A Companion to the Roman Republic

Copyright © 2006 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd

A Companion to the Roman Republic

Editor(s): Nathan Rosenstein, Robert Morstein-Marx

Published Online: 30 NOV 2007

Print ISBN: 9781405102179

Online ISBN: 9780470996980

DOI: 10.1002/9780470996980

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This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced.

  • Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study
  • Retains the drama of the Republic's rise and fall
  • Emphasizes not just the evidence of texts and physical remains, but also the models and assumptions that scholars bring to these artefacts
  • Looks at the role played by the physical geography and environment of Italy
  • Offers a compact but detailed narrative of military and political developments from the birth of the Roman Republic through to the death of Julius Caesar
  • Discusses current controversies in the field

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xxx)

  2. Part I: Introductory

    1. Chapter 1

      Methods, Models, and Historiography (pages 1–28)

      Martin Jehne, Robert Morstein-Marx and Benjamin Wolkow

    2. Chapter 2

      Literary Sources (pages 29–50)

      Edward Bispham

    3. Chapter 3

      Epigraphy and Numismatics (pages 51–80)

      Mark Pobjoy

    4. Chapter 4

      The Topography and Archaeology of Republican Rome (pages 81–101)

      Mario Torelli and Helena Fracchia

    5. Chapter 5

      The Physical Geography and Environment of Republican Italy (pages 102–122)

      Simon Stoddart

  3. Part II: Narrative

    1. Chapter 6

      Between Myth and History: Rome's Rise from Village to Empire (The Eighth Century to 264) (pages 123–146)

      Kurt A. Raaflaub

    2. Chapter 7

      Mediterranean Empire (264-134) (pages 147–166)

      Daniel J. Gargola

    3. Chapter 8

      From the Gracchi to the First Civil War (133-70) (pages 167–189)

      C. F. Konrad

    4. Chapter 9

      The Final Crisis (69-44) (pages 190–212)

      W. Jeffrey Tatum

  4. Part III: Civic Structures

    1. Chapter 10

      Communicating with the Gods (pages 213–235)

      Jörg Rüpke

    2. Chapter 11

      Law in the Roman Republic (pages 236–255)

      Michael C. Alexander

    3. Chapter 12

      The Constitution of the Roman Republic (pages 256–277)

      John A. North

    4. Chapter 13

      Army and Society (pages 278–296)

      Paul Erdkamp

  5. Part IV: Society

    1. Chapter 14

      Social Structure and Demography (pages 297–323)

      Neville Morley

    2. Chapter 15

      Finding Roman Women (pages 324–342)

      Beryl Rawson

  6. Part V: Political Culture

    1. Chapter 16

      The City of Rome (pages 343–364)

      John R. Patterson

    2. Chapter 17

      Aristocratic Values (pages 365–382)

      Nathan Rosenstein

    3. Chapter 18

      Popular Power in the Roman Republic (pages 383–400)

      Alexander Yakobson

    4. Chapter 19

      Patronage (pages 401–420)

      Elizabeth Deniaux, Robert Morstein-Marx and Robert Martz

    5. Chapter 20

      Rhetoric and Public Life (pages 421–438)

      Jean-Michel David, Robert Morstein-Marx and Robert Martz

    6. Chapter 21

      The Republican Body (pages 439–456)

      Anthony Corbeill

  7. Part VI: The Creation of a Roman Identity

    1. Chapter 22

      Romans and Others (pages 457–477)

      Erich S. Gruen

    2. Chapter 23

      History and Collective Memory in the Middle Republic (pages 478–495)

      Karl-J. Hölkeskamp

    3. Chapter 24

      Art and Architecture in the Roman Republic (pages 496–542)

      Katherine E. Welch

    4. Chapter 25

      Literature (pages 543–564)

      William W. Batstone

  8. Part VII: Controversies

    1. Chapter 26

      Conceptualizing Roman Imperial Expansion Under the Republic: An Introduction (pages 565–589)

      Arthur M. Eckstein

    2. Chapter 27

      The Economy: Agrarian Change During the Second Century (pages 590–605)

      Luuk de Ligt

    3. Chapter 28

      Rome and Italy (pages 606–624)

      John R. Patterson

    4. Chapter 29

      The Transformation of the Republic (pages 625–637)

      Robert Morstein-Marx and Nathan Rosenstein

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      Bibliography (pages 638–694)

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      Index (pages 695–737)

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