| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-08-01 | | Series: | Routledge History of the Ancient World |
| Size | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 40.0 oz |
Publisher's Note
This beautifully written study is the most comprehensive study of Rome from 753 BC to 264 BC. It is an important synthesis of the many developments in research over the last couple of decades. It adheres closely to the available sources, dealing with economic, social, literary and religious history, as well as telling the story of internal politics and foreign policy. A major student text.
The beginnings of Rome, once thought to be lost in the mists of legend, are now being revealed by an ever-increasing body of archaeological evidence, much of it unearthed during the past twenty-five years. This new material has made it possible to trace the development of Rome from an iron-age village to a major state which eventually outstripped its competitors and became a Mediterranean power. The study of this period raises acute questions of historical method, demanding analysis of many different kinds of archaeological evidence in conjunction with literary sources. Professor Cornell uses the results of up-to-date archaeological techniques and takes current methodological debates into account. The Beginnings of Rome offers new and often controversial answers to major questions such as Rome's relations with the Etruscans, the conflict between patricians and plebeians, the causes of Roman imperialism and the growth of a slave-based economy.
Industry Reviews
"It is the first major historical study of early Rome to integrate the results of the last 20 years' intense archaeological activity in central Italy (often improving, it must be said, on the interpretations of the excavators themselves). 'The Beginning of Rome' is almost bound to become a standard textbook, and rightly so.
Times Literary Supplement - Mary Beard
"T. J. Cornell's synthesis of early Roman history has some great virtues: it is learned, up-to-date...and readable. It is also shot through with a rather endearing desire to bring the truth from Italy to the benighted Anglophones."
London Review of Books - W. V. Harris (05/23/1996)
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