The Roman Republic: Second Edition

by Michael Hewson Crawford

Book Overview

Michael Crawford's highly praised history is now expanded and revised to accommodate recent discoveries and current thinking. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674779274
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Res Publica

Michael Crawford's book is not for the novice. Those unfamiliar with the chronology of the Roman Republic will find his analysis confusing, as Crawford assumes his reader has considerable background in Republican Roman history and culture. For those with a decent hold on the events of the Republic, Crawford's keen analytical text to highly worthwhile. He examines the relationship between members of the Roman oligarchy, discusses the successful consolidation of Italy, examines the conquest of the provinces and its effect on Roman politics, and finally deals with the political destabilization that led to the rise of warlords such as Marius, Pompey, and Caesar. His book is part of an essential bibliography for any Classics major or Roman history buff.

A difficult but brilliant work

Though not perhaps ideal for the student market at which it was aimed, this book offers a complex, original and brilliant interpretation of the Roman Republic.