Taken at the Flood : the Roman Conquest of Greece / Robin Waterfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waterfield, Robin, 1952-

Series:

Ancient Warfare and Civilization

Ancient warfare and civilization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Illyrian wars.

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

Rome.

Illyria--History.

Illyria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Is there anyone on earth who is so narrow-minded or uninquisitive that he could fail to want to know how and thanks to what kind of political system almost the entire known world was conquered and brought under a single empire in less than fifty-three years?"" --Polybius, Histories The 53-year period Polybius had in mind stretched from the start of the Second Punic War in 219 BCE until 167, when Rome overthrew the Macedonian monarchy and divided the country into four independent republics. This was the crucial half-century of Rome's spectacular rise to imperial status, but Roman interest in

Contents:

Cover; TAKEN AT THE FLOOD; Series; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Maps; Prelude: Clouds in the West; 1. Rome Turns East; 2. THE ILLYRIAN WARS; 3. BARBARIANS, GO HOME!; 4. KING PHILIP OF MACEDON; 5. THE FREEDOM OF THE GREEKS; 6. THE ROAD TO THERMOPYLAE; 7. THE PERIPHERY EXPANDS; 8. REMOTE CONTROL; 9. PERSEUS' CHOICE; 10. THE END OF MACEDON; 11. IMPERIUM ROMANUM; 12. THE GREEK WORLD AFTER PYDNA; Key Dates; GLOSSARY; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-991690-X