Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE

Synopsis

In the century following 150 BCE, the Romans developed a coherent vision of empire and a more systematic provincial administration. The city of Rome itself became a cultural and intellectual center that eclipsed other Mediterranean cities, while ideas and practices of citizenship underwent radical change.

In this book, Josiah Osgood offers a new survey of this most vivid period of Roman history, the Late Republic. While many discussions focus on politics in the city of Rome itself, his account examines developments throughout the Mediterranean and ties political events more firmly to the growth of overseas empire. The volume includes a broad overview of economic and cultural developments. By extending the story well beyond the conventional stopping date of Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BCE, Osgood ultimately moves away from the old paradigm of the fall of the Republic. The Romans of the Late Republic emerge less as the disreputable gangsters of popular imagination and more as inspired innovators.

Offers a new, more positive view of the Late Roman Republic, challenging the entrenched idea that the Late Republic was a period of inexorable decline,

Gives a clear narrative of political history while also introducing major economic and cultural developments, allowing students to learn of up-to-date research in the field and the different approaches historians take,

Provides many maps and illustrations, demonstrating how material evidence is important for our understanding of Roman history.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781108349598

Related ISBNs:

9781107029897, 9781107029897

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Date of Addition:

06/15/18

Copyrighted By:

Josiah Osgood

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Politics and Government

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.