Critical History of Early Rome From Prehistory to the First Punic War

Name: Critical History of Early Rome From Prehistory to the First Punic War
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ISBN: 9780520249912

ISBN-10: 0520249917

ISBN-13: 9780520249912

Edition: 2005

Authors: Gary Forsythe

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During the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 B.C., the Romans in large measure developed the social, political, and military structure that would be the foundation of their spectacular imperial success. In this comprehensive and clearly written account, Gary Forsythe draws extensively from historical, archaeological, linguistic, epigraphic, religious, and legal evidence as he traces Rome's early development within a multicultural environment of Latins, Sabines, Etruscans, Greeks, and Phoenicians. His study charts the development of the classical republican institutions that would eventually enable Rome to create its…

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List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 8/7/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.474



List of Maps and Figures


Acknowledgments


Dedication


Abbreviations


Foreword



Italy in Prehistory



Archaic Italy c. 800-500 B.C.



The Ancient Sources for Early Roman History



Rome During the Regal Period



Archaic Roman Religion



The Beginning of the Roman Republic



Rome of the Twelve Tables



Evolution and Growth of the Roman State 444-367 B.C.



Rome's Rise to Dominance, 366-300 B.C.



Rome's Conquest and Unification of Italy, 299-264 B.C.



Early Roman Chronology Works Cited


Index