Rome and her Empire

ISBN-13: 9780582328167 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 320 str.

David Shotter

Opis

Covering the world of ancient Rome, David Shotter's history examines the origins of the city and its rise to local power, the apogee of Republican Rome, and the rise and dissolution of the Roman Empire itself.

Spis treści

Preface

1. Myth, monarchy and the Republic
2. The growth of the respublica
3. The birth of an empire
4. The disintegration of the Republic
5. The Augustan peace
6. The Pax Romana: a new deal for the empire
7. The secret of empire
8. Emperors, dynasties, adoptions and a golden age
9. The military monarchy: dictatorship by the army
10. The third-century crises – and recovery
11. The fourth century: change and decline

Index

O autorze

David Shotter is a retired Senior Lecturer in History and Classics at the University of Lancaster. He has published widely on Ancient Rome, and his books include The Roman Frontier in Britain.