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The Roman Republic: Volume 1
This first volume of William Heitland's masterpiece examines the origins of the Roman Republic from 509 BC until the conclusion of the Second Punic War.
William Everton Heitland (Author)
9781107653474, Cambridge University Press
Paperback / softback, published 30 January 2014
368 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.57 kg
William Everton Heitland (1847–1935) was a celebrated Classicist and fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, from 1871 until his death. In this first volume of his masterpiece trilogy, originally published in 1909, Heitland examines the origins of the Roman Republic from 509 BC until the conclusion of the Second Punic War. This highly influential and important book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Roman history.
Preface
Part I. Introductory: 1. General remarks
2. Physical geography
3. Ethnography
4. Religion
5. The city of Rome
6. Social and political groups
7. The regal period
Part II. The Republic to the Union of the Orders: 8. Early difficulties of the Free State. The tribes
9. The Constitution 509–449 BC
10. The Decemvirate and Valerio-Horatian laws
11. Foreign policy 509–449 BC
12. The legends of the traditional narrative
13. The Constitution 448–367 BC
14. The Licinian laws
15. Foreign policy and the army
Part III. The Union of Italy under Rome: 16. The Constitution 366–265 BC
17. The conquest of Italy
18. Causes of Roman supremacy
19. Organization of Italy
20. Rome and the Roman people 366–265 BC
Part IV. Rome and Carthage: 21. Carthage
22. First Punic war 264–241 BC
23. Rome, home affairs 241–218 BC
24. Foreign affairs 241–218 BC
25. Second Punic war
26. The situation created by the war.
Subject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA]