Ancient Rome: From Romulus and Remus to the Visigoth Invasion
by Kathleen Kuiper (Editor)
Echoes of ancient Roman concepts of governance, law, and society still ring throughout the world today. A stranger to neither war nor wealth, ancient Rome was shaped as much by strife as it was by prosperity. The expansion of the Roman Empire was buoyed by this culture's tendency to embrace traditions of its newly assimilated peoples, making Rome a cradle of endless and enduring possibilities. The history of an exceptional empire is recounted in this sweeping volume.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Rome from its Origins to 264 BC 17
Chapter 2: The Middle Republic (264–133 BC) 39
Chapter 3: The Late Republic (133–31 BC) 77
Chapter 4: The Early Roman Empire (31 BC–AD 193) 104
Chapter 5: The Later Roman Empire 153
Appendix A: Table of Roman Emperors from 27 BC through AD 476 198
Appendix B: Ancient Italic Peoples 202
Glossary 213
Bibliography 215
Index 221
