A Companion to the Roman Republic [Paperback]

• Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study
• Retains the drama of the Republic’s rise and fall
• Emphasizes not just the evidence of texts and physical remains, but also the models and assumptions that scholars bring to these artefacts
• Looks at the role played by the physical geography and environment of Italy
• Offers a compact but detailed narrative of military and political developments from the birth of the Roman Republic through to the death of Julius Caesar
• Discusses current controversies in the field

List of Maps x

List of Illustrations xi

Notes on Contributors xiv

Maps xix

Abbreviations xxvii

Preface xxviii

Robert Morstein-Marx and Nathan Rosenstein

Part I Introductory 1

1 Methods, Models, and Historiography 3
Martin Jehne
Translated by Robert Morstein-Marx and Benjamin Wolkow

2 Literary Sources 29
Edward Bispham

3 Epigraphy and Numismatics 51
Mark Pobjoy

4 The Topography and Archaeology of Republican Rome 81
Mario Torelli
Translated by Helena Fracchia

5 The Physical Geography and Environment of Republican Italy 102
Simon Stoddart

Part II Narrative 123

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