Author: William SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A Smaller History of Rome, from the earliest times to the establishment of the Empire. Illustrated, etc
Author: William SmithA Smaller History of Rome, from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire
Author: William SmithThe Romans : from village to empire
Author: Mary Taliaferro BoatwrightPublisher:
ISBN: 9780199730575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
"The Romans unfolds Rome's remarkable evolution from village to monarchy and then republic and finally to one-man rule by an emperor whose power at its peak stretched from Scotland to Iraq and the Nile Valley. Firmly grounded in ancient literary and material sources, the book captures and analyzes the outstanding political and military landmarks from the Punic Wars, to Caesar's conquest of Gaul and his crossing of the Rubicon, to the victory of Octavian over Mark Antony, to Constantine's adoption of Christianity. Here too are some of the most fascinating individuals ever to walk across the world stage, including Hannibal, Mithridates, Pompey, Cicero, Cleopatra, Augustus, Livia, Nero, Marcus Aurelius, and Shapur. The authors bring to life many aspects of Rome's cultural and social history, from the role of women, to literature, entertainments, town-planning, portraiture, and religion. The book incorporates more than 30 maps."--Jacket.
A Smaller History of Greece, from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest
Author: William SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A smaller history of Rome : from the earliest times to the establishment of the Empire
Author: William SmithSmaller History of Rome
Author: William SmithPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330009260
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Excerpt from Smaller History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire The present History has been drawn up chiefly for the lower forms in schools, at the request of several teachers, and is intended to range with the author's Smaller History of Greece. It will be followed by a similar History of England. The author is indebted in this work to several of the more important articles upon Roman history in the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography. The Table of Contents presents a full analysis of the work, and has been so arranged that the teacher can frame from it questions for the examination of his class, the answers to which will be found in the corresponding pages of the volume. The restoration of the Forum has been designed by Mr. P. W. Justyne. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A smaller history of Rome from the earliest times to the establishment of the Empire
Author: William SmithResearches Into the Early History of Mankind and the Development of Civilization
Author: Edward Burnett TylorPublisher: London : J. Murray
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The Rise of Rome
Author: Kathryn LomasPublisher: Belknap Press
ISBN: 0674659651
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
By the third century BC, the once-modest settlement of Rome had conquered most of Italy and was poised to build an empire throughout the Mediterranean basin. What transformed a humble city into the preeminent power of the region? In The Rise of Rome, the historian and archaeologist Kathryn Lomas reconstructs the diplomatic ploys, political stratagems, and cultural exchanges whereby Rome established itself as a dominant player in a region already brimming with competitors. The Latin world, she argues, was not so much subjugated by Rome as unified by it. This new type of society that emerged from Rome’s conquest and unification of Italy would serve as a political model for centuries to come. Archaic Italy was home to a vast range of ethnic communities, each with its own language and customs. Some such as the Etruscans, and later the Samnites, were major rivals of Rome. From the late Iron Age onward, these groups interacted in increasingly dynamic ways within Italy and beyond, expanding trade and influencing religion, dress, architecture, weaponry, and government throughout the region. Rome manipulated preexisting social and political structures in the conquered territories with great care, extending strategic invitations to citizenship and thereby allowing a degree of local independence while also fostering a sense of imperial belonging. In the story of Rome’s rise, Lomas identifies nascent political structures that unified the empire’s diverse populations, and finds the beginnings of Italian peoplehood.
Author: George F. Comfort