Christopher S. Mackay

Ancient Rome

A Military and Political History

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume is a short and comprehensive political and military history of ancient Rome. Illustrated with the relevant art works from Rome's long history, this volume will serve as a timely and up to date overview of one of the most extraordinary civilizations of human history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 930g
• ISBN-13: 9780521809184
• ISBN-10: 0521809185
• Artikelnr.: 12949816

Autorenporträt

Christopher Mackay is Associate Professor in the department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta. Associate Editor of the American Journal of Ancient History, he has published extensively on all periods of Roman history.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Obscure Beginnings, to 264 B.C.: 1. Foundations and kingdoms, to ca. 507 B.C.; 2. Domestic history of the Early Republic, ca. 507 B.C.-ca. 287 B.C.; 3. Conquest of Latium and Italy, ca. 507 B.C.-264 B.C.; Part II. Conquest of the Mediterranean, 264 B.C.-146 B.C.: 4. Struggle with Carthage, 264 B.C.-146 B.C.; 5. Wars in the East, 215 B.C.-146 B.C.; 6. Conquest of Spain 218 B.C.-134 B.C.; 7. Effects of the conquests on Rome; Part III. Collapse of the Republic, 133 B.C.-27 B.C.: 8. Assault on the oligarchy, 133 B.C.-81 B.C.; 9. Restored oligarchy, 81 B.C.-59 B.C.; 10. Caesar and the end of republican government, 59 B.C.-44 B.C.; 11. Conflict of the warlords, 44 B.C.-27 B.C.; 12. Politics in the Late Republic; Part IV. The Principate, 27 B.C.-A.D. 235: 13. Augustus and establishment of the Principate, 31 B.C.-A.D. 14; 14. Julio-Claudian Dynasty, A.D. 14-A.D. 68; 15. Civil war and the Flavian Dynasty, A.D. 68-A.D. 96; 16. Pinnacle of the Principate, A.D. 96-A.D. 192; 17. Civil

Rezensionen

'The work is particularly compelling for the discussion of the Republic and Late Empire ... The clear and detailed accounts of all major Roman military campaigns ... should assure this volume an enduring place in undergraduate libraries.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review