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A Brief History of the Romans

by: Boatwright, Mary T.; Gargola, Daniel J.; Talbert, Richard J. A.

A Brief History of the Romans

by: Boatwright, Mary T.; Gargola, Daniel J.; Talbert, Richard J. A.

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9780195187144
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Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/12/2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

How did a single village in Italy grow to become a world-class imperial power? This introduction, a new and shorter version of the authors' The Romans: From Village to Empire, is an inviting guide to the stages of Rome's remarkable political and military evolution over 1,500 years - through monarchy, republic, and then empire. With extensive illustrations, maps, and excerpts from writings by Romans themselves, this is a book that leaves its readers informed and eager tolearn more.

Maps

Figures

xvii

Preface

xix

Notes to the Reader

xxi

Early Italy

Italy and the Mediterranean World

(3)

Italy Before the City

(1)

The Iron Age in Etruria, Latium, and Campania

(1)

Greeks and Phoenicians in the Central Mediterranean

(1)

The Rise of Cities

(6)

Beginning of Writing

(1)

Appearance of an Elite

(1)

Cities and Monumental Architecture

(2)

Warfare in the Orientalizing and Archaic Periods

(1)

Social and Economic Organization

(1)

Etruscans and Greeks

(3)

Rome's First Centuries

Emergence of an Urban Community

(4)

The Romans and Their Early History

(1)

Box 2.1 Romulus Founds Rome (Plutarch)

(1)

Table 2.1 Dates of Rome's Kings According to Varro

(1)

Rome Under the Kings

(3)

Rome and the Latins

(2)

The Early Republic

(7)

Beginning of the Republic

(3)

Rome and Its Neighbors in the Fifth Century

(1)

Struggle of the Orders

(4)

Rome and Italy in the Fourth Century

Fall of Veii and the Sack of Rome

(1)

The City and Its Institutions in the Fourth Century

(11)

Officials

(3)

Senate

(1)

Assemblies of Citizens

(2)

Table 3.1 Roman Assemblies

(1)

The City, Its Gods, and Its Priests

(1)

Box 3.1 The Roman Games (Dionysius of Halicarnassus)

(2)

Roman Dominance in Italy

(5)

Warfare and the Civic Order

(1)

Rome in Latium and Campania

(3)

The Expansion of Roman Dominance

(3)

War and the Roman State

(2)

The Beginnings of a Mediterranean Empire

The Nobility and the City of Rome

(5)

Box 4.1 Triumph of Scipio Africanus (Appian)

(2)

Wars with Carthage

(8)

First Punic War (264--241)

(4)

Second Punic War (218--201)

(3)

Box 4.2 Romans Vow a ``Sacred Spring'' (Livy)

(1)

A Mediterranean Empire

(11)

Governors, Provinces, and Empire

(2)

Spain

(2)

Greece and Asia Minor

(4)

Box 4.3 Slave Trade on Delos (Strabo)

(1)

North Africa

(1)

Italy and Empire

Senators, Officials, and Citizen Assemblies

(4)

Italy and the Consequences of Empire

(8)

Changing Relations Between Rome, Its Municipia, and Allies

(3)

Roman and Italian Elites

(1)

Box 5.1 Scipio Africanus' Army Loots Carthago Nova (Polybius)

(2)

Demographic and Economic Changes

(3)

Roman Politics from the Mid-Second Century

(9)

Scipio Aemilianus

(2)

Tiberius Gracchus

(3)

Gaius Gracchus

(4)

Italy Threatened, Enfranchised, Divided

War with Jugurtha (112--105)

(3)

Italy Threatened from the North (113--101)

102

(1)

Changes in the Roman Army

103

(1)

Marius' Career in Roman Politics

104

(2)

Box 6.1 Marius' Bid for the Consulship (Sallust)

104

(2)

Sixth Consulship of Marius and Second Tribunate of Saturninus (100)

106

(1)

Administration of the Provinces

107

(3)

Tribunate of Livius Drusus (91)

110

(1)

Social War (91--87)

111

(1)

Tribunate of Sulpicius Rufus (88)

112

(2)

Sulla's First March on Rome (88)

114

(1)

Cinna's Rule (87--84)

115

(1)

Sulla's Second March on Rome (83--82)

116

(3)

The Domination of Sulla and Its Legacy

Sulla's Proscriptions (82--81)

119

(1)

Sulla the Dictator and His Program (82--81)

120

(2)

Verdicts on Sulla's Program

122

(2)

Box 7.1 Cicero's Defense of Sextus Roscius

123

(1)

Lepidus' Rising and Its Aftermath (78--77)

124

(1)

Challenge from Sertorius in Spain (80--73)

125

(1)

Spartacus' Slave Revolt (73--71)

125

(3)

Consulship of Crassus and Pompey (70)

128

(1)

Roman Women

129

(3)

Pompey Frees the Mediterranean of Pirates (67)

132

(1)

Threat from King Mithridates VI of Pontus

132

(2)

Sulla's Campaign Against Mithridates (87--85)

134

(1)

