The history of ancient Rome /
Garrett G. Fagan.
- Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., 1999.
- 4 volumes ; 21 cm.
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Course no. 340. "Lecture transcript and course guidebook"--Cover.
v.1. Introduction -- The sources -- Pre-Roman Italy and the Etruscans -- The foundation of Rome -- The kings of Rome -- Regal society -- The beginnings of the Republic -- The struggle of the orders -- Roman expansion in Italy -- The Roman Confederation in Italy -- The international scene on the eve of Roman expansion -- Carthage and the First Punic War -- v.2The Second Punic (or Hannibalic) War -- Rome in the Eastern Mediterranean -- Explaining the rise of the Roman empire -- "The Captured Conqueror": Rome and Hellenism -- Governing the Republic, part I -- Governing the Republic, part II -- The pressures of Empire -- The Gracchi brothers -- Marius and Sulla -- "The Royal Rule of Sulla" -- Sulla's reforms undone -- Pompey and Crassus -- v.3. The first Triumvirate -- Pompey and Caesar -- "The Domination of Caesar" -- Social and cultural life in the late Republic -- Antony and Octavian -- The second Triumvirate -- Octavian emerges supreme -- The new order of Augustus -- The imperial succession -- The Julio-Claudian dynasty -- The emperor in the Roman world -- v.4. The third-century crisis -- The shape of Roman society -- Roman slavery -- The family -- Women in Roman society -- An empire of cities -- Public entertainment I: the Roman baths and chariot racing -- Public entertainment II: gladiatorial games -- Roman paganism -- The rise of Christianity -- The restoration of order -- Constantine and the late Empire -- Thoughts on the "Fall" of the Roman Empire.
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Educación Enseñanza
Roma (Italia)--Historia Roma--Historia--República, 510-265 a. C. Roma--Historia--República, 265-30 a.C. Roma--Historia--Imperio, 30 a. C.-284 d. C. Roma--Política y gobierno Roma--Civilización