A History of Rome to 565 A. D.

by Arthur E. R. Boak

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	INTRODUCTION	PAGE
	The Sources for the Study of Early Roman History	[xiii]
	PART I THE FORERUNNERS OF ROME IN ITALY
	CHAPTER I
	The Geography of Italy	[3]
	CHAPTER II
	Prehistoric Civilization in Italy	[7]
	CHAPTER III
	The Peoples of Historic Italy	[13]
	The Etruscans; the Greeks.
	PART II THE EARLY MONARCHY AND THE REPUBLIC, FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO 27 B. C.
	CHAPTER IV
	Early Rome to the Fall of the Monarchy	[25]
	The Latins; the Origins of Rome; the Early Monarchy; Early Roman Society.
	CHAPTER V
	The Expansion of Rome to the Unification of the Italian Peninsula: c. 509–265 b. c.	[33]
	To the Conquest of Veii, c. 392 B. C.; the Gallic Invasion; the Disruption of the Latin League and the Alliance of the Romans with the Campanians; Wars with the Samnites, Gauls and Etruscans; the Roman Conquest of South Italy; the Roman Confederacy.
	CHAPTER VI
	The Constitutional Development of Rome to 287 b. c.	[47]
	The Early Republic; the Assembly of the Centuries and the Development of the Magistracy; the Plebeian Struggle for Political Equality; the Roman Military System.
	CHAPTER VII
	Religion and Society in Early Rome	[61]
	CHAPTER VIII
	Roman Domination in the Mediterranean: The First Phase—the Struggle with Carthage, 265–201 b. c.	[67]
	The Mediterranean World in 265 B. C.; the First Punic War; the Illyrian and Gallic Wars; the Second Punic War; the Effect of the Second Punic War upon Italy.
	CHAPTER IX
	Roman Domination in the Mediterranean: The Second Phase—Rome and the Greek East	[89]
	The Second Macedonian War; the War with Antiochus the Great and the Ætolians; the Third Macedonian War; Campaigns in Italy and Spain.
	CHAPTER X
	Territorial Expansion in Three Continents: 167–133 b. c.	[99]
	The Spanish Wars; the Destruction of Carthage; War with Macedonia and the Achæan Confederacy; the Acquisition of Asia.
	CHAPTER XI
	The Roman State and the Empire: 265–133 b. c.	[105]
	The Rule of the Senatorial Aristocracy; the Administration of the Provinces; Social and Economic Development; Cultural Progress.
	CHAPTER XII
	The Struggle of the Optimates and the Populares: 133–78 b. c.	[125]
	The Agrarian Laws of Tiberius Gracchus; the Tribunate of Caius Gracchus; the War with Jugurtha and the Rise of Marius; the Cimbri and the Teutons; Saturninus and Glaucia; the Tribunate of Marcus Livius Drusus; the Italian or Marsic War; the First Mithridatic War; Sulla’s Dictatorship.
	CHAPTER XIII
	The Rise of Pompey the Great: 78–59 b. c.	[151]
	Pompey’s Command against Sertorius in Spain; the Command of Lucullus against Mithridates; the Revolt of the Gladiators; the Consulate of Pompey and Crassus; the Commands of Pompey against the Pirates and in the East; the Conspiracy of Cataline; the Coalition of Pompey, Cæsar and Crassus.
	CHAPTER XIV
	The Rivalry of Pompey and Caesar: Caesar’s Dictatorship: 59–44 b. c.	[166]
	Cæsar, Consul; Cæsar’s Conquest of Gaul; the Civil War between Cæsar and the Senate; the Dictatorship of Julius Cæsar.
	CHAPTER XV
	The Passing of the Republic: 44–27 b. c.	[185]
	The Rise of Octavian; the Triumvirate of 43 B. C.; the victory of Octavian over Antony and Cleopatra; Society and Intellectual Life in the Last Century of the Republic.
	PART III THE PRINCIPATE OR EARLY EMPIRE: 27 B. C.–285 A. D.
	CHAPTER XVI
	The Establishment of the Principate: 27 b. c.–14 a. d.	[205]
	The Princeps; the Senate, the Equestrians and the Plebs; the Military Establishment; the Revival of Religion and Morality; the Provinces and the Frontiers; the Administration of Rome; the Problem of the Succession; Augustus as a Statesman.
	CHAPTER XVII
	The Julio-Claudian Line and the Flavians: 14–96 a. d.	[226]
	Tiberius; Caius Caligula; Claudius; Nero; the First War of the Legions or the Year of the Four Emperors; Vespasian and Titus; Domitian.
	CHAPTER XVIII
	From Nerva to Diocletian: 96–285 a. d.	[244]
	Nerva and Trajan; Hadrian; the Antonines; the Second War of the Legions; the Dynasty of the Severi; the Dissolution and Restoration of the Empire.
	CHAPTER XIX
	The Public Administration under the Principate	[264]
	The Victory of Autocracy; the Growth of the Civil Service; the Army and the Defence of the Frontiers; the Provinces under the Principate; Municipal Life; the Colonate or Serfdom.
	CHAPTER XX
	Religion and Society	[293]
	Society under the Principate; the Intellectual World; the Imperial Cult and the Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism; Christianity and the Roman State.
	PART IV THE AUTOCRACY OR LATE EMPIRE: 285–565 A. D.
	CHAPTER XXI
	From Diocletian to Theodosius the Great: the Integrity of the Empire Maintained: 285–395 a. d.	[317]
	Diocletian; Constantine I, the Great; the Dynasty of Constantine; the House of Valentinian and Theodosius the Great.
	CHAPTER XXII
	The Public Administration of the Late Empire	[333]
	The Autocrat and his Court; the Military Organization; the Perfection of the Bureaucracy; the Nobility and the Senate; the System of Taxation and the Ruin of the Municipalities.
	CHAPTER XXIII
	The Germanic Occupation of Italy and the Western Provinces: 395–493 a. d.	[351]
	General Characteristics of the Period; the Visigothic Migrations; the Vandals; the Burgundians, Franks and Saxons; the Fall of the Empire in the West; the Survival of the Empire in the East.
	CHAPTER XXIV
	The Age of Justinian: 518–565 a. d.	[369]
	The Germanic Kingdoms in the West to 533 A. D.; the Restoration of the Imperial Power in the West; Justinian’s Frontier Problems and Internal Administration.
	CHAPTER XXV
	Religious and Intellectual Life in the Late Empire	[385]
	The End of Paganism; the Church in the Christian Empire; Sectarian Strife; Monasticism; Literature and Art.
	Epilogue	[403]
	Chronological Table	[405]
	Bibliographical Note	[415]
	Index	[423]

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