Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Boatwright, Mary Taliaferro

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gargola, Daniel J.
• Lenski, Noel Emmanuel, 1965-
• Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947-

Description

xxv, 358 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 24 cm

Summary

How did a single village community in the Italian peninsula eventually become one of the most powerful imperial powers the world has ever known? In A Brief History of the Romans, Second Edition, Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel J. Gargola, Richard J.A. Talbert, and new coauthor Noel Lenski explore this question as they guide students through a comprehensive sweep of Roman history, ranging from the prehistoric settlements to the fall of the empire in 476. Addressing issues that still confront modern states worldwide--including warfare, empire building, consensus forging, and political fragmentation--the authors also provide glimpses into everyday Roman life and perspective, demonstrating how Rome's growth as a state is inseparable from its social and cultural development. Firmly grounded in ancient literary and material sources, the text analyzes major political and military landmarks, from the Punic Wars through Constantine's adoption of Christianity. It also features thirty historical maps revised under the supervision of coauthor Richard J. A. Talbert, almost 100 illustrations, and textual extracts that provide fascinating cultural observations made by ancient Romans themselves.--

Uniform Title

Brief history of ancient Rome

Alternative Title

• Brief history of ancient Rome
• Romans

Subjects

• Rome (Empire)
• Rome > History
• History

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• Revised edition of: A brief history of ancient Rome. New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Archaic Italy and the Origins of Rome -- Republican Rome and the Conquest of Italy -- The Beginnings of a Mediterranean Empire -- Italy and Empire -- Italy Threatened, Enfranchised, Divided -- The Domination of Sulla and Its Legacy -- End of the Republic: Caesar's Dictatorship -- Augustus and the Transformation of the Roman World -- The Early Principate (A.D. 14-69): The Julio-Claudians, the Civil War of 68-69, and Life in the Early Empire -- Military Expansion and Its Limits: The Empire and the Provinces (69-138) -- Italy and the Provinces: Civil and Military Affairs (138-235) -- The Third-Century Crisis and the Tetrarchic Restabilization -- The Rise of Christianity and the Growth of the Barbarian Threat (324-395) -- The Final Years of the Western Empire and Rome's Revival in the East.

Call Number

JFE 14-3793

ISBN

• 9780199987559
• 0199987556

LCCN

2013014883

OCLC

841051212

Author

Boatwright, Mary Taliaferro, author.

Title

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

Publisher

New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Edition

Second edition.

Type of Content

text

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Added Author

Gargola, Daniel J., author.

Lenski, Noel Emmanuel, 1965- author.

Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947- author.

Research Call Number

JFE 14-3793