Ancient Rome : an introductory history
"The events and personalities of ancient Rome spring to life in this history, from its founding in 753 B.C. to the death of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius in A.D. 180." "Paul A. Zoch presents, in contemporary language, the history of Rome and the stories of its protagonists - such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius, and Nero - which are so often omitted from more specialized studies."--Jacket
Nonfiction
xii, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780806130538, 9780806130934, 9780806132877, 0806130539, 0806130938, 0806132876
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A Linguistic Introduction
Rome's Origins according to the Ancients
Romulus and Remus Found Rome
Kings after Romulus
Tarquin's Coup d'Etat and the End of the Monarchy
The Res Publica: ""Senatus Populusque Romanus""
Traitors and Heroes of the Early Republic
Class Conflict in Rome
Coriolanus, Cincinnatus, and Camillus
The Gauls Sack Rome
The Wars with the Samnites
King Pyrrhus' Pyrrhic Victories
The First Punic War
The Second Punic War
Rome Encounters the East
The Gracchi: The Beginning of the End of the Res Publica
The War against Jugurtha and the Rise of Marius
The Italian Wars and the Career of Sulla
The Rise of Pompey
The First Triumvirate
Civil War
Renewed Civil War and the Rise of Octavian
The Roman Empire: The Principate
The Julio-Claudian Emperors
The Flavian Emperors
The Culmination of the Pax Romana
Afterword: The Disintegration of the Empire
Bibliography
Index