The Cambridge Companion to the Roman RepublicHarriet I. Flower The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic examines all aspects of Roman history and civilization from 509–49 BC. The key development of the republican period was Rome's rise from a small city to a wealthy metropolis and international capital of an extensive Mediterranean empire. These centuries produced the classic republican political system and the growth of a world empire. They also witnessed the disintegration of this system under the pressure of internal dissension and boundless ambition of its leading politicians. In this Companion volume, distinguished European and American scholars present a variety of lively approaches to understanding the political, military, and social aspects of Roman history, as well as its literary and visual culture. Designed to be accessible to the general reader and to students, The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic will invite further exploration to a vital, formative period of Roman history and its later influence. |
Contents
The Early Republic | 15 |
Power and Process under the Republican | 31 |
The Roman Army and Navy | 66 |
The Crisis of the Republic | 89 |
ROMAN SOCIETY | 111 |
Under Roman Roofs Family House and Household | 113 |
Women in the Roman Republic | 139 |
The Republic Economy and Roman Law Regulation Promotion or Reflection? | 160 |
Rome and the Greek World | 242 |
ROMAN CULTURE | 269 |
Literature in the Roman Republic | 271 |
Roman Art during the Republic | 294 |
Spectacle and Political Culture in the Roman Republic | 322 |
EPILOGUE THE INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC | 345 |
The Roman Republic and the French and American Revolutions | 347 |
Timeline | 365 |
Roman Religion | 179 |
ROMES EMPIRE | 197 |
Italy during the Roman Republic 33831 BC | 199 |
Rome and Carthage | 225 |
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