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<p> </p> <p>List of Maps x</p> <p>List of Illustrations xi</p> <p>Notes on Contributors xiv</p> <p>Maps xix</p> <p>Abbreviations xxvii</p> <p>Preface xxviii<br /> <i>Robert Morstein-Marx and Nathan Rosenstein</i></p> <p><b>Part I Introductory 1</b></p> <p>1 Methods, Models, and Historiography 3<br /> <i>Martin Jehne<br /> Translated by Robert Morstein-Marx and Benjamin Wolkow</i></p> <p>2 Literary Sources 29<br /> <i>Edward Bispham</i></p> <p>3 Epigraphy and Numismatics 51<br /> <i>Mark Pobjoy</i></p> <p>4 The Topography and Archaeology of Republican Rome 81<br /> <i>Mario Torelli<br /> Translated by Helena Fracchia</i></p> <p>5 The Physical Geography and Environment of Republican Italy 102<b><br /> </b><i>Simon Stoddart</i></p> <p><b>Part II Narrative 123</b></p> <p>6 Between Myth and History: Rome’s Rise from Village to Empire (the Eighth Century to 264) 125<br /> <i>Kurt A. Raaflaub</i></p> <p>7 Mediterranean Empire (264–134) 147<br /> <i>Daniel J. Gargola</i></p> <p>8 From the Gracchi to the First Civil War (133–70) 167<br /> <i>C. F. Konrad</i></p> <p>9 The Final Crisis (69–44) 190<b><br /> </b><i>W. Jeffrey Tatum</i></p> <p><b>Part III Civic Structures 213</b></p> <p>10 Communicating with the Gods 215<br /> <i>Jörg Rüpke</i></p> <p>11 Law in the Roman Republic 236<br /> <i>Michael C. Alexander</i></p> <p>12 The Constitution of the Roman Republic 256<br /> <i>John A. North</i></p> <p>13 Army and Society 278<b><br /> </b><i>Paul Erdkamp</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Society 297</b></p> <p>14 Social Structure and Demography 299<br /> <i>Neville Morley</i></p> <p>15 Finding Roman Women 324<br /> <i>Beryl Rawson</i></p> <p><b>Part V Political Culture 343</b></p> <p>16 The City of Rome 345<br /> <i>John R. Patterson</i></p> <p>17 Aristocratic Values 365<br /> <i>Nathan Rosenstein</i></p> <p>18 Popular Power in the Roman Republic 383<br /> <i>Alexander Yakobson</i></p> <p>19 Patronage 401<br /> <i>Elizabeth Deniaux<br /> Translated by Robert Morstein-Marx and Robert Martz</i></p> <p>20 Rhetoric and Public Life 421<br /> <i>Jean-Michel David<br /> Translated by Robert Morstein-Marx and Robert Martz</i></p> <p>21 The Republican Body 439<b><br /> </b><i>Anthony Corbeill</i></p> <p><b>Part VI The Creation of a Roman Identity 457</b></p> <p>22 Romans and Others 459<br /> <i>Erich S. Gruen</i></p> <p>23 History and Collective Memory in the Middle Republic 478<br /> <i>Karl-J. Hölkeskamp</i></p> <p>24 Art and Architecture in the Roman Republic 496<br /> <i>Katherine E. Welch</i></p> <p>25 Literature 543<b><br /> </b><i>William W. Batstone</i></p> <p><b>Part VII Controversies 565</b></p> <p>26 Conceptualizing Roman Imperial Expansion under the Republic: An Introduction 567<br /> <i>Arthur M. Eckstein</i></p> <p>27 The Economy: Agrarian Change During the Second Century 590<br /> <i>Luuk de Ligt</i></p> <p>28 Rome and Italy 606<br /> <i>John R. Patterson</i></p> <p>29 The Transformation of the Republic 625<b><br /> </b><i>Robert Morstein-Marx and Nathan Rosenstein</i></p> <p>Bibliography 638</p> <p>Index 695</p>

<b>Nathan Rosenstein</b> is Professor of History at the Ohio State University. He is the author of <i>Imperatores Victi</i> (1990) and <i>Rome at War</i> (2004), and coeditor of <i>War and Society in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds</i> (2001).<br /> <br /> <b>Robert Morstein-Marx</b> is Professor of Classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of <i>Hegemony to Empire: The Development of the Roman Imperium in the East</i> (1995) and <i>Mass Oratory and Political Power in the Late Roman Republic</i> (2004).

This <i>Companion</i> provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman republican history as it is currently practiced. The volumetakes account of recent developments that have enriched our picture of the Republic. These include the continuing archaeological exploration of Italy, increasingly sophisticated approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study and debate such as the nature of the republican political system, Roman identity formation, representation of the body, collective memory, and demography and social structure. At the same time, the book retains the drama of the Republic’s rise and fall.<br /> <br /> The <i>Companion</i> is divided into three parts. The opening section emphasizes both the evidence of texts and physical remains, and the models and assumptions that scholars bring to these artifacts. This section includes coverage of the role played by the physical geography and environment of Italy. The second part offers a compact but detailed narrative of military and political developments from the birth of Rome through to the death of Julius Caesar; while the third and longest part highlights recent research and current controversies in the field.

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