A Companion to the Roman Republic

• Author(s): Nathan Rosenstein, Robert Morstein-Marx,
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Pages: 768
• ISBN_10: 1444357204
  ISBN_13: 9781444357202
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Ancient / Rome , History / General , History / Ancient / General ,

Description:... 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