Format:
Online Ressource
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Edition:
[s.l.] eblib
ISBN:
9780742568341
Content:
Ancient Rome masterfully synthesizes the vast period from the origins of Rome to the end of antiquity, seamlessly weaving a panoramic view of how the Romans gradually imposed their rule from Britain to Arabia. William E. Dunstan's compelling narrative balances political and cultural developments, as readers gain fascinating insights about daily life in the Roman world, ranging from the gossip people exchanged to their favorite authors, their passionate religious beliefs, and their clamor for bloodletting in the Colosseum. All readers interested in the classical world will find this a fascinating and compelling history.
Content:
Intro -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1 Early Italy -- Physical Environment -- THE LAND -- CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES -- MINERAL RESOURCES -- Pre-Roman Background -- THE REMOTE PAST -- EARLY IRON AGE -- LANGUAGES OF PRE-ROMAN ITALY -- PEOPLES INHABITING EARLY ITALY -- Etruscans -- ETRUSCAN CITY-STATES -- ETRUSCAN EXPANSION -- Etruscan Civilization -- ECONOMIC TRENDS -- SOCIAL LIFE -- RELIGION -- ART AND ARCHITECTURE -- The Etruscan Legacy -- CHAPTER 2 Origins of Rome -- Literary Sources for the History of Early Rome -- LEGENDS, FOLKTALES, AND OFFICIAL RECORDS -- THE ANNALISTS AND LATER HISTORIANS -- THE FOUNDATION LEGEND -- Archaeological Evidence for the Beginnings of Rome -- EARLY OCCUPATION (C. 1500-700 BCE) -- EMERGENCE OF THE ROMAN CITY-STATE (C.700-600 BCE) -- Roman Kings -- Roman Government in the Late Regal Period -- THE KING (REX) -- THE SENATE (SENATUS) -- THE CURIATE ASSEMBLY (COMITIA CURIATA) -- THE ARMY -- THE CENTURIATE ASSEMBLY (COMITIA CENTURIATA) -- Roman Social Organization in the Late Regal Period -- THE PATERFAMILIAS AND THE FAMILY -- THE GENS -- ROMAN NAMES -- PATRICIANS -- CLIENTAGE -- Cultural Developments in the Late Regal Period -- Early Roman Religion -- MAGIC AND ASSOCIATED RITES -- DEITIES -- ETRUSCAN AND GREEK INFLUENCES ON THE STATE CULT -- EARLY ROMAN WORSHIP -- CHIEF PRIESTHOODS -- CYCLE OF PUBLIC FESTIVALS -- FESTIVALS FOR THE DEAD -- THE VALUES OF EARLY ROMAN SOCIETY -- CHAPTER 3 The Young Republic -- Sources for the Period to 133 BCE -- GREEK AND LATIN HISTORIES -- OTHER SOURCES -- Constitution of the Early Republic -- THE MAGISTRACY -- THE SENATE -- THE CURIATE ASSEMBLY (COMITIACURIATA) AND THE CENTURIATE ASSEMBLY (COMITIA CENTURIATA) -- Conflict of the Orders -- PATRICIANS AND PLEBEIANS -- THE FIRST SECESSION -- THE DECEMVIRATE AND THE TWELVE TABLES.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780742568327
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780742568334
Additional Edition:
Print version Ancient Rome
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. Dunstan, William E. Ancient Rome Lanham, Md. [u.a.] : Rowman & Littlefield, 2011 ISBN 9780742568327
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780742568334
Language:
English
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