The origin of empire : Rome from the republic to Hadrian / David Potter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Potter, David, 1957- author.

Series:

History of the Ancient World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Rome.

Genre:

History.

Informational works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Starting with the Roman army's first foray beyond its borders and ending with Hadrian's death (138 CE), David Potter's panorama of the early Empire recounts the wars, leaders and social transformations that lay the foundations of imperial success. As today's parallels reveal, the Romans have much to teach us about power, governance and leadership.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Maps

Note on the abbreviations in the text

Introduction: The Path to Empire

Part I: War (264-201 BC)

1. The Invasion of Sicily (264 BC)

2. War by Land and Sea (263-241 BC)

3. Rome and Italy (240-217 BC)

4. Hannibal

5. Cannae (216 BC)

6. Victory (201 BC)

Part II: Empire (200-146 BC)

7. Macedon

8. Victory in the East

9. The Home Front

10. Carthage Must be Destroyed (146 BC)

Part III: Revolution (146-88 BC)

11. Tiberius Gracchus and the Sovereignty of the People

12. Gaius Gracchus and the Rise of the Contractors

13. A Critic's View

14. Marius: Politics and Empire

15. Civil Wars (91-88 BC)

Part IV: Dictatorship (88-36 BC)

16. Sulla Triumphant

17. Sulla's Rome

18. Sulla's Legacies

19. Politics in a Post-Sullan World

20. 63 BC

21. Law and Disorder

22. Pompey and Caesar

23. Caesarians and Pompeians

Part V: Monarchy (36 BC-AD 138)

24. Imperator Caesar Augustus

25. The Augustan Empire

26. Eccentricity and Bureaucracy

27. Three Murders and the Emergence of an Imperial Society

28. Dynasties Come and Go

29. Reimagining Rome

30. The View from Tivoli

31. What Happened

Notes on Sources

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-674-24022-7

0-674-24023-5

OCLC:

1104710560