Rome, Birth of an Empire: From Romulus to Pompey (753-70 BC).
Belin| N° d'inventaire | 32321 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Détails | 800 p., numerous color illustrations and photographs, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782410029796 |
When does the history of Rome begin? Ancient authors, such as Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus, claim that the Urbs was founded on April 21, 753 BC by Romulus. On that day, he is said to have traced the founding furrow on the Palatine Hill. Over the next seven centuries, this city in Latium, which experienced both royalty and republican rule, imposed itself on neighboring communities, then on Italy, and finally on the Mediterranean world. Continuously marked by war, this period ended with the census of 70 BC, which recorded for the first time all the free men of the peninsula as Roman citizens. By opening their civic status to the defeated communities, the Romans affirmed their claim to the universality and eternity of their domination. The consequences of the conquest were profound: control of vast territories offered the economies of Rome and the conquered regions considerable opportunities for development, and it played a major role in the evolution of the social order, institutions, and republican political practices. From the wars against the Etruscans to the clashes with Carthage, from the early days of royalty to the institution of the republic, Stéphane Bourdin and Catherine Virlouvet retrace the main stages in the establishment of the most enduring political entity in history. It remains, even today, a reference in contemporary thought.
When does the history of Rome begin? Ancient authors, such as Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus, claim that the Urbs was founded on April 21, 753 BC by Romulus. On that day, he is said to have traced the founding furrow on the Palatine Hill. Over the next seven centuries, this city in Latium, which experienced both royalty and republican rule, imposed itself on neighboring communities, then on Italy, and finally on the Mediterranean world. Continuously marked by war, this period ended with the census of 70 BC, which recorded for the first time all the free men of the peninsula as Roman citizens. By opening their civic status to the defeated communities, the Romans affirmed their claim to the universality and eternity of their domination. The consequences of the conquest were profound: control of vast territories offered the economies of Rome and the conquered regions considerable opportunities for development, and it played a major role in the evolution of the social order, institutions, and republican political practices. From the wars against the Etruscans to the clashes with Carthage, from the early days of royalty to the institution of the republic, Stéphane Bourdin and Catherine Virlouvet retrace the main stages in the establishment of the most enduring political entity in history. It remains, even today, a reference in contemporary thought.