OCR Ancient History AS and A Level Component 2

Robert Cromarty, James Harrison, Steve Matthews

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781350015272
• eBook ISBN: 9781350015289
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Ancient History
• Index: History

This textbook supports the specification for AS and A-Level Ancient History (first teaching September 2017). It covers the whole of Component 2, both the compulsory Period Study and the three optional Depth Studies: Period Study: The Julio-Claudian Emperors, 31 BC–AD 68 by Robert Cromarty and James Harrison
Depth Study: The Breakdown of the Late Republic, 88–31 BC by Steve Matthews
Depth Study: The Flavians, AD 68–96 by Robert Cromarty
Depth Study: Ruling Roman Britain, AD 43– c.128 by James Harrison How did Augustus change the Roman Constitution? Why was the Roman Republic doomed to fail? How did the Flavians re-invent the Imperial image? What was life like in Roman Britain? These are the sort of questions that you are required to consider for A-Level Ancient History. This textbook guides you through the use of power and politics in the Roman Senate and Imperial court from the Late Republic into the Principate. It considers individual ambition against the need for change, and substantive action against image and deception. The ideal preparation for the final examinations, all content is presented by experts and experienced teachers in a clear and accessible narrative. Ancient literary and visual sources are described and analysed, with supporting images. Helpful student features include study questions, further reading, and boxes focusing in on key people, events and terms. Practice questions and exam guidance prepare students for assessment. A Companion Website is available at www.bloomsbury.com/ anc-hist-as-a-level.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series
• Title
• Contents
• Introduction
• How to Use This Book
• Map of the Roman Empire
• PART 1: PERIOD STUDY: THE JULIO-CLAUDIAN EMPERORS, 31 BC–AD 68
• Introduction to The Julio-Claudian Emperors, 31 BC–AD 68
• 1.1 Augustus, 31 BC–AD 14
• 1.2 Tiberius, AD 14–37
• 1.3 Gaius, AD 37–41
• 1.4 Claudius, AD 41–54
• 1.5 Nero, AD 54–68
• Part 2 Depth Studies
• Introduction to the Depth Study options
• Depth Study 1 The Breakdown of the Late Republic, 88–31 BC
• Introduction to The Breakdown of the Late Republic, 88–31 BC
• 2.1 The Form of the Constitution
• 2.2 Sulla and the 70s
• 2.3 The Catilinarian Conspiracy
• 2.4 The 50s: A Turbulent Decade
• 2.5 Civil War and Caesar’s Dictatorship
• 2.6 The Second Triumvirate
• 2.7 Social and Economic Relationships and Their Importance in the Breakdown of the Republic
• DEPTH STUDY 2: THE FLAVIANS, AD 68–96
• Introduction to The Flavians, AD 68–96
• 3.1 The Year of the Four Emperors
• 3.2 The Nature of the Principate
• 3.3 The Personalities of Vespasian, Titus and Domitian
• 3.4 Propaganda: Its Role in Creating and Supporting the Dynasty
• 3.5 Religion: Its Role in the Principate and Roman Society
• DEPTH STUDY 3: RULING ROMAN BRITAIN, AD 43–c. 128
• Introduction to Ruling Roman Britain, AD 43–c. 128
• 4.1 Roman Military Policy towards Britain: Conquest and Expansion
• 4.2 Frontier Policy: Consolidation and Retrenchment, AD 85–c. 128
• 4.3 Resistance to Roman Rule
• 4.4 Roman Control
• 4.5 Effects of Roman Rule
• What to Expect in the AS Level Exam for the Rome Period Study
• What to Expect in the A Level Exam
• Glossary
• Sources of Illustrations
• Sources of Quotations
• Index
• Copyright