Roman Republic

Informationen zum Autor Michael Crawford Klappentext Between the Sack of Rome by the Gauls in 390 BC and the middle of the second century BC, a part-time army of Roman peasants, under the leadership of the ruling oligarchy, conquered first Italy and then the whole of the Mediterranean. The loyalty of these marrauding heroes, and 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. Zusammenfassung Between the Sack of Rome in 390 BC and 200 BC! a part-time army of Roman peasants! under the leadership of the ruling oligarchy! conquered first Italy and then the whole of the Mediterranean. Wars! impoverishments! civil discord and slavery are a few of the subjects covered in this study.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M. Crawford, Michael Crawford, Crawford Michael
• Editore: Harper Collins Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.09.1992
• EAN: 9780006862505
• ISBN: 978-0-00-686250-5
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Pattern;Population;Power;Identity