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The Roman Empire - Economy, Society and Culture (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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The Roman Empire - Economy, Society and Culture (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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During the Principate (roughly from 27 BC to AD 235), when the
empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were
radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire
controlled? Did the demands of central government stimulate
economic growth or endanger survival? What forces of cohesion
operated to balance the social and economic inequalities and high
mortality rates? How did the official religion react in the face of
the diffusion of alien cults and the emergence of Christianity?
These are some of the many questions posed here, in an expanded
edition of the original, pathbreaking account of the society,
economy and culture of the Roman empire. As an integrated study of
the life and outlook of the ordinary inhabitants of the Roman
world, it deepens our understanding of the underlying factors in
this important formative period of world history. Additions to the
second edition include an introductory chapter which sets the scene
and explores the consequences for government and the governing
classes of the replacement of the Republic by the rule of emperors.
A second extra chapter assesses how far Rome's subjects resisted
her hegemony. Addenda to the chapters throughout offer up-to-date
bibliography and point to new evidence and approaches which have
enlivened Roman history in recent decades.
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