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History of the Roman People, A, 4/E
Allen M. Ward, University of Connecticut
Fritz M. Heichelheim
Cedric A. Yeo

ISBN-10: 0130384801
ISBN-13:  9780130384805

Publisher:  Pearson
Copyright:  2003
Format:  Paper; 579 pp
Published:  11/05/2002


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For one/two-semester survey courses in Roman History.

This 4th edition of the popular text continues to provide a comprehensive analytical survey of Roman history from its prehistoric roots in Italy and the wider Mediterranean world to the dissolution of the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity in A.D. 600. Clearly organized and eminently readable, its explanatory narrative of major political and military events provides a chronological and conceptual framework for the social, economic, and cultural developments of the periods presented. Major topics are treated separately so that students can easily grasp key concepts and ideas.


Features

  • NEW - New section in Chapter 2—On the role of the Phoenicians in the rise of city states and their activities during the early centuries of Rome's development.

    • Strengthens and clarifies the difficult material on early Rome for students.

  • NEW - Reworked Chapters 3 and 4—Revised to clarify the nature of classes in Roman society, the issues surrounding the identity of the patricians and plebians, and the complexities of constitutional development.

    • Keeps students' interest by emphasizing the people within a larger historical context.

  • NEW - Revised view of the reigns of the emperors—Presents material on the Julio-Claudian, Flavian, Antonine, and Severan emperors with regard to recent scholarship.

    • Gives students more balanced and sophisticated coverage of the periods of these emperors.

  • NEW - Streamlined treatment of the period from A.D. 235 to 285.

    • Gives students an easier comprehension of this confusing period in Roman history.

  • NEW - More maps, illustrations, and genealogical charts.

    • Provides students with more support for the written text.

  • Comprehensive yet readable coverage—Explains the major social, economic, political, and cultural developments in Roman history from prehistoric Italy to A.D. 600.

    • Gives students a broad understanding of Roman history. Provides instructors with the flexibility to stress their own particular emphasis and expertise.

  • Multi-cultural perspective—Stresses the interaction of Romans and non-Romans in a constantly evolving political and social synthesis.

    • Helps students avoid developing a simplistic ethnocentric view of Roman history.

  • Inclusive approach to women, the lower classes, and marginalized groups.

    • Presents students with topics that are important to them today; and helps them realize that history was made and experienced by more than upper-class Roman males.

  • Pedagogic aids—Bold and italicized headings with signal dates; explanations of unfamiliar terms and foreign words; and page references to other relevant material in the text.

    • Enables students to have one comprehensive text, alleviating the need to look up material from other sources.


New To This Edition

  • New section in Chapter 2—On the role of the Phoenicians in the rise of city states and their activities during the early centuries of Rome's development.

    • Strengthens and clarifies the difficult material on early Rome for students.

  • Reworked Chapters 3 and 4—Revised to clarify the nature of classes in Roman society, the issues surrounding the identity of the patricians and plebians, and the complexities of constitutional development.

    • Keeps students' interest by emphasizing the people within a larger historical context.

  • Revised view of the reigns of the emperors—Presents material on the Julio-Claudian, Flavian, Antonine, and Severan emperors with regard to recent scholarship.

    • Gives students more balanced and sophisticated coverage of the periods of these emperors.

  • Streamlined treatment of the period from A.D. 235 to 285.

    • Gives students an easier comprehension of this confusing period in Roman history.

  • More maps, illustrations, and genealogical charts.

    • Provides students with more support for the written text.


