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Social Struggles in Archaic Rome: New Perspectives on the Conflict of the Orders

By Kurt A. Raaflaub

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2006
ISBN
9781405100601, 1405100605
LCC
DG83.3 .S59 2005
Open Library ID
OL3394888M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3339275 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
449\449
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 13:59:37

Description

The history of early republican Rome was marked by a long series of social and political struggles between the patrician elite and the plebeians (often called the ‘Conflict of the Orders’). Its results helped Rome achieve the internal integration needed to conquer and rule the Mediterranean world. Despite its fundamental significance, this process is difficult to understand because contemporaneous evidence is scarce and later literary sources present a gravely deformed picture. In this new edition of Social Struggles in Archaic Rome, experts from both sides of the Atlantic illuminate the history of these social conflicts—examining their causes and nature; analysing a wide range of social, economic, legal, religious, military, and political aspects; and considering the reliability of the historical sources. The second edition is enhanced by addenda updating individual chapters in light of recent scholarship, a new chapter on aspects of material culture, an updated bibliography, and a new introduction.

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