The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 8: Rome and the Mediterranean to 133 BC

ISBN 10: 0521234484 / ISBN 13: 9780521234481

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1990

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The Cambridge Ancient History, 2nd edition #13 The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 8: Rome and the Mediterranean to 133 B.C. A.E. Astin(Editor), Frank William Walbank(Editor, M.W. Frederiksen(Editor), Robert Maxwell Ogilvie(Editor). hardcover in dustjacket. Cambridge University Press.Volume VIII begins immediately prior to the Second Punic War and concludes with the Roman destruction of the Greek city of Corinth in 133 B.C. This period marks Rome's expansion, from an Italian power, into the effective ruler of the Mediterranean world. The volume deals with the Second Punic War, the first Roman involvement across the Adriatic, conquests in Cisalpine Gaul, Spain and Africa in the west, and then to in the east with Macedonia, the Seleucid empire, and finally the Greeks. Interspersed with these themes are chapters on the Seleucids and their rivals, the Greeks of Bactria and India, the internal political life of Rome, and developments in Rome's relationships with her allies and neighbors in Italy. Two concluding chapters explore the interactions, both intellectual and material, between the Roman and Italian tradition, and the Greek world. "some jacket wear and tear, spine sunning,book inside is near fine" We have other books listed in the series. BX46.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 8: Rome and the Mediterranean to 133 BC
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521234484
• ISBN 13: 9780521234481
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ancient History
  • Historical

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Synopsis

Volume VIII covers the period from immediately before the Second Punic War to 133 B.C., the time when Rome acquired effective political mastery of the Mediterranean lands. From the Carthaginians in Spain, the Second Punic War, and the first Roman involvement across the Adriatic, the advance of Roman power is traced through the conquests in Cisalpine Gaul, Spain and Africa in the west and through the conflicts in the east with Macedonia, the Seleucid empire, and finally the Greeks. Interspersed with these themes are chapters on the Seleucids and their rivals, the Greeks of Bactria and India, the internal political life of Rome, and developments in Rome's relationships with her allies and neighbors in Italy. Two concluding chapters explore the interactions, both intellectual and material, between the Roman and Italian tradition and the Greek world.

Book Description

Published in 1928, Volume VII of the Cambridge Ancient History orginally covered both the history of the Hellenistic world from the battle of Ipsus in 301 BC down to the Peace of Naupactus and the battle of Raphia in 217 BC and the history of Rome from its foundation down to the same date.