In this revised and expanded edition of Ancient Rome, author Paul A. Zoch presents the history and mythology of Rome, from its legendary progenitor Aeneas to the death of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius in 180 c.e. Zoch guides readers through the military campaigns and political developments that shaped Rome’s rise from a small Italian city to the greatest imperial power the world had ever known, and he includes stories about its protagonists—such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius, and Nero—that are often omitted from more specialized studies.
In Zoch’s retelling, the events and personalities of ancient Rome spring to life. We witness the long struggle against the enemy city of Carthage. We follow Caesar as he campaigns in Britain, and we observe the ebb and flow of Rome’s fortunes in the Hellenistic East.
Emphasizing both the political and moral lessons to be learned from Roman history—and that remain relevant today—Zoch gives readers a narrative that is both entertaining and informative. An afterword takes the history to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in 476 c.e.
ISBN-13: 9780806164779
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Date: 05-18-2020
Pages: 312
Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Paul A. Zoch, a Houston-based educator with thirty-one years of experience teaching Latin and ancient Roman history, is the author of Doomed to Fail: The Built-In Defects of American Education.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. A Linguistic Introduction
2. Rome's Origins according to the Ancients
3. Romulus and Remus Found Rome
4. Kings after Romulus
5. Tarquin's Coup d'Etat and the End of Monarchy
6. The RES PUBLICA: "Senatus Populusque Romanus"
7. Traitors and Heroes of the Early Republic
8. Class Conflict in Rome
9. Coriolanus, Cincinnatus, and Camillus
10. The Gauls Sack Rome
11. The Wars with the Samnites
12. King Phyrrhus' Pyrrhic Victories
13. The First Punic War
14. The Second Punic War
15. Rome Encounters the East
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