ABSTRACT

A History of the Roman People provides a comprehensive analytical survey of Roman history from its prehistoric roots in Italy and the wider Mediterranean world to the dissolution of the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity ca. A.D. 600. Clearly organized and highly readable, the text's narrative of major political and military events provides a chronological and conceptual framework for chapters on social, economic, and cultural developments of the periods covered. Major topics are treated separately so that students can easily grasp key concepts and ideas.

chapter III|12 pages

Early Rome to 500 B.C.

chapter IV|16 pages

Early Roman Society, Religion, and Values

chapter XVI|17 pages

Caesar Wins and Is Lost, 60 to 44 B.C.

chapter XVII|14 pages

The Last Years of the Republic, 44 to 30 B.C.

chapter XX|16 pages

Imperial Stabilization under Augustus

chapter XXVIII|10 pages

The Third-Century Anarchy, A.D. 235 to 285

chapter XXXVIII|5 pages

The Church and the Legacy of Rome