Bibliograph

Pax Romana, War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World

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Pax Romana, War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pax Romana

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

958386048

Sub title

War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World

Summary

<Div>A groundbreaking and comprehensive history of the Roman Peace from one of the leading historians of the ancient world</div>

Table Of Contents

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Maps; Preface -- Living in Peace; Introduction -- A Glory Greater than War; THE PAX ROMANA; PART ONE -- REPUBLIC; I: The Rise of Rome; ORIGINS; THE REPUBLIC; OVERSEAS; II: War; MASSACRE; RICHES AND REPUTATION -- THE DRIVE TO EMPIRE; FAITH AND RUTHLESSNESS; III: Friends and Rivals; AMICI -- THE FRIENDS OF THE ROMANS; 'ALL GAUL IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS' -- CAESAR'S INTERVENTION; ALLIES AND ENEMIES; RESISTING ROME; IV: Traders and Settlers; CIVIS ROMANUS SUM -- ROMANS ABROAD; MARKETS AND EXCHANGE; ROMAN AND NATIVEV: 'How much did you make?' -- GovernmentPROCONSULS; CILICIA; MAKING MONEY; VI: Provincials and Kings; 'AT LEAST THEY THINK THEY HAVE SELF -GOVERNMENT'; DEALING WITH ROME; PEACE AND ITS PRICE; PART TWO -- PRINCIPATE; VII: Emperors; POWER WITHOUT LIMIT; PEACE AND WAR; LIMITS; VIII: Rebellion; 'MUST EVERYONE ACCEPT SERVITUDE?'; THE QUEEN; TAXES AND ILL -TREATMENT; WINNING AND LOSING A PROVINCE; A STRONGER SENSE OF IDENTITY?; IX: Resistance, Rioting and Robbery; 'PEACEFUL AND QUIET'; KINGS AND BAD NEIGHBOURS; MURDER, PLUNDER AND POLITICS; X: Imperial Governors; 'FIRMNESS AND DILIGENCE'BITHYNIA AND PONTUS -- WASTE, CORRUPTION AND RIVALRIESEVIL MEN; XI: Life under Roman Rule; 'CIVILIZATION' AND 'ENSLAVEMENT'; SHEEP AND SHEPHERDS, ROMANS AND NATIVES; INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS; XII: The Army and the Frontiers; 'A GREAT CIRCLE OF CAMPS'; THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL; ATTACK AND DEFENCE; XIII: Garrisons and Raids; 'CLANDESTINE CROSSINGS'; GARRISONS, FORTS AND WALLS; THE ANATOMY OF A RAID; FEAR, REPUTATION AND DOMINANCE; XIV: Beyond the Pax Romana; OUTSIDE; TRADE AND TREATIES; CIVIL WAR AND PEACE; Conclusion -- Peace and War; Chronology; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; O; P; QRS; T; U; V; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z

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