The Oxford History of the Roman World

In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. This authoritative and compelling work tells the story of the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus, to its consolidation in the first two centuries CE. It also discusses aspects of the later Empire and its influence on Western civilization, not least of which was the adoption of Christianity.
Packed with fascinating detail and written by acknowledged experts in Roman history, the book expertly interweaves chapters on social and political history, the Emperors, art and architecture, and the works of leading Roman poets, historians, and philosophers. Reinforcing the book's historical framework are maps, diagrams, a useful chronology, and a full bibliography.
Taken as a whole, this rich work offers an indispensable resource on the history of one of the world's greatest empires.

In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. Written by a team of specialist scholars, this book traces the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Empire and its consolidation in the first two centuries CE. It includes chapters on social and political history, the Emperors, art and architecture, and the works of the leading Roman poets, historians, and philosophers.

1. - Early Rome and Italy
2. - The Expansion of Rome
3. - The First Roman Literature
4. - Cicero and Rome
5. - The Poets of the Late Republic
6. - The Founding of the Empire
7. - The Arts of Government
8. - Augustan Poetry and Society
9. - Virgil
10. - Roman Historians
11. - The Arts of Prose: The Early Empire
12. - Silver Latin Poetry and the Latin Novel
13. - Later Philosophy
14. - The Arts of Living
15. - Roman Life and Society
16. - Roman Art and Architecture
17. - Envoi: On Taking Leave of Antiquity

Edited by John Boardman, Fellow, Lincoln College, Oxford, author of The Oxford History of Classical Art, Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art, Jasper Griffin, Jowett Lecturer and Tutor in Classics, Balliol College, Oxford. and Oswyn Murray, Jowett Lecturer and Tutor in Ancient History, Balliol College, Oxford.