Lucullus' Struggle with Mithridates (74--67)

134

(1)

Pompey's Defeat of Mithridates (66--63)

135

(2)

Roles of Crassus and Cicero in Rome (65--63)

137

(2)

Catiline's Rising (63--62)

139

(3)

End of the Republic: Caesar's Dictatorship

Pompey's Return from the East (62)

142

(1)

Pompey and Political Stalemate in Rome

143

(2)

Partnership of Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar

145

(1)

Caesar's First Consulship (59)

146

(1)

Clodius' Tribunate (58)

147

(2)

Cicero's Recall and the Renewal of the Triumvirate (57--56)

149

(3)

Caesar's Campaigns in Gaul (58--51)

152

(1)

Death of Clodius and Pompey's sole Consulship (52)

153

(1)

Prospect of Civil War (51--49)

154

(1)

Causes and Consequences of Caesar Crossing the Rubicon (January 49)

155

(2)

Civil War Campaigns (49--45)

157

(3)

Caesar's Activity as Dictator (49--44)

160

(2)

Caesar's Impact upon the City of Rome

162

(3)

Political Prospects for Rome and for Caesar

165

(2)

Augustus and the Transformation of the Roman World

Reactions to the Assassination of Caesar (44--43)

167

(4)

Emergence of a Second Triumvirate (43)

171

(1)

Battle of Philippi (42)

172

(1)

Perusine War (41--40)

173

(1)

Elimination of Sextus Pompey and Lepidus (39--36)

174

(3)

Box 9.1 Laudatio Turiae

175

(2)

Antony in the East (42 onwards)

177

(1)

Clash Between Antony and Octavian (36--30)

178

(2)

Octavian as Sole Ruler (30 onwards)

180

(1)

``The Republic Restored''

181

(2)

Second Settlement (23)

183

(1)

Succession

184

(3)

Table 9.1 The Julio-Claudian Family

185

(2)

Senate and Equites

187

(2)

Army

189

(5)

Box 9.2 Oath of Loyalty

191

(3)

The Empire and Its Expansion

194

(1)

City of Rome

195

(2)

Attitudes Outside Rome

197

(1)

Augustus: Final Assessment

198

(3)

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

201

(1)

Tiberius (14--37)

202

(1)

Gaius (Caligula) (37--41)

203

(2)

Claudius (41--54)

205

(2)

Nero (54--68)

207

(4)

Civil War in 68--69

211

(2)

Economic and Social Change: Army

213

(1)

``Beneficial Ideology''

214

(1)

Cities and Provinces

214

(2)

Diversity: Women, Local Languages, and Culture

216

(2)

Religious Practices and Principles

218

(2)

Imperial Cult

220

(2)

Military Expansion and its Limits: the Empire and the Provinces (69--138)

Institutionalization of the Principate

222

(1)

Vespasian (69--79)

223

(2)

Titus (79--81)

225

(1)

Domitian (81--96)

225

(2)

A New, Better Era?

227

(1)

Nerva (96--98)

227

(1)

Trajan (98--117)

228

(7)

Table 11.1 The Antonine Family

234

(1)

Hadrian (117--138)

235

(2)

Box 11.1 Hadrian Inspects Troops at Lambaesis, Numidia

237

(1)

Roman Cities and the Empire's Peoples

237

(2)

Theaters and Processions

239

(2)

Circuses and Chariot Racing

241

(1)

The Amphitheater and Gladiatorial Games

242

(2)

Other Urban Amenities and Education

244

(3)

Italy and the Provinces: Civil and Military Affairs (138--235)

Antoninus Pius (138--161)

247

(1)

Box 12.1 A Greek Provincial Praises Roman Citizenship

248

(1)

Marcus Aurelius (161--180) and Lucius Verus (161--169)

248

(4)

Commodus (176--192, Sole Augustus after 180)

252

(4)

Table 12.1 The Severan Family

255

(1)

Septimius Severus (193--211)

256

(4)

Caracalla (198--217, Sole Augustus after 211)

260

(1)

Macrinus (217--218)

260

(1)

Elagabalus (218--222)

261

(1)

Severus Alexander (222--235)

261

(1)

Roman Law

262

(1)

Roman Citizenship

263

(5)

Box 12.2 Grant of Roman Citizenship (Tabula Banasitana)

264

(4)

Rome and Christianity

268

(5)

Box 12.3 Pliny, Trajan, and Christians

269

(4)

The Third and Fourth Centuries: Changes and Continuities

Mid-Third Century

273

(4)

Aurelian (270--275), Diocletian, and the Tetrarchy (284--305)

277

(3)

Administrative, Military, and Religious Reforms of the Tetrarchy

280

(4)

Dissolution of the Tetrarchy (305--313) and the Rise of Constantine (306--324)

284

(3)

Constantine and the Empire

287

(4)

Cultural Aspects of the Fourth Century

291

(3)

Political and Military Changes

294

(5)

Timeline

299

(4)

Glossary

303

(10)

Art Credits

313

(2)

Index

315

(12)

Gazetteer

327

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