This textbook outlines the factors that every student must assess for a proper understanding of the period, from the attitudes of the aristocracy and the role of state religion to the function of political institutions. This second edition also contains a new introduction and an updated bibliography.
Mary Beard is Professor of Classics, and Fellow of Newnham College, University of Cambridge, UK, and Classics Editor of the Times Literary Supplement.Michael Crawford is Professor of Ancient History, University College London, UK.
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Provides an excellent overview of some of the major trends in the last century of the Roman Republic.
Innehållsförteckning
Preface Introduction 1. The Nature of the Problem2. The Cultural Horizons of the Aristocracy 3. Religion 4. Political Institutions 5. The Working of Politics 6. Rome and the Outside World Epilogue Appendix: Literary sources in translation Bibliography and abbreviations Index
