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The Rise of Rome
Kathryn Lomas
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Geschichte
Beschreibung
In the late Iron Age, Rome was a small collection of huts arranged over a few hills. By the third century BC, it had become a large and powerful city, with monumental temples, public buildings and grand houses. It had conquered the whole of Italy and was poised to establish an empire. But how did it accomplish this historic transformation?
This book explores the development of Rome during this period, and the nature of its control over Italy, considering why and how the Romans achieved this spectacular dominance. For Rome was only one of a number of emerging centres of power during this period. From its complex forms of government, to its innovative connections with other states, Kathryn Lomas shows what set Rome apart. Examining the context and impact of the city's dominance, as well as the key political, social and economic changes it engendered, this is crucial reading for anyone interested in Ancient Rome.
Rezensionen
The strengths of this book are many. ... she writes in a lucid and engaging way. ... If one asks whether Lomas has achieved the goal that she set herself, the answer must be a resounding yes.
The remarkable story of how a great empire sprang from such innocuous beginnings is chronicled in this compelling work, which couples a sweeping narrative with a wealth of historical detail including maps, plans and illustrations.
This is an admirably clear and engagingly written book. It offers an impressively wide-ranging and up-to-date synthesis, and does an excellent job of situating the city-state of Rome and its rise to hegemony in their wider Italian context.
Lomas'
Kathryn Lomas has excavated the complexities of myth, written sources and archaeological stratigraphy to produce her clear historical synthesis of the political foundations of early Europe.
Lomas shows great skill in uncovering reliable and fascinating information about an obscure and poorly documented period of history, and presenting it in an engaging and straightforward way. Her book is original for its extensive use of new archaeological evidence, and for telling the remarkable story of the Italian background to the rise of Rome.
Lomas'
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Matthew Kneale, From Alexander to Hadrian, Latin, Adrian Goldsworthy, Michael Kulikowski, SPQR, Kathryn Lomas, Michael Crawford, The Roman Empire in the East, Ancient Rome, Harvard, David Potter, The Greeks, Ancient World, Rome Total War, Paul Stephenson, Rise of Rome, Hans van Wees, Roman history, Age of Conquests, Rise of the Republic, Romans, Imperial Tragedy, Profile History of the Ancient World, The Rise of Imperial Rome, Angelos Chaniotis, History, Mary Beard, Rome, Imperial Triumph