. 207)
• Civil War in 68-69 (p. 211)
• Economic and Social Change: Army (p. 213)
• "Beneficial Ideology" (p. 214)
• Cities and Provinces (p. 214)
• Diversity: Women, Local Languages, and Culture (p. 216)
• Religious Practices and Principles (p. 218)
• Imperial Cult (p. 220)
• 11 Military Expansion and Its Limits: the Empire and the Provinces (69-138)
• Institutionalization of the Principate (p. 222)
• Vespasian (69-79) (p. 223)
• Titus (79-81) (p. 225)
• Domitian (81-96) (p. 225)
• A New, Better Era? (p. 227)
• Nerva (96-98) (p. 227)
• Trajan (98-117) (p. 228)
• Table 11.1 The Antonine Family (p. 234)
• Hadrian (117-138) (p. 235)
• Box 11.1 Hadrian Inspects Troops at Lambaesis, Numidia (p. 237)
• Roman Cities and the Empire's Peoples (p. 237)
• Theaters and Processions (p. 239)
• Circuses and Chariot Racing (p. 241)
• The Amphitheater and Gladiatorial Games (p. 242)
• Other Urban Amenities and Education (p. 244)
• 12 Italy and the Provinces: Civil and Military Affairs (138-235)
• Antoninus Pius (138-161) (p. 247)
• Box 12.1 A Greek Provincial Praises Roman Citizenship (p. 248)
• Marcus Aurelius (161-180) and Lucius Verus (161-169) (p. 248)
• Commodus (176-192, Sole Augustus after 180) (p. 252)
• Table 12.1 The Severan Family (p. 255)
• Septimius Severus (193-211) (p. 256)
• Caracalla (198-217, Sole Augustus after 211) (p. 260)
• Macrinus (217-218) (p. 260)
• Elagabalus (218-222) (p. 261)
• Severus Alexander (222-235) (p. 261)
• Roman Law (p. 262)
• Roman Citizenship (p. 263)
• Box 12.2 Grant of Roman Citizenship (Tabula Banasitana) (p. 264)
• Rome and Christianity (p. 268)
• Box 12.3 Pliny, Trajan, and Christians (p. 269)
• 13 The Third and Fourth Centuries: Changes and Continuities
• Mid-Third Century (p. 273)
• Aurelian (270-275), Diocletian, and the Tetrarchy (284-305) (p. 277)
• Administrative, Military, and Religious Reforms of the Tetrarchy (p. 280)
• Dissolution of the Tetrarchy (305-313) and the Rise of Constantine (306-324) (p. 284)
• Constantine and the Empire (p. 287)
• Cultural Aspects of the Fourth Century (p. 291)
• Political and Military Changes (p. 294)
• Timeline (p. 299)
• Glossary (p. 303)
• Art Credits (p. 313)
• Index (p. 315)
• Gazetteer (p. 327)