Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to 146 BC: The Imperial Republic

by Nathan Rosenstein

Book Overview

Rome's stunning rise to mastery of the ancient MediterraneanNathan Rosenstein charts Rome's incredible journey and command of the Mediterranean over the course of the third and second centuries BC. He describes the Republic's great wars - against Pyrrhus, Carthage and Hannibal, and the kings of Macedon and Syria - as well as its subjugation of Gallic northern Italy and Spain.This book reveals why and shows how Rome engaged in war so frequently; it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748623221
• ISBN13: 9780748623228
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher