Ancient Rome

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Early Italy Chapter 3 Origins of Rome Chapter 4 The Young Republic Chapter 5 Roman Conquest of Italy Chapter 6 Duel with Carthage Chapter 7 Roman Conquest of the Mediterranean World Chapter 8 Impact of Overseas Conquests on the Senatorial Oligarchy Chapter 9 Impact of Overseas Conquests of the Economic and Social Organization of Italy Chapter 10 Greek Cultural Influences on Rome Chapter 11 Rival Conceptions of State and Society Plague Roman Politics: From the Gracchi to the Social War Chapter 12 Sulla Chapter 13 Pompey and Caesar Chapter 14 Antony and Octavian Wrestle for Empire: Final Dissolution of the Old Republican Order Chapter 15 Economic, Social, and Cultural Climate of the Late Republic Chapter 16 Augustus and the Founding of the Roman Empire Chapter 17 Augustan Social and Religious Policy Chapter 18 Augustan Art and Literature and the Augustan Legacy Chapter 19 From Tiberius to Nero: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty Chapter 20 From Vespasian to Domitian: The Flavian Dynasty Chapter 21 From Nerva to Marcus Aurelius: The Five Good Emperors Chapter 22 Government, Economy, and Society in the First and Second Centuries Chapter 23 Architecture and Sculpture in the First and Second Centuries Chapter 24 Literature in the First and Second Centuries Chapter 25 Commodus and the Severan Dynasty Chapter 26 Third-Century Imperial Crisis and First Phase of Recovery Chapter 27 Reorganization of Diocletian and Constantine Chapter 28 Last Years of the United Empire Chapter 29 Society and Culture in the Later Empire Chapter 30 Rise of Christianity Chapter 31 Christian Triumph and Controversy Chapter 32 Dismemberment of the Roman Empire in the West Chapter 33 Epilogue: The Thousand-Year Survival of the Roman Empire in the East Chapter 34 Bibliography