Rome and the making of a world state, 150 BCE-20 CE / Josiah Osgood (Georgetown University, Washington, DC).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osgood, Josiah, 1974- author.

Contributor:

Cambridge University Press

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Rome.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Rome--Economic conditions--510-30 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 274 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Contents:

1. From World Power to World State: An Introduction

2. The New World Power: The Empire and Imperial Affairs (150

139 BCE)

3. The City of Rome: Scene of Politics and Growing Metropolis

4. The Struggle for Reform (150

104 BCE)

5. The Spiral of Violence (104

80 BCE)

6. Italy and the Reinvention of Rome (150

50 BCE)

7. Rome between Republic and Empire: The Stuck Elephant (80

60 BCE)

8. Rival Leaders and the Search for Power Bases (66

9. The Course of Empire: Provincial Government and Society (90

10. World City: Society and Culture in Rome (85

45 BCE)

11. War of the World (49

30 BCE)

12. Principate: Government for the World State (30

6 BCE)

13. The New Age: Refashioning Culture and Society (30

5 BCE)

14. The World State Tested (4 BCE

20 CE).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781139342698 (electronic bk.)

113934269X (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99996529766

40028126664

Access Restriction:

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