Rome An Empire’s Story Second Edition Greg Woolf 9780190687472 0190687479

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• ISBN 10: 0190687479
• ISBN 13: 9780190687472 
• Author: Greg Woolf

Rome in the archaic age was a minor satellite between the Etruscan and Greek world. This book traces the expansion of Roman influence first within Italy, then around the Mediterranean world and finally, at breakneck speed, deep into Europe, out to the Atlantic, along the edge of the Sahara and down the Red Sea. But there had been other empires that had expanded rapidily: what made Rome remarkable was that it managed to sustain its position for so long. Rome’s Fall poses less of a mystery than its survival. Understanding how this happens involves understanding the building blocks of imperial society — slavery , cities , the economy — and also the chaotic narrative of growth, civil war, stability, near disaster and then a managed downsizing. Rome. An empire’s story tells the story of Rome in chapters that alternate with examination of key features of Roman society. This new edition is based on the very latest research, including studies of climate change and ecology, and deals at greater length than the first edition did with the later Roman empire, and with the material culture of empire.

Table contents:

PART I. The Whole Story

PART II. Empires of the Mind

PART III. Rulers of Italy

PART IV. Imperial Ecology

PART V. Mediterranean Hegemony

PART VI. Slavery and Empire

PART VII. Crisis

PART VIII. At Heaven’s Command?

PART IX. The Generals

PART X. The Enjoyment of Empire

PART XI. Emperors

PART XII. Resourcing Empire

PART XIII. War

PART XIV. Imperial Identities

PART XV. Reconstruction

PART XVI. A Christian Empire

PART XVII. Emperors and Kings

PART XVIII. The City and the Empire

PART XIX. Remaking the World

PART XX. The Roman Past and the Roman Future

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