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This one-volume history of the Roman world begins with the early years of the republic and carries the story nearly a thousand years forward to 476, when Romulus Augustus, the last Western Roman emperor, was deposed. Brian Campbell, respected scholar and teacher, presents a fascinating and wide-ranging introduction to Rome, drawing on an array of ancient sources and covering topics of interest to readers with little prior background in Roman history as well as those already familiar with the great civilization.
Campbell explores several themes, including the fall of the republic, the impact of colorful and diverse emperors on imperial politics, the administrative structure of empire, and the Roman army and how warfare affected the Roman world. He also surveys cultural and social life, including religion and the rise of Christianity. Generously enhanced with maps and illustrations, this book is a rich and inspiring account of a mighty civilization and the citizens who made it so.
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Accomplished in Roman military institutions, Latin texts on surveying (the Corpus Agrimensorum), and (recently) ancient Mediterranean river systems, Campbell (Queen's University, Belfast) now displays his considerable expertise in an authoritative, new, and in many respects traditional survey of Roman history. He begins at the legendary beginnings (but with full awareness of the archaeological evidence) and marches briskly forward to the deposition of the child emperor Romulus "Augustulus" in 476 CE. Campbell presents all eras and topics in crisp prose. He masterfully discusses military affairs (as expected from this scholar); "Running the Empire" is an enviable chapter synthesizing political and administrative history from 14 to 235 CE. Social structure and religion are not prominent here. Excellent translations of ancient sources enliven the text. Good maps (not original), striking black-and-white photographs, charts (e.g., legionary dispositions) and battle plans (Cannae, Zama, Dura-Europos), and a carefully selected list of readings of modern scholarship and accessible English translations of ancient sources enhance the utility of an excellent survey perhaps best appreciated by advanced undergraduates. But rare will be the scholar who also does not learn from Campbell. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above. P. B. Harvey Jr. Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus
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List of Illustrations | p. viii |
Preface | p. xi |
1 Becoming Master of Italy | p. 1 |
2 Conquering the Mediterranean | p. 24 |
3 The Transformation of Rome | p. 45 |
4 The Sewer of Romulus | p. 64 |
5 Augustus and the New Order | p. 93 |
6 Running the Empire | p. 120 |
7 Soldiers and Wars | p. 142 |
8 The World of Imperial Rome | p. 166 |
9 Crisis and Recovery | p. 195 |
10 The Christian Empire | p. 216 |
Suggested Reading | p. 249 |
Index | p. 270 |