History of the Roman Republic

Name: History of the Roman Republic
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ISBN: 9780745633718

ISBN-10: 0745633714

ISBN-13: 9780745633718

Edition: 2007

Authors: Klaus Bringmann, W. J. Smyth

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Klaus Bringmann provides a rich and detailed account of the political and military history of the Roman republic, as well as introducing social, cultural and economic developments.

Book details

List price: $38.50
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 3/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

KLAUS BRINGMANN, Professor of Greek and Roman History, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main. Translated by W. J. SMYTH.



Preface


Illustration Acknowledgements



Rome and Italy


The foundation of the city of Rome


The rise of Rome into the leading power in Italy


The constitution of the classical Republic


The rise of the nobility



Rome and the Mediterranean


The war with King Pyrrhus


The First Punic War


Celts and Illyrians


The Second Punic War


The war with the great Hellenistic powers


The vengeful Weltmacht and the beginnings of the Roman Empire



The Crisis of the Republic and its Causes


Culture and religion under Greek influence


The monetary economy and its impact


The crisis of the military and agrarian system


The Gracchan reform initiatives


The road to the civil war: Marius and Sulla


The state of the dictator Sulla



The Fall of the Republic


The rise of Pompey


Caesar and the First Triumvirate


From the Gallic War to the civil war


The state of the dictator Caesar


The lost struggle for the Republic



Augustus: Defeat and Fulfilment of the Republic


The Second Triumvirate and the struggle for power


The Augustan constitutional settlement


Chronological Table


Note on the Sources and Bibliography


Index