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The Rise of Rome to 220 B.C.

Series The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 7, Part 2

Edited by F. W. Walbank, A. E. Astin, M. W. Frederiksen, R. M. Ogilvie and A. Drummond

Publication Date 1989

Hardback ISBN-10 0521234468

Hardback ISBN-13 9780521234467

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.1017/CHOL9780521234467

Overview

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.

For more details of the print book, and how to buy it online, please see The Rise of Rome to 220 B.C. in the Cambridge University Press online catalogue.

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The Cambridge Ancient History Vol. 7, part 2: The Rise of Rome to 220 B.C.

Frontmatter

The Sources for Early Roman History by R. M. Ogilvie and A. Drummond

Archaic Rome Between Latium and Etruria by M. Torelli

The origins of Rome by A. Momigliano

Rome in the fifth century I: the social and economic framework by A. Drummond

Rome in the fifth century II: the citizen community by A. Drummond

Rome and Latium to 390 b.c. by T. J. Cornell

The recovery of Rome by T. J. Cornell

The conquest of Italy by T. J. Cornell

Rome and Italy in the early third century by E. S. Staveley

Pyrrhus by P. R. Franke

Carthage and Rome by H. H. Scullard

Religion in Republican Rome by J. A. North

Appendix by A. Drummond

Chronological Table

Bibliography

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