Early Rome to 290 BC: The Beginnings of the City and the Rise of the Republic (The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome) - Softcover

Bradley, Guy

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9780748621101: Early Rome to 290 BC: The Beginnings of the City and the Rise of the Republic (The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome)
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ISBN 10: 0748621105 ISBN 13: 9780748621101
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2020

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A new view of early Rome as a highly mobile society within a wider interconnected Mediterranean network

Covers the rise of Rome from small scale community to supremacy in central ItalyUses the latest archaeological evidence to demonstrate the sophisticated and cosmopolitan nature of early RomeAnalyses the origins of Rome's Republican form of government and of its aggressive drive to conquerIn the first few centuries of its existence, Rome developed from a minor settlement on the Tiber into the most powerful city-state in Italy.
Guy Bradley examines the reasons for Rome's emergence and success within a highly competitive Italian environment, and how much it owed to its neighbours. He explains how many of Rome's key characteristics, such as its powerful ruling elite, its stable political institutions, its openness to outsiders, and its intensely militaristic society, were shaped by their origins in the monarchy and early Republic.

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Guy Bradley is Professor of Ancient History at Cardiff University.

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A new view of early Rome as a mobile society within a Mediterranean environmentIn the first few centuries of its existence, Rome developed from a minor settlement on the Tiber into the most powerful city-state in Italy.Guy Bradley examines the reasons for Rome's emergence and success within a highly competitive Italian environment, and how much it owed to its neighbours. He explains how many of Rome's key characteristics, such as its powerful ruling elite, its stable political institutions, its openness to outsiders, and its intensely militaristic society, were shaped by their origins in the monarchy and early Republic.Key Features:•Covers the rise of Rome from small scale community to supremacy in central Italy•Uses the latest archaeological evidence to demonstrate the sophisticated and cosmopolitan nature of early Rome•Analyses the origins of Rome's Republican form of government and of its aggressive drive to conquer.Guy Bradley is Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at Cardiff University

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A new view of early Rome as a mobile society within a Mediterranean environment In the first few centuries of its existence, Rome developed from a minor settlement on the Tiber into the most powerful city-state in Italy. Guy Bradley examines the reasons for Rome's emergence and success within a highly competitive Italian environment, and how much it owed to its neighbours. He explains how many of Rome's key characteristics, such as its powerful ruling elite, its stable political institutions, its openness to outsiders, and its intensely militaristic society, were shaped by their origins in the monarchy and early Republic. Key Features: -Covers the rise of Rome from small scale community to supremacy in central Italy -Uses the latest archaeological evidence to demonstrate the sophisticated and cosmopolitan nature of early Rome -Analyses the origins of Rome's Republican form of government and of its aggressive drive to conquer. Guy Bradley is Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at Cardiff University

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Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0748621105
ISBN 13 
9780748621101
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
432
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