The Cambridge Ancient History: Part 2 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521234468 ISBN 13: 9780521234467

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This volume of the second edition of the Cambridge Ancient History traces the history of Rome from its origins to the eve of the Second Punic War. Although the period covered is essentially the same as in the undivided Volume VII of the first edition, the treatment of the material is completely fresh and is much more extensive. Account is taken of new scholarly insights and of the considerable amount of new evidence, much of it archaeological, which has become available since the first edition was published. After a survey of the sources of our information the origins of Rome are discussed, beginning with the first discernible traces of the bronze Age settlement and going on to an assessment of the regal period. The complex and often controversial history of the early Republic is examined with reference to its internal development, the evolution of its relationships with the Latins, and the remorseless, if occasionally erratic, advance of Roman power in parts of Italy less immediately adjacent to the city. These developments are traced further in relation to the intervention of Pyrrhus and its aftermath, leading to consideration of Rome's relationships with Carthage, the First Punic War, and the beginnings of overseas empire. Rome is considered from a different perspective in a chapter on society and religion.

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This volume of the second edition of the Cambridge Ancient History traces the history of Rome from its origins to the eve of the Second Punic War. Although the period covered is essentially the same as in the undivided Volume VII of the first edition, the treatment of the material is completely fresh and is much more extensive.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0521234468
• ISBN 13: 9780521234467
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 828
• Editor: Walbank F. W., Astin A. E., Frederiksen M. W., Ogilvie R. M.