The Social History of Rome by G?za Alf?ldy (English) Paperback Book

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This book treats such topics as the structure of archaic Roman society; social changes from the beginning of Roman expansion to the Second Punic War; slave uprisings and other conflicts in the society of the Late Republic; the social system of the early Empire; the crisis of the Roman Empire; and late Roman society to the fall of the Empire.

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This book treats such topics as the structure of archaic Roman society; social changes from the beginning of Roman expansion to the Second Punic War; slave uprisings and other conflicts in the society of the Late Republic; the social system of the early Empire; the crisis of the Roman Empire; and late Roman society to the fall of the Empire.

Author Biography

Géza Alföldy is a professor of ancient history at the University of Heidelberg.

Table of Contents

Preface to the English EditionPreface to the First German Edition (1975)Chapter 1. Early Roman SocietyChapetr 2. Roman Society from the Beginning of Expansion to the Second Punic WarChapter 3. The Structural Change of the Second Century BCChapter 4. The Crisis of the Republic and Roman SocietyChapter 5. The Social System of the Early EmpireChapter 6. The Crsis of the Roman Empire and Structural Change in SocietyChapter 7. Late ROman SocietyNotexIndex

Review

Excellent discussions of the plebians and their struggle for political recoginiton, the nature of the aristrocracy, the nobles, the economy, the senatorial and equestrian orders with their ladders of promotion, the municipal aristocracy... [An] excellent introduction to the subject by a historian of international reputation. Classical World

Long Description

This book treats such topics as the structure of archaic Roman society; social changes from the beginning of Roman expansion to the Second Punic War; slave uprisings and other conflicts in the society of the Late Republic; the social system of the early Empire; the crisis of the Roman Empire; and late Roman society to the fall of the Empire.

Review Text

""Excellent discussions of the plebians and their struggle for political recoginiton, the nature of the aristrocracy, the nobles, the economy, the senatorial and equestrian orders with their ladders of promotion, the municipal aristocracy... [An] excellent introduction to the subject by a historian of international reputation.""

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""Excellent discussions of the plebians and their struggle for political recoginiton, the nature of the aristrocracy, the nobles, the economy, the senatorial and equestrian orders with their ladders of promotion, the municipal aristocracy... [An] excellent introduction to the subject by a historian of international reputation."-- Classical World

Details ISBN0801837014 Short Title SOCIAL HIST OF ROME Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Language English ISBN-10 0801837014 ISBN-13 9780801837012 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 1989 Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Audience Age 17 Translated from German DOI 10.1604/9780801837012 NZ Release Date 1989-05-11 US Release Date 1989-05-11 UK Release Date 1989-05-11 Author Frank Polluck Pages 272 Series Ancient Society and History Translator Frank Polluck Publication Date 1989-05-11 DEWEY 306.0945632 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1988-11-14 We've got this

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