The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (C.1000-264 Bc)

ISBN-13: 9780415015967 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 528 str.

UK) Cornell Tim (University of Manchester

Opis

The beginnings of Rome are now being revealed by an ever-increasing body of archaeological evidence, much of it unearthed since the 1970s. This new material has made it possible to trace the development of Rome from its beginnings as an Iron Age village to the major state which became a Mediterranean power. This work uses the results of up-to-date archaeological techniques as well as taking current methodological debates into account. Covering the years 753 BC to 264 BC, it offers new perspectives on major questions such as Rome's relations with the Etruscans, the conflict between patricians and plebeians, the causes of Roman imperialism and the growth of a slave-based economy.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Pre-Roman Background; Chapter 3 The Origins of Rome; Chapter 4 The Rise of the City-state; Chapter 5 Traditional History; Chapter 6 The Myth of ‘Etruscan Rome’; Chapter 7 The Reforms of Servius Tullius; Chapter 8 The Power of Rome in the Sixth Century; Chapter 9 The Beginnings of the Roman Republic; Chapter 10 Patricians and Plebeians; Chapter 11 The Twelve Tables; Chapter 12 Wars and External Relations, 509-345 bc; Chapter 13 The Emancipation of the Plebs; Chapter 14 The Roman Conquest of Italy; Chapter 15 Rome in the Age of the Italian Wars;

O autorze

T.J. Cornell is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester.