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By 146, Rome Had Established Itself As The Leading Mediterranean Power. Over The Next Century, It Consolidated Its Power Into An Immense Territorial Empire. At The Same Time, The Internal Balance Of Power Shifted Dramatically, As A Narrow Ruling Elite Was Challenged First By The Rest Of Italy, And Then By Military Commanders, A Process Which Culminated In The Civil War Between Pompey And Caesar And The Re-establishment Of Monarchy. Catherine Steel Tells The History Of This Crucial And Turbulent Century, Focussing On The Issues Of Freedom, Honour, Power, Greed And Ambition, And The Cherished But Abused Institutions Of The Republic Which Were Central To Events Then And Which Have Preoccupied Historians Ever Since - Back Cover. The Crises Of The Later Second Century Bc -- Domestic Politics: Violence And Its Accommodation -- Imperial Power: Failure And Control -- The Social War, Civil War And The Imposition Of A New Order -- The Limits Of Autocracy -- The End Of The Republic, 70-44 Bc -- Imperial Expansion: Novelty And Success -- Elite Competition, Popular Discontent And The Failure Of Collective Government. Catherine Steel. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [257]-279) And Index.

Author

Steel, Catherine

Publisher

Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780748619443

Subjects

History, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24