Description:Between Rome's sack by the Gauls in 390 & the middle of the 2nd century BC, a part-time army of Roman peasants, under the leadership of the ruling oligarchy, conquered 1st Italy & then the whole of the Mediterranean. The loyalty of these marrauding heroes, & of the Roman population as a whole, to their leaders was assured by a share in the rewards of victory, rewards which became steadily less accessible as the empire expanded-- promoting a decline in loyalty of cataclysmic proportions. Wars, rural impoverishments, civil discord & slavery are some of the subjects covered in this study.PrefaceHistorical IntroductionThe sources Italy & RomeThe Roman governing classesThe conquest of Italy From Italian power to Mediterranean powerThe conquest of the east The consequences of empire-the governedReform & revolutionRome & ItalyThe end of consensus The world turned upside down The embattled oligarchy The military dynastsEpilogueAppendicesMapsDate ChartFurther ReadingIndicesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Roman Republic. To get started finding The Roman Republic, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Between Rome's sack by the Gauls in 390 & the middle of the 2nd century BC, a part-time army of Roman peasants, under the leadership of the ruling oligarchy, conquered 1st Italy & then the whole of the Mediterranean. The loyalty of these marrauding heroes, & of the Roman population as a whole, to their leaders was assured by a share in the rewards of victory, rewards which became steadily less accessible as the empire expanded-- promoting a decline in loyalty of cataclysmic proportions. Wars, rural impoverishments, civil discord & slavery are some of the subjects covered in this study.PrefaceHistorical IntroductionThe sources Italy & RomeThe Roman governing classesThe conquest of Italy From Italian power to Mediterranean powerThe conquest of the east The consequences of empire-the governedReform & revolutionRome & ItalyThe end of consensus The world turned upside down The embattled oligarchy The military dynastsEpilogueAppendicesMapsDate ChartFurther ReadingIndicesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Roman Republic. To get started finding The Roman Republic, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.