The Resource The rise of Rome : the making of the world's greatest empire, Anthony Everitt
The rise of Rome : the making of the world's greatest empire, Anthony Everitt
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- Summary
- Rome's decline and fall have long fascinated historians, but the story of how the empire was won is every bit as compelling. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E., Rome grew to become the ancient world's preeminent power. Historian Anthony Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite page-turner filled with lessons for our time. He paints indelible portraits of the great Romans--and non-Romans--who left their mark on the Roman world. He chronicles the clash between patricians and plebeians that defined the politics of the Republic. He shows how Rome's shrewd strategy of offering citizenship to her defeated subjects was instrumental in expanding the reach of her burgeoning empire. And he outlines the corrosion of constitutional norms that accompanied Rome's imperial expansion, as old habits of political compromise gave way, leading to violence and civil war. In the end, unimaginable wealth and power corrupted the traditional virtues of the Republic, and Rome was left triumphant everywhere except within its own borders.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxxii, 478 pages, [8] pages of plates
- Contents
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- 1. Legend
- A new Troy
- Kings and tyrants
- Expulsion
- So what really happened?
- 2. Story
- The land and its people
- Free at last
- General strike
- The fall of Rome
- Under the yoke
- 3. History
- The adventurer
- All at sea
- "Hannibal at the gates!"
- The bird without a tail
- Change and decay
- The gorgeous East
- Blood brothers
- Triumph and disaster
- Afterword
- Timeline
- Isbn
- 9781400066636
- Label
- The rise of Rome : the making of the world's greatest empire
- Title
- The rise of Rome
- Title remainder
- the making of the world's greatest empire
- Statement of responsibility
- Anthony Everitt
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Rome's decline and fall have long fascinated historians, but the story of how the empire was won is every bit as compelling. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E., Rome grew to become the ancient world's preeminent power. Historian Anthony Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite page-turner filled with lessons for our time. He paints indelible portraits of the great Romans--and non-Romans--who left their mark on the Roman world. He chronicles the clash between patricians and plebeians that defined the politics of the Republic. He shows how Rome's shrewd strategy of offering citizenship to her defeated subjects was instrumental in expanding the reach of her burgeoning empire. And he outlines the corrosion of constitutional norms that accompanied Rome's imperial expansion, as old habits of political compromise gave way, leading to violence and civil war. In the end, unimaginable wealth and power corrupted the traditional virtues of the Republic, and Rome was left triumphant everywhere except within its own borders.--From publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Everitt, Anthony
- Dewey number
- 937/.63
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DG276
- LC item number
- .E94 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Rome
- Rome
- Label
- The rise of Rome : the making of the world's greatest empire, Anthony Everitt
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-426) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Legend -- A new Troy -- Kings and tyrants -- Expulsion -- So what really happened? -- 2. Story -- The land and its people -- Free at last -- General strike -- The fall of Rome -- Under the yoke -- 3. History -- The adventurer -- All at sea -- "Hannibal at the gates!" -- The bird without a tail -- Change and decay -- The gorgeous East -- Blood brothers -- Triumph and disaster -- Afterword -- Timeline
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxxii, 478 pages, [8] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781400066636
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011048318
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40021226189
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn761847051
- Label
- The rise of Rome : the making of the world's greatest empire, Anthony Everitt
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-426) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Legend -- A new Troy -- Kings and tyrants -- Expulsion -- So what really happened? -- 2. Story -- The land and its people -- Free at last -- General strike -- The fall of Rome -- Under the yoke -- 3. History -- The adventurer -- All at sea -- "Hannibal at the gates!" -- The bird without a tail -- Change and decay -- The gorgeous East -- Blood brothers -- Triumph and disaster -- Afterword -- Timeline
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxxii, 478 pages, [8] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781400066636
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011048318
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40021226189
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn761847051
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