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The Romans and their world : 753 BC to AD 476 / Brian Campbell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Campbell, J. B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National characteristics, Roman.
- Rome--History--Kings, 753-510 B.C.
- Rome.
- Rome--History--Republic, 510-30 B.C.
- Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
- Rome--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- x, 285 p. : ill., maps.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This one-volume history of the Roman world begins with the early years of the republic and carries the story nearly a thousand years forward to 476, when Romulus Augustus, the last Western Roman emperor, was deposed. Brian Campbell, respected scholar and teacher, presents a fascinating and wide-ranging introduction to Rome, drawing on an array of ancient sources and covering topics of interest to readers with little prior background in Roman history as well as those already familiar with the great civilization.Campbell explores several themes, including the fall of the republic, the impact of colorful and diverse emperors on imperial politics, the administrative structure of empire, and the Roman army and how warfare affected the Roman world. He also surveys cultural and social life, including religion and the rise of Christianity. Generously enhanced with maps and illustrations, this book is a rich and inspiring account of a mighty civilization and the citizens who made it so.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- 1. Becoming Master of Italy
- 2. Conquering the Mediterranean
- 3. The Transformation of Rome
- 4. The Sewer of Romulus
- 5. Augustus and the New Order
- 6. Running the Empire
- 7. Soldiers and Wars
- 8. The World of Imperial Rome
- 9. Crisis and Recovery
- 10. The Christian Empire
- Suggested Reading
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 1-283-33174-8
- 9786613331748
- 0-300-17215-X
- OCLC:
- 1024049282
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