A History of the Roman People

Celia E. Schultz, Allen M. Ward, F. M. Heichelheim, C. A. Yeo

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781138708891
• eBook ISBN: 9781351754705
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Ancient History
• Index: History

A History of the Roman People offers students a comprehensive, up-to-date, readable introduction to the whole span of Roman history. Richly illustrated, this fully updated volume takes readers through the mists of Roman prehistory and a survey of the peoples of pre-Roman Italy to a balanced, thoughtful account of the complexities of the Roman Republic, its evolution into a full-fledged empire, and its ultimate decline. This latest edition enhances the political narrative with explorations of elements of daily life in the Roman world.

New features in this edition include:

• Addition of boxes that expand on interesting elements of Roman culture mentioned only in passing in the main text. The visual arrangement of the text helps students bear in mind what is supplemental to the central narrative
• Increased emphasis on the contributions of women to Roman society and in religious matters
• Incorporation of recent archaeological finds and current debates

A History of the Roman People is an excellent introduction for those with no background in Roman history. Its clear, accessible language makes it perfect for undergraduate readers in courses on Roman history and Roman culture. More experienced students wanting to expand their knowledge will also find it a rich resource for the full sweep of Roman antiquity.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Map
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of figures
• Preface
• 1 Roman history: Its geographic and human foundations
• 2 Phoenicians, Greeks, and Etruscans in pre-Roman Italy
• 3 Early Rome to 500 b.c.e.
• 4 Early Roman society, religion, and values
• 5 From tyrant kings to oligarchic republic, 509 to 287 b.c.e.
• 6 The Roman conquest of Italy and its impact, 509 to 264 b.c.e.
• 7 The First Punic War, northern Italy, and Illyrian pirates, 264 to 219 b.c.e.
• 8 War with Hannibal: The Second Punic War, 218 to 201 b.c.e.
• 9 Roman imperialism East and West, 200 to 133 b.c.e.
• 10 The transformation of Roman life, 264 to 133 b.c.e.
• 11 The great cultural synthesis, 264 to 133 b.c.e.
• 12 The Gracchi and the struggle over reforms, 133 to 121 b.c.e.
• 13 Destructive rivalries, Marius, and the Social War, 121 to 88 b.c.e.
• 14 Civil war and Sulla’s reactionary settlement, 88 to 78 b.c.e.
• 15 Personal ambitions: The failure of Sulla’s optimate oligarchy, 78 to 60 b.c.e.
• 16 Caesar wins and is lost, 60 to 44 b.c.e.
• 17 The last years of the Republic, 44 to 30 b.c.e.
• 18 Social, economic, and cultural life in the late Republic, ca. 133 to ca. 30 b.c.e.
• 19 The Principate of the early Roman Empire takes shape, 29 b.c.e. to 14 c.e.
• 20 Imperial stabilization under Augustus
• 21 The impact of Augustus on Roman Imperial life and culture
• 22 The first two Julio-Claudian Emperors: Tiberius and Gaius (Caligula), 14 to 41 c.e.
• 23 Claudius, Nero, and the end of the Julio-Claudians, 41 to 68 c.e.
• 24 The crisis of the Principate and recovery under the Flavians, 69 to 96 c.e.
• 25 The five “good” emperors of the second century, 96 to 180 c.e.
• 26 Culture, society, and economy in the first two centuries c.e.
• 27 Conflicts and Crises under Commodus and the Severi, 180 to 235 c.e.
• 28 The third-century anarchy, 235 to 285 c.e.
• 29 Changes in Roman life and culture during the third century
• 30 Diocletian: Creating the fourth-century Empire, 285 to 305 c.e.
• 31 Constantine the Great and Christianity, 306 to 337 c.e.
• 32 From Constantine’s dynasty to Theodosius the Great, 337 to 395 c.e.
• 33 The evolving world of Late Antiquity in the fourth century c.e.
• 34 Christianity and Classical culture in the fourth century
• 35 Germanic takeover in the West and Imperial survival in the East, 395 to 518 c.e.
• 36 Justin, Justinian, and the impossible dream of universal Empire, 518 to 602 c.e.
• 37 The transformation of the late antique Roman world, 395 to 600 c.e.
• 38 The Church and the legacy of Rome
• Index