Josiah Osgood is Professor of Classics at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, where he teaches Roman history and Latin literature. He has published numerous books and articles, including Caesar's Legacy: Civil War and the Emergence of the Roman Empire (Cambridge, 2006) and Turia: a Roman Woman's Civil War (2014). Osgood's academic interests include civil war, the figure of the Roman emperor, and ancient biography, historiography, and satire. He lives in Washington, DC.

'[Osgood]. has given an important new twist to the story of the fall of the Roman republic. His analysis will be widely welcomed.' Classics For All

• 1. From world power to world state: an introduction; 2. The new world power: the Empire and imperial affairs (150–139 BCE); 3. The city of Rome: scene of politics and growing metropolis; 4. The struggle for reform (150–104 BCE); 5. The spiral of violence (104–80 BCE); 6. Italy and the reinvention of Rome (150–50 BCE); 7. Rome between Republic and Empire: the stuck elephant (80–60 BCE); 8. Rival leaders and the search for power bases (66–50 BCE); 9. The course of empire: provincial government and society (90–50 BCE); 10. World city: society and culture in Rome (85–45 BCE); 11. War of the world (49–30 BCE); 12. Principate: government for the world state (30–-6 BCE); 13. The New Age: refashioning culture and society (30-5 BCE); 14. The world state tested (4 BCE–-20 CE).

Josiah Osgood is Professor of Classics at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, where he teaches Roman history and Latin literature. He has published numerous books and articles, including Caesar's Legacy: Civil War and the Emergence of the Roman Empire (Cambridge, 2006) and Turia: a Roman Woman's Civil War (2014). Osgood's academic interests include civil war, the figure of the Roman emperor, and ancient biography, historiography, and satire. He lives in Washington, DC.

'[Osgood]. has given an important new twist to the story of the fall of the Roman republic. His analysis will be widely welcomed.' Classics For All

• 1. From world power to world state: an introduction; 2. The new world power: the Empire and imperial affairs (150–139 BCE); 3. The city of Rome: scene of politics and growing metropolis; 4. The struggle for reform (150–104 BCE); 5. The spiral of violence (104–80 BCE); 6. Italy and the reinvention of Rome (150–50 BCE); 7. Rome between Republic and Empire: the stuck elephant (80–60 BCE); 8. Rival leaders and the search for power bases (66–50 BCE); 9. The course of empire: provincial government and society (90–50 BCE); 10. World city: society and culture in Rome (85–45 BCE); 11. War of the world (49–30 BCE); 12. Principate: government for the world state (30–-6 BCE); 13. The New Age: refashioning culture and society (30-5 BCE); 14. The world state tested (4 BCE–-20 CE).

Josiah Osgood is Professor of Classics at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, where he teaches Roman history and Latin literature. He has published numerous books and articles, including Caesar's Legacy: Civil War and the Emergence of the Roman Empire (Cambridge, 2006) and Turia: a Roman Woman's Civil War (2014). Osgood's academic interests include civil war, the figure of the Roman emperor, and ancient biography, historiography, and satire. He lives in Washington, DC.

'[Osgood]. has given an important new twist to the story of the fall of the Roman republic. His analysis will be widely welcomed.' Classics For All

• 1. From world power to world state: an introduction; 2. The new world power: the Empire and imperial affairs (150–139 BCE); 3. The city of Rome: scene of politics and growing metropolis; 4. The struggle for reform (150–104 BCE); 5. The spiral of violence (104–80 BCE); 6. Italy and the reinvention of Rome (150–50 BCE); 7. Rome between Republic and Empire: the stuck elephant (80–60 BCE); 8. Rival leaders and the search for power bases (66–50 BCE); 9. The course of empire: provincial government and society (90–50 BCE); 10. World city: society and culture in Rome (85–45 BCE); 11. War of the world (49–30 BCE); 12. Principate: government for the world state (30–-6 BCE); 13. The New Age: refashioning culture and society (30-5 BCE); 14. The world state tested (4 BCE–-20 CE).