Ancient Rome: An Introductory HistoryUniversity of Oklahoma Press, 18 May 2020 - 312 sayfa In this revised and expanded edition of Ancient Rome, author Paul A. Zoch presents the history and mythology of Rome, from its legendary progenitor Aeneas to the death of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius in 180 c.e. Zoch guides readers through the military campaigns and political developments that shaped Rome’s rise from a small Italian city to the greatest imperial power the world had ever known, and he includes stories about its protagonists—such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius, and Nero—that are often omitted from more specialized studies. In Zoch’s retelling, the events and personalities of ancient Rome spring to life. We witness the long struggle against the enemy city of Carthage. We follow Caesar as he campaigns in Britain, and we observe the ebb and flow of Rome’s fortunes in the Hellenistic East. Emphasizing both the political and moral lessons to be learned from Roman history—and that remain relevant today—Zoch gives readers a narrative that is both entertaining and informative. An afterword takes the history to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in 476 c.e. |
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A Linguistic Introduction | 3 |
Romes Origins according to the Ancients | 7 |
Romulus and Remus Found Rome | 11 |
Kings after Romulus | 19 |
Tarquins Coup dÉtat and the End of the Monarchy | 32 |
Senatus Populusque Romanus | 37 |
Traitors and Heroes of the Early Republic | 46 |
Class Conflict in Rome | 55 |
The Beginning of the End of the Res Publica | 141 |
The War against Jugurtha and the Rise of Marius | 149 |
The Italian Wars and the Career of Sulla | 155 |
The Rise of Pompey | 165 |
The First Triumvirate | 174 |
Civil War | 189 |
Renewed Civil War and the Rise of Octavian | 207 |
The Principate | 222 |
Coriolanus Cincinnatus and Camillus | 63 |
The Gauls Sack Rome | 71 |
The Wars with the Samnites | 79 |
King Pyrrhus Pyrrhic Victories | 88 |
The First Punic War | 96 |
The Second Punic War | 102 |
Rome Encounters the East | 118 |
The JulioClaudian Emperors | 234 |
The Flavian Emperors | 251 |
The Culmination of the Pax Romana | 257 |
The Disintegration of the Empire | 271 |
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