The Cambridge Ancient History
Volume 8. Rome and the Mediterranean to 133 BC
2nd Edition
$350.00 (R)
Part of The Cambridge Ancient History
- Date Published: February 1990
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521234481
$
350.00
(R)
Hardback
Looking for an examination copy?
This title is not currently available for examination. However, if you are interested in the title for your course we can consider offering an examination copy. To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching.
-
Volume VIII covers the period from immediately before the Second Punic War to 133 B.C., the time when Rome acquired effective political mastery of the Mediterranean lands. From the Carthaginians in Spain, the Second Punic War, and the first Roman involvement across the Adriatic, the advance of Roman power is traced through the conquests in Cisalpine Gaul, Spain and Africa in the west and through the conflicts in the east with Macedonia, the Seleucid empire, and finally the Greeks. Interspersed with these themes are chapters on the Seleucids and their rivals, the Greeks of Bactria and India, the internal political life of Rome, and developments in Rome's relationships with her allies and neighbors in Italy. Two concluding chapters explore the interactions, both intellectual and material, between the Roman and Italian tradition and the Greek world.
Reviews & endorsements
"This is an absolutely standard and required reference work for every library, from public to university research." Choice
Customer reviews
05th May 2020 by Axaz
A definitive study in depth of how The Romans evolved their outlook from Italy geographically to believing they were capable of expanding through war to Gaul Spain and North Africa in the west and across the Adriatic to the east. This involved the Second Punic war with Carthage and wars with Macedon and Greece. This period laid the foundations of both the later Republic and Empire for which militarism was the accepted norm. A crucial understanding of Roman history cannot be truly gained unless the period covered so superbly by this volume is understood. The book is a wonderful fundamental underpinning of all the famous history that was to follow.
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: February 1990
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521234481
- length: 650 pages
- dimensions: 240 x 161 x 40 mm
- weight: 1.06kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Sources A. E. Astin
2. The Carthaginians in Spain H. H. Scullard
3. The second Punic War John Briscoe
4. Rome and Greece to 205 BC R. M. Errington
5. Roman expansion in the West W. V. Harris
6. Roman government and politics, 200–134 BC A. E. Astin
7. Rome and Italy in the second century BC E. Gabba
8. Rome against Philip and Antiochus R. M. Errington
9. Rome, the fall of Macedon and the sack of Corinth P. S. Derow
10. The Seleucids and their rivals C. Habicht
11. The Greeks of Bactria and India A. K. Narain
12. Roman tradition and the Greek world Elizabeth Rawson
13. The transformation of Italy, 300–133 BC. The evidence of archaeology Jean-Paul Morel
Bibliography.
Related Books
also by this author
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email lecturers@cambridge.org
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×