ABSTRACT

This definitive study from the author of From the Gracchi to Nero, examines the period from the foundation of Rome to the fall of Carthage. An accessible introduction to these centuries of change, this book will also be useful as context for those studying later developments in Roman history.

part I|153 pages

Rome and Italy

chapter I|39 pages

The Land and Its Peoples

chapter II|36 pages

Regal Rome

chapter IV|23 pages

The Roman Republic and Its Neighbours

chapter VI|23 pages

Rome's Conquest and Organization of Italy

part II|85 pages

Rome and Carthage

chapter VII|22 pages

The First Struggle

chapter VIII|24 pages

The Entr'Acte

chapter IX|22 pages

Hannibal's Offensive and Rome's Defensive

chapter X|15 pages

Scipio and Rome's Offensive

part III|97 pages

Rome and the Mediterranean

chapter XI|16 pages

Rome and Greece

chapter XII|15 pages

Rome and Antiochus

chapter XIII|18 pages

Rome and the Eastern Mediterranean

chapter XIV|26 pages

Rome, Italy and the Western Mediterranean

chapter XV|20 pages

Roman Policy and the Government

part IV|81 pages

Roman Life and Culture

chapter XVI|36 pages

Economic and Social Organization

chapter XVII|13 pages

Literature and Art 1

chapter XVIII|16 pages

Roman Religion 1

chapter XIX|14 pages

Sources and Authorities

chapter |12 pages

Chronological Table