The end of the Roman Republic, 146 to 44 BC : conquest and crisis / Catherine Steel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steel, C. E. W.

Series:

Edinburgh history of ancient Rome

The Edinburgh history of ancient Rome

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punic War, 3rd, 149-146 B.C.

Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

History.

Physical Description:

284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2013]

Summary:

The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome is a chronological history of Rome and the Roman world in eight volumes. From the city's first settlement to the collapse of the western empire and the emergence of Byzantium some 1,500 years later, each volume encapsulates the ever-changing identity of Rome, providing overall unity to its dramatic history. By 146, Rome had established itself as the leading Mediterranean power. Over the next century, it consolidated its power into an immense territorial empire. At the same time, the internal balance of power shifted dramatically, as a narrow ruling elite was challenged first by the rest of Italy, and then by military commanders, a process which culminated in the civil war between Pompey and Caesar and the re-establishment of monarchy. Catherine Steel tells the history of this crucial and turbulent century, focussing on the issues of freedom, honour, power, greed and ambition, and the cherished but abused institutions of the Republic which were central to events then and which have preoccupied historians ever since. Key Features, Traces the processes of change which transformed Rome from a republic to a monarchy, Explores a period of political crisis in relation to its military and cultural successes, Analyses the political culture of the Roman Republic as a dynamic and evolving system which reflected changes in citizenship and in the ruling elite Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The crises of the later second century BC 9

2 Domestic politics: violence and its accommodation 42

3 Imperial power: failure and control 62

4 The Social War, civil war and the imposition of a new order 80

5 The limits of autocracy 121

6 The end of the Republic, 70-44 BC 140

7 Imperial expansion: novelty and success 211

8 Elite competition, popular discontent and the failure of collective government 226.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-279) and index.

ISBN:

9780748619443

0748619445

9780748619450

0748619453

OCLC:

821697167