Ancient Rome : the rise & fall of an Empire, 753 BC-AD 476
Covering the 'long' history of ancient Rome between 753 B.C. and A.D. 476, Patricia Southern narrates a period which saw Rome transformed from a settlement of primitive huts to a sophisticated city which ruled - and then lost - a whole empire
History
381 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
9781848681002, 1848681003
427612620
Proud tyrants : the kings of Rome c.753-c.509 BC
2. Fierce neighbours : the expansion of Rome in Italy 509-290 BC
3. Strong rivals : the republic meets foreign enemies 290-201 BC
4. World power : Rome begins to dominate 201-133 BC
5. Reforming zeal : the republic comes of age 133-83 BC
6. Commanding generals : the republic under duress 83-48 BC
7. Civil wars : the rise of Octavian 48-30 BC
8. Octavian Augustus : the republic becomes an empire 30 BC-AD 14
9. Julio-Claudians : Tiberius to Nero AD 14-68
10. Expanding empire : pushing the boundaries AD 69-117
11. Within limits : the empire enclosed AD 117-193
12. Military rule : emperors & usurpers AD 193-260
13. Hard times : the empire fragments AD 260-284
14. Another world : the empire transformed AD 284-324
15. New Rome : Constantine to Theodosius the Great AD 324-395
16. Lost world : the transformation of the Western empire & the survival in the East AD 395-476