Title:
A companion to the Roman Republic / edited by Nathan Rosenstein and Robert Morstein-Marx.
Author:
Rosenstein, Nathan Stewart.
Morstein-Marx, Robert.
Genre:
Publication Information:
West Sussex, United Kingdom ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Call Number:
DG235 .C65 2010
Abstract:
This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced. Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study. Retains the drama of the Republic's rise and fall. Emphasizes not just the evidence of texts and physical remains, but also the models and assumptions that scholars bring to these artefacts. Looks at the role played by the physical geography and environment of Italy. Offers a compact but detailed narrative of military and political developments from the birth of the Roman Republic through to the death of Julius Caesar. Discusses current controversies in the field.
Edition:
Paperback edition.
ISBN:
9781444334135
Series:
Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history
Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history.
Physical Description:
xxx, 737 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subject Term:
Contents:
Methods, models, and historiography / Literary sources / Epigraphy and numismatics / Topography and archaeology of Republican Rome / Physical geography and environment of Republican Italy / Between myth and history : Rome's rise from village to empire (the eighth century to 264) / Mediterranean empire (264-134) / From the Gracchi to the first civil war (133-70) / Final crisis (69-44) / Communicating with the gods / Law in the Roman Republic / Constitution of the Roman Republic / Army and society / Social structure and demography / Finding Roman women / City of Rome / Aristocratic values / Popular power in the Roman Republic / Patronage / Rhetoric and public life / Republican body / Romans and others / History and collective memory in the middle republic / Art and architecture in the Roman Republic / Literature / Conceptualizing Roman imperial expansion under the Republic : an introduction / Economy : agrarian change during the second century / Rome and Italy / Transformation of the Republic
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