Rome's once independent Italian allies became communities of a new Roman territorial state after the Social War of 91-87 BC. Edward Bispham examines how the transition from independence to subordinati
This is the gripping story of the rise and fall of the Roman Republic: meteoric imperial expansion enriched and corrupted the ruling aristocracy, which was then unable either to rule the vast empire e
This is the gripping story of the rise and fall of the Roman Republic: meteoric imperial expansion enriched and corrupted the ruling aristocracy, which was then unable either to rule the vast empire e
This collection of papers was first presented at a 1997 conference in Edinburgh, and now includes an introduction by Bispham (ancient history, U. of Oxford) and an additional essay by Smith (ancient h
Demonstrates the multifaceted nature of classical civilisation and enables readers to gain guidance in drawing together the perspectives and methods of different disciplines, from philosophy to histor
Considering the viewpoints of both the conquerors and the conquered, this captivating volume traces the rise of Rome and the extension of Roman power across Europe from 1000 BC to AD 400. It reconstru
Six essays by Welsh and English classicists draw on archaeological as well as literary evidence to analyze the practice and theory of colonization. They consider such topics as ideologies of Greek col
