{"product_id":"ancient-rome-a-military-and-political-history-paperback-9780521711494","title":"Ancient Rome; A Military and Political History (Paperback) 9780521711494","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAncient Rome\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Military and Political History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume is a short yet comprehensive political and military history of ancient Rome.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher S. Mackay (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521711494, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 August 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e412 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm, 0.762 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The style is lively, and the intended readership will no doubt benefit from this book.' L'Antiquité Classique\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA short and comprehensive political and military history of ancient Rome, from the origins of the city in the Italian Iron Age, until the deposition of the last emperor in 476 AD. Outlining Rome's absorption of the Italian peninsula, Christopher Mackay explains how this conquest provided the Romans with the man power that allowed them to conquer the Mediterranean in a mere half-century. Mackay details how the military responsibilities of empire undermined the political institutions of the Republic and how the Imperial adoption of Christianity as the state religion, as well as the military and economic pressures of the third and fourth centuries, eventually led to the downfall of the western empire through invasion. Illustrated with the relevant art works from Rome's long history, this volume will serve as a timely and up to date overview of one of the most extraordinary civilizations of human history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Obscure Beginnings, to 264 B.C.: 1. Foundations and kingdoms, to ca. 507 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e 2. Domestic history of the Early Republic, ca. 507 B.C.–ca. 287 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e 3. Conquest of Latium and Italy, ca. 507 B.C.–264 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Conquest of the Mediterranean, 264 B.C.–146 B.C.: 4. Struggle with Carthage, 264 B.C.–146 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e 5. Wars in the East, 215 B.C.–146 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conquest of Spain 218 B.C.–134 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e 7. Effects of the conquests on Rome\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Collapse of the Republic, 133 B.C.–27 B.C.: 8. Assault on the oligarchy, 133 B.C.–81 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e 9. Restored oligarchy, 81 B.C.–59 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e 10. Caesar and the end of republican government, 59 B.C.–44 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conflict of the warlords, 44 B.C.–27 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e 12. Politics in the Late Republic\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Principate, 27 B.C.–A.D. 235: 13. Augustus and establishment of the Principate, 31 B.C.–A.D. 14\u003cbr\u003e 14. Julio-Claudian Dynasty, A.D. 14–A.D. 68\u003cbr\u003e 15. Civil war and the Flavian Dynasty, A.D. 68–A.D. 96\u003cbr\u003e 16. Pinnacle of the Principate, A.D. 96–A.D. 192\u003cbr\u003e 17. Civil war and the Severan Dynasty, A.D. 193–A.D. 235\u003cbr\u003e 18. Institutions of the Principate\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Late Empire, A.D. 235–A.D. 476: 19. Military and dynastic crisis, A.D. 235–A.D. 284\u003cbr\u003e 20. Rise of Christianity\u003cbr\u003e 21. Diocletian and the restoration of imperial authority, A.D. 284–A.D. 305\u003cbr\u003e 22. Civil war and the triumph of Constantine and Christianity, A.D. 305–A.D. 337\u003cbr\u003e 23. Heyday of the Christian Empire, A.D. 337–A.D. 395\u003cbr\u003e 24. Demise of the Empire in the West, A.D. 395–A.D. 476\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Survival and transformation of the Empire in the East after A.D. 476.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Military history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Military history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Military%20history%20%5BHBW%5D%22\"\u003eHBW\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908888322328,"sku":"9780521711494","price":22.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521711494i_f7db95a7-11f0-410d-971c-1e54c95d20b6.jpg?v=1691380283","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ancient-rome-a-military-and-political-history-paperback-9780521711494","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}