Chronicle of the Roman Republic
The Rulers of Ancient Rome from Romulus to Augustus
Philip Matyszak
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Explore the great adventure and final tragedy that was
the Roman Republic
• a highly readable popular history and
• a unique work of reference
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The Chronicle of the Roman Republic describes 57 of the foremost Romans of the Republic, spanning the centuries from its birth to its bloody death. In this history we see the best and worst of the Roman élite. Some, such as Tarquin the Proud, Julius Caesar and Pompey, are well known. Others are less familiar – men like Licinius Crassus, a kind father and loving husband, who crucified captured slaves in their thousands; or Cato the Censor, upright and incorruptible, but a xenophobic woman-hater.
Illustrating their lives with a wealth of pictorial and archaeological detail, together with anecdotes from Roman authors, such as Polybius, Livy and Cicero, these biographies build up an overview of the development and expansion of Rome, encompassing foreign and civil wars as well as social strife and key legislation. Informative and accessible, the biographies are supplemented by timelines and datafiles as well as special features highlighting aspects of Roman culture and society.
Contents include:–
• Biographical accounts of 57 of the foremost Romans of the Republic, spanning the centuries from the foundation of Rome in 753 BC to the Battle of Actium in 31 BC
• Here we meet the famous, such as Scipio Africanus, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and the less well known, such as Coriolanus, Fabius Maximus ‘the Delayer’ and Cato the Censor
• Timelines throughout with at-a-glance visual guides to the lives of each character, with key events
• Datafiles listing information such as famous ancestors, positions held, wives and children, and manner of death
• Special features, ranging from the Etruscans to Gladiators, from Hannibal to Cleopatra and Egypt, plus genealogical trees and numerous sidebars
• Nearly 300 illustrations include portraits, art and archaeology, maps, diagrams and battle plans
Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St John’s College, Oxford, and is the author of Chronicle of the Roman Republic, The Enemies of Rome, The Sons of Caesar and Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day. He teaches an e-learning course on Ancient Rome for the Institute of Continuing Education at Cambridge University.
See Philip Matyszak's website
Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day
See the complete Chronicles Series
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500051216 | | ISBN-13 978-0500051214 | | | | 25.4 x 19.2 cm | | Hardback | | 240pp | | 293 illustrations, 98 in colour | | First published 2003 | | | | £19.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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