| Uniform title |
Geschichte der römischen Republik. English
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| Physical description |
x, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-342) and index. |
| Contents |
1 Rome and Italy 1 -- Foundation of the city of Rome 1 -- Rise of Rome into the leading power in Italy 19 -- Constitution of the classical Republic 37 -- Rise of the nobility 48 -- 2 Rome and the Mediterranean 57 -- War with King Pyrrhus 60 -- First Punic War 64 -- Celts and Illyrians 71 -- Second Punic War 73 -- War with the great Hellenistic powers 85 -- Vengeful Weltmacht and the beginnings of the Roman Empire 95 -- 3 Crisis of the Republic and its Causes 112 -- Culture and religion under Greek influence 114 -- Monetary economy and its impact 122 -- Crisis of the military and agrarian system 136 -- Gracchan reform initiatives 147 -- Road to the civil war: Marius and Sulla 167 -- State of the dictator Sulla 194 -- 4 Fall of the Republic 205 -- Rise of Pompey 208 -- Caesar and the First Triumvirate 229 -- From the Gallic War to the civil war 236 -- State of the dictator Caesar 262 -- Lost struggle for the Republic 280 -- 5 Augustus: Defeat and Fulfilment of the Republic 295 -- Second Triumvirate and the struggle for power 295 -- Augustan constitutional settlement 304 -- Note on the Sources and Bibliography 326. |
| Language notes |
Translated from the German. |
| Subject |
Rome -- History -- Republic, 510-30 B.C.
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| ISBN |
0745633706 (hardback) |
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9780745633701 (hardback) |
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0745633714 (paperback) |
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9780745633718 (paperback) |
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