The End of the Roman Republic 146 to 44 BC: Conquest and Crisis

by Catherine Steel

Book Overview

A crucial and turbulent centuryBy 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748619445
• ISBN13: 9780748619443
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher