Format:
xxvi, 755 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
Edition:
Seventh edition
ISBN:
9781138724693
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9781138708891
Content:
Roman history : its geographic and human foundations -- Phoenicians, Greeks, and Etruscans in pre-Roman Italy -- Early Rome to 500 B.C.E. -- Early Roman society, religion, and values -- From tyrant kings to oligarchic republic, 509 to 287 B.C.E. -- The Roman conquest of Italy and its impact, 509 to 264 B.C.E. -- The first Punic War, northern Italy, and Illyrian pirates, 264 to 219 B.C.E. -- War with Hannibal : the second Punic War, 218 to 201 B.C.E. -- Roman imperialism east and west, 200 to 133 B.C.E. -- The transformation of Roman life, 264 to 133 B.C.E. -- The great cultural synthesis, 264 to 133 B.C.E. -- The Gracchi and the struggle over reforms, 133 to 121 B.C.E. -- Destructive rivalries, Marius, and the Social War, 121 to 88 B.C.E. -- Civil War and Sulla's reactionary settlement, 88 to 78 B.C.E. -- Personal ambitions : the failure of Sulla's optimate oligarchy, 78 to 60 B.C.E. -- Caesar wins and is lost, 60 to 44 B.C.E. -- The last years of the republic, 44 to 30 B.C.E. -- Social, economic, and cultural life in the late republic, ca. 133 to ca. 30 B.C.E. -- The principate of the early Roman Empire takes shape, 29 B.C.E. to 14 C.E. -- Imperial stabilization under Augustus -- The impact of Augustus on Roman imperial life and culture -- The first two Julio-Claudian emperors : Tiberius and Gaius (Caligula), 14 to 41 C.E. -- Claudius, Nero, and the end of the Julio-Claudians,41 to 68 C.E. -- The crisis of the principate and recovery under the Flavians, 69 to 96 C.E. -- The five "good" emperors of the second century, 96 to 180 C.E. -- Culture, society, and economy in the first two centuries C.E. -- Conflicts and crises under Commodus and the Severi, 180 to 235 C.E. -- The third-century anarchy, 235 to 285 C.E. -- Changes in Roman life and culture during the third century -- Diocletian : creating the fourth-century empire, 285 to 305 C.E. -- Constantine the great and Christianity, 306 to 337 C.E. -- From Constantine's dynasty to Theodosius the Great, 337 to 395 C.E. -- The evolving world of late antiquity in the fourth century C.E. -- Christianity and classical culture in the fourth century -- Germanic takeover in the west and imperial survival int he East 395 to 518 C.E. -- Justin, Justinian, and the impossible dream of universal empire, 518 to 602 C.E. -- The transformation of the late antique Roman world, 395 to 600 C.E. -- The church and the legacy of Rome.
Content:
"A History of the Roman People offers students a comprehensive, up-to-date, readable introduction to the whole span of Roman history. Richly illustrated, this book takes readers through the mists of Roman prehistory and a survey of the peoples of pre-Roman Italy to a balanced, thoughtful account of the complexities of the Roman Republic, its evolution into a full-fledged Empire, and its ultimate decline. This latest edition enhances the main narrative with explorations of elements of daily life in the Roman world, including sacrifice, horse-racing, public latrines, and life in a Roman military fort"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781315192314
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Schultz, Celia E., author History of the Roman people Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
Language:
English
Keywords:
Römisches Reich
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Geschichte
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