Table of Contents

I. PRE-ROMAN ITALY AND THE RISE OF ROME.

 1. The Foundations of Early Rome and Italy.

 2. Phoenicians, Etruscans, and Greeks in Pre-Roman Italy.

 3. Early Rome to 500 B.C.

 4. Early Roman Society, Religion, and Values.

 5. The Rise of the Roman Republic, 509 to 287 B.C.

 6. The Roman Conquest of Italy and Its Impact, 509 to 264 B.C.

II. THE HIGH POINT OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.

 7. The First Punic War and the Beginning of Overseas Imperialism, 264 to 241 B.C.

 8. Between the Wars, 241 to 218 B.C.

 9. The Second Punic War, 218 to 201 B.C.

10. War and Imperialism in the Hellenic East, 200 to 133 B.C.

11. Roman Imperialism in the West, 200 to 133 B.C.

12. The Transformation of Roman Life, 264 to 133 B.C.

13. The Great Cultural Synthesis, 264 to 133 B.C.

III. THE WORLD OF THE LATE REPUBLIC.

14. The Gracchi and the Struggle over Land Reform, 133 to 121 B.C.

15. The Breakdown of the System, 121 to 88 B.C.

16. Marius and Sulla: Civil War and Reaction, 88 to 78 B.C.

17. Personal Ambitions and Public Crises, 78 to 60 B.C.

18. The Rise of Caesar, 60 to 52 B.C.

19. Caeser Wins and Is Lost, Mid-50s to 44 B.C.

20. The Last Days of the Republic, 44 to 30 B.C.

21. Social, Economic, and Cultural Life in the Late Republic, ca. 133 to 30 B.C.

IV. THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE.

22. The Establishment of the Principate, 29 B.C. to A.D. 14.

23. Systematic Reform under Augustus.

24. Imperial Stabilization under Augustus.

25. The Impact of Augustus on Roman Imperial Life and Culture.

26. The First Two Julio-Claudian Emperors: Tiberius and Gaius (Caligula), A.D. 14 to 41.

27. Claudius, Nero, and the End of the Julio-Claudians, A.D. 41 to 68.

28. The Crisis of the Principate and Recovery under the Flavians, A.D. 69 to 96.

29. The “Good” Emperors of the Second Century, A.D. 96 to 180.

30. Imperial Culture and Society in the First Two Centuries A.D.

V. CRISIS, CONTINUITY, AND CHANGE IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH CENTURIES.

31. Changes and Conflict in the Early Third Century, A.D. 180 to 235.

32. The Third-Century Anarchy, A.D. 235 to 285.

33. Changes in Roman Life and Culture during the Third Century.

34. Diocletian: Creating the Fourth-Century Empire, A.D. 285 to 305.

35. Constantine the Great and Christianity, A.D. 306 to 337.

36. From Constantine's Dynasty to Theodosius the Great, A.D. 337 to 395.

37. The Evolving World of Late Antiquity in the Fourth Century A.D.

38. Christianity and Classical Culture in the Fourth Century.

VI. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE ROMAN WORLD IN LATE ANTIQUITY.

39. The Fifth-Century West: The Localization of Imperial Power under Germanic Kings.

40. Fifth-Century Empresses and the Survival of the Empire in the East, A.D. 395 to 518.

41. Justin and the Establishment of Justinian's Autocracy, A.D. 518 to 532.

42. The Impossible Dream of Universal Empire, A.D. 532 to 602.

43. The Transformation of the Late Antique Roman World, A.D. 395 to 600.

44. The Church and the Legacy of Rome.

Bibliography.

Index.


Next Edition(s)

  • History of the Roman People, A, 5/E
    Ward, Heichelheim & Yeo
    ©2010  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 576 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205695264  |  ISBN-13: 9780205695263
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The Fourth Edition of History of the Roman People builds upon the strengths of the previous editions to provide readers with a fascinating journey from prehistoric Italy and the origins of Rome to the final collapse of the Roman imperial order with the death of the Emperor Maurice (A.D. 602). Centered on a traditional political and military narrative core, this text also presents in-depth coverage of Rome's social, economic, and cultural life and, drawing on current scholarship, provides explanations of major trends and developments.

New to the Fourth Edition:
  • Expanded treatment of Early Rome's origins in the wider context of the Mediterranean World
  • Fuller coverage of Rome's involvement in the East from 133 B.C. to A.D. 96
  • Thoroughly revised chapters on the Julio-Claudian, Antonine, and Severan dynasties and the complexities of the third century A.D.
  • Additional maps and illustrations; updated bibliographies; more cross-references in the text

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