Die römische Republik

Between Rome's sack by the Gauls in 390 the middle of the 2nd century BC, a part-time army of Roman peasants, under the leadership of the ruling oligarchy, conquered 1st Italy then the whole of the Mediterranean. The loyalty of these marrauding heroes, of the Roman population as a whole, to their leaders was assured by a share in the rewards of victory, rewards which became steadily less accessible as the empire expanded-- promoting a decline in loyalty of cataclysmic proportions. Wars, rural impoverishments, civil discord slavery are some of the subjects covered in this study.

Preface

Historical Introduction

The sources

Italy Rome

The Roman governing classes

The conquest of Italy

From Italian power to Mediterranean power

The conquest of the east

The consequences of empire-the governed

Reform revolution

Rome Italy

The end of consensus

The world turned upside down

The embattled oligarchy

The military dynasts

Epilogue

Appendices

Maps

Date Chart

Further Reading

Indices