The History of Rome

Klappentext Volume 2 of Mommsen's monumental 1850s History of Rome! first published in English in 1862. Zusammenfassung Volume 2 of The History of Rome by the Nobel Prize winning classical historian Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903) extends from the unification of Italy to the subjugation of Carthage and the Greek States. This monumental work became the enduring rival of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Inhaltsverzeichnis Book Third. From the Union of Italy to the Subjugation of Carthage and of the Greek States: 1. Carthage; 2. The war between Rome and Carthage concerning Sicily; 3. The extension of Italy to its natural boundaries; 4. Hamilcar and Hannibal; 5. The war under Hannibal to the battle of Cannae; 6. The war under Hannibal from Cannae to Zama; 7. The West from the peace of Hannibal to the close of the third period; 8. The Eastern nations and the second Macedonian war; 9. The war with Antiochus of Asia; 10. The third Macedonian war; 11. The government and the governed; 12. The management of land and of capital; 13. Faith and manners; 14. Literature and art.

List of contents

Book Third. From the Union of Italy to the Subjugation of Carthage and of the Greek States: 1. Carthage; 2. The war between Rome and Carthage concerning Sicily; 3. The extension of Italy to its natural boundaries; 4. Hamilcar and Hannibal; 5. The war under Hannibal to the battle of Cannae; 6. The war under Hannibal from Cannae to Zama; 7. The West from the peace of Hannibal to the close of the third period; 8. The Eastern nations and the second Macedonian war; 9. The war with Antiochus of Asia; 10. The third Macedonian war; 11. The government and the governed; 12. The management of land and of capital; 13. Faith and manners; 14. Literature and art.

Product details

• Authors: Theodor Mommsen, Theodore Mommsen, Mommsen Theodor
• Assisted by: William Purdie Dickson (Translation), Dickson William Purdie (Translation)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9781108009744
• ISBN: 978-1-108-00974-4
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Classics; The History of Rome 4 Volume Set in 5 Paperback Parts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE