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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Maps ix
- Note on the abbreviations in the text xiv
- Introduction: The Path to Empire 1
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Part I: War (264–201 BC)
- 1. The Invasion of Sicily (264 BC) 15
- 2. War by Land and Sea (263–241 BC) 21
- 3. Rome and Italy (240–217 BC) 35
- 4. Hannibal 49
- 5. Cannae (216 BC) 59
- 6. Victory (201 BC) 67
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Part II: Empire (200–146 BC)
- 7. Macedon 81
- 8. Victory in the East 87
- 9. The Home Front 101
- 10. Carthage Must be Destroyed (146 BC) 116
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Part III: Revolution (146–88 BC)
- 11. Tiberius Gracchus and the Sovereignty of the People 125
- 12. Gaius Gracchus and the Rise of the Contractors 138
- 13. A Critic’s View 146
- 14. Marius: Politics and Empire 155
- 15. Civil Wars (91–88 BC) 167
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Part IV: Dictatorship (88–36 BC)
- 16. Sulla Triumphant 181
- 17. Sulla’s Rome 193
- 18. Sulla’s Legacies 198
- 19. Politics in a Post-Sullan World 215
- 20. 63 BC 225
- 21. Law and Disorder 237
- 22. Pompey and Caesar 256
- 23. Caesarians and Pompeians 270
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Part V: Monarchy (36 BC–AD 138)
- 24. Imperator Caesar Augustus 287
- 25. The Augustan Empire 304
- 26. Eccentricity and Bureaucracy 321
- 27. Three Murders and the Emergence of an Imperial Society 339
- 28. Dynasties Come and Go 359
- 29. Reimagining Rome 371
- 30. The View from Tivoli 387
- 31. What Happened 400
- Notes on Sources 402
- List of Illustrations 417
- Acknowledgements 419
- Index 421
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Maps ix
- Note on the abbreviations in the text xiv
- Introduction: The Path to Empire 1
-
Part I: War (264–201 BC)
- 1. The Invasion of Sicily (264 BC) 15
- 2. War by Land and Sea (263–241 BC) 21
- 3. Rome and Italy (240–217 BC) 35
- 4. Hannibal 49
- 5. Cannae (216 BC) 59
- 6. Victory (201 BC) 67
-
Part II: Empire (200–146 BC)
- 7. Macedon 81
- 8. Victory in the East 87
- 9. The Home Front 101
- 10. Carthage Must be Destroyed (146 BC) 116
-
Part III: Revolution (146–88 BC)
- 11. Tiberius Gracchus and the Sovereignty of the People 125
- 12. Gaius Gracchus and the Rise of the Contractors 138
- 13. A Critic’s View 146
- 14. Marius: Politics and Empire 155
- 15. Civil Wars (91–88 BC) 167
-
Part IV: Dictatorship (88–36 BC)
- 16. Sulla Triumphant 181
- 17. Sulla’s Rome 193
- 18. Sulla’s Legacies 198
- 19. Politics in a Post-Sullan World 215
- 20. 63 BC 225
- 21. Law and Disorder 237
- 22. Pompey and Caesar 256
- 23. Caesarians and Pompeians 270
-
Part V: Monarchy (36 BC–AD 138)
- 24. Imperator Caesar Augustus 287
- 25. The Augustan Empire 304
- 26. Eccentricity and Bureaucracy 321
- 27. Three Murders and the Emergence of an Imperial Society 339
- 28. Dynasties Come and Go 359
- 29. Reimagining Rome 371
- 30. The View from Tivoli 387
- 31. What Happened 400
- Notes on Sources 402
- List of Illustrations 417
- Acknowledgements 419
- Index 421