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 ...
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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 and updated bibliography.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. First printing, 1986, hardcover with blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 464pp., not illustrated. Book VG+ with mild edgewear to spine ends and corners, binding tight, text clean and unmarked, with small stain to bottom edge of text block. DJ VG+ with rubbing, mild edgewear, looking fine in protective mylar wrap.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0520055284. Book has very light rubbing to textblock else fine. DJ has minor shelfwear and tiny stain.; 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 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. Constributions by T. J. Cornell, R. Develin, W. Eder, J. Linderski, R. E. Mitchell, A. Momigliano, K. A. Raaflaub, J. -C. Richard, M. Toher, and J. Von Ungern-Sternberg.; 489 pages.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; This hardcover with dust jacket has a tight blue spine. Dust jacket is clean and in clear, protective wrapper. Pages appear bright and unmarked. We ship DAILY!
