Erich S. Gruen is Gladys Rehard Wood Professor of History and Classics at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of The Hellenistic World and the Coming of Rome (California, 1984).

• Introduction to the Paperback EditionPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionI. The Aftermath of SullaII. Political Alliances and AlignmentsIII. The "First Triumvirate" and the ReactionIV. The Consuls and Consular ElectionsV. The SenateVI. Legislative Activity: Criminal and Administrative LawVII. Criminal Trials (I): The ImplicationsVIII. Criminal Trials (II): The ContinuitiesIX. The Plebs and the ArmyX. Discontents and ViolenceXI. The Coming of Civil WarConclusionAppendix 1: Composition of the SenateAppendix II: Additional Criminal TrialsAppendix Ill: Imperia Extra OrdinemBibliographyIndex NominumIndex Rerum