In this, his most ambitious and comprehensive book to date, Michael Grant recreates the evolution of this astonishing city and community, describing in detail the individuals and events that made Rome a political and cultural conqueror and defining the circumstances of her eventual decline and fall.
He portrays not only the cynosures of the Roman world, such as Caesar, Augustus, and Constantine, but also lesser-known figures, reassessing their impact upon both the character of Roman society and the development of her empire. Rome's artistic achievements, especially in literature, architecture, sculpture, and painting, are discussed in depth and the economic and social conditions of hfe for the ordinary subjects of the empire fully explained. The changing relationships between Rome and the peoples of its provinces are closely examined, as is the ultimate disintegration or transformation of the western empire. This is a unique book, encompassing all aspects of one of the most fabulously rich and diverse civilizations in history.
Author(s): Michael Grant
Edition: 1
Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
Year: 1978
Language: English
Pages: 563
Tags: History;Rome;Roman Empire;Republic;Caesar;Europe;Roman;Roman Republic;Etruscan;Monarchy;Etruscan civilization;Italy;Roman Italy;Ancient Italy;Ancient;Civilization;Civilisation;Jews;Jewry;Jewish;Paul;Jesus;War;Western Empire;Pagan Empire;Julius Caesar
Contents......Page 7
List of Maps and Tables......Page 18
Foreword......Page 20
I. Etruscan Rome......Page 27
1. Rome and Etruria......Page 29
2. The Etruscan Monarchy......Page 42
II. The Unity of Italy and Rome......Page 65
3. The Unification of Italy......Page 67
4. The Class Struggle......Page 91
III. Rome Against Carthage......Page 109
5. First Wars Against Foreign Powers......Page 111
6. The Changing Roman World......Page 125
7. The Invasion by Hannibal......Page 135
IV. The Imperial Republic......Page 153
8. "Our Sea"......Page 155
9. The New Society......Page 170
V. The Fall of the Republic......Page 191
10. Reform and War in Italy......Page 193
11. Reaction and Breakdown......Page 211
VI. Caesar and Augustus......Page 235
12. Caesar......Page 237
13. Augustus......Page 266
VII. The Imperial Peace......Page 299
14. The Inheritors of Empire......Page 301
15. Imperial Society......Page 329
16. The Jews, Jesus, and Paul......Page 358
VIII. Towards A New World......Page 375
17. Collapse and Recovery......Page 377
18. The Climax of the Pagan Empire......Page 401
19. The Supreme State and Church......Page 419
IX. The Transformation of Europe......Page 445
20. The Fall of Western Empire......Page 447
21. The Fatal Disunities......Page 461
22. The Aftermath......Page 486
Epilogue......Page 495
Notes......Page 499
Ancient Sources......Page 532
Bibliography......Page 535
Table of Dates*......Page 540
Index......Page 547
Back Cover......Page 3
