The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 9

John Boardman, J. A. Crook, Andrew Lintott, Elizabeth Rawson, Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press, 1970 - History - 945 pages

Volume IX of the second edition of The Cambridge Ancient History has for its main theme the process commonly known as the "Fall of the Roman Republic." Chapters 1-12 supply a narrative of the period from 133 B.C. to the death of Cicero in 43 B.C., with a prelude analyzing the situation and problems of the Republic from the turning-point year 146 B.C. Chapters 13-19 offer analysis of aspects of Roman society, institutions and ideas during the period.

Contents

• sources and sourceproblems I: 1
• The Roman empire and its problems in the late second: 16
• Political history 14695 B C: 40
• The aristocracy and Marius: 86
• the Social War: 104
• which are distinguished by capital letters and within these sections each book: 118
• Mithridates: 129
• by JOHN G F HIND Lecturer in Ancient History School of History University of Leeds I The dynasty: 130
• The kingdom: 133
• Mithridates Black Sea empire: 137
• Kings and Romans in western Anatolia 10889 В С: 140
• Threats and bluffs: 143
• Mithridates conquest of Asia 8988 в с: 144
• Overreach: 149
• Athens Delos and Achaea: 150
• The sieges of Athens and Piraeus: 153
• The battles in Boeotia: 154
• Reaction in Asia 86 в с: 159
• The Treaty of Dardanus the fate of Asia and the felicity of Sulla: 161
• Sulla: 165
• Cinnanum tempus 8784 B C: 173
• The civil war 8381 B C: 187
• Sullas dictatorship and its aftermath 8278 В С: 197
• The rise of Pompey: 208
• Politics at Rome 7771 B С: 210
• The wars against Sertorius and Spartacus 7971 B C: 215
• The first consulship of Pompey and Crassus 70 B C: 223
• 8a Lucullus Pompey and the East: 229
• The opening of the Third War: 233
• The campaign in Pontus: 237
• Lucullus in Armenia: 239
• Lucullus and the cities: 244
• Pompey in the East: 248
• The end of Mithridates: 254
• The Caucasian campaigns: 255
• The organization of gains and the annexation of Syria: 258
• Pompey in Judaea and Nabatene: 260
• Parthia and Rome: 262
• The eastern settlement of Pompey: 265
• Gabinius and the aftermath of Pompey: 271
• 8b The Jews under Hasmonean rule: 274
• 8c Egypt 14631 B C: 310
• The Senate and the populares 6960 в с: 327
• Caesar Pompey and Rome 5950 B C: 368
• civil war and dictatorship: 424
• The aftermath of the Ides: 468
• The constitution and public criminal law: 491
• Ius publicum: 498
• Quaestiones perpetuae: 505
• The development of Roman private law: 531
• The administration of the empire: 564
• The basis and limits of the governors power: 572
• The governor at work: 580
• Taxation: 585
• Jurisdiction: 589
• The provinciae and the provincials: 591
• the beginnings of a change in perceptions: 593
• Economy and society 13343 в С: 599
• NICOLET Professor at the Sorbonne Paris: 600
• Italian agriculture: 609
• Industry and manufacture: 623
• Commerce and money: 627
• Economy and society: 640
• The city of Rome and the plebs urbana in the late Republic: 644
• The intellectual developments of the Ciceronian age: 689
• by MIRIAM GRIFFIN Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History Somerville College Oxford 1 Education: 690
• Social setting: 692
• Hellenization: 696
• Scholarship and science: 701
• Pythagoreanism: 707
• The new poetry: 710
• History and related studies: 711
• Ciceros theoretical works: 715
• Cicero and Roman philosophy: 721
• Religion: 729
• Sources of evidence and the problems of comparison: 734
• Epilogue: 769
• Stemmata: 777
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 799
• A General studies: 807
• Political history: 824
• The East: 835
• E The West: 847
• G Economy and society: 861
• H Religion and ideas: 871
• Index: 878

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Bibliographic information

• Title: The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 9; Cambridge histories online; Cambridge history ebook collection; Volume 9 of The Cambridge Ancient History 14 Volume Set in 19 Hardback Parts; The Cambridge Ancient History, Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, ISBN 0521850738, 9780521850735; Volume 9 of “The” Cambridge Ancient History: “The” Last Age of the Roman Republic, 146 - 43 B.C. / Ed. by J. A. Crook, John Anthony Crook
• Editors: John Boardman, J. A. Crook, Andrew Lintott, Elizabeth Rawson, Cambridge University Press
• Compiled by: J. A. Crook, Andrew Lintott, Elizabeth Rawson
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1970
• ISBN: 0521256038, 9780521256032
• Length: 945 pages
• Subjects: History / Ancient / General; History / Ancient / Rome; History / World