During the Principate (roughly 27 BCE to 235 CE), 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 the new,
expanded edition of Garnsey and Saller's pathbreaking account of
the economy, society, and culture of the Roman Empire. This second
edition includes a new introduction that explores the consequences
for government and the governing classes of the replacement of the
Republic by the rule of emperors. Addenda to the original chapters
offer up-to-date discussions of issues and point to new evidence
and approaches that have enlivened the study of Roman history in
recent decades. A completely new chapter assesses how far Rome's
subjects resisted her hegemony. The bibliography has also been
thoroughly updated, and a new color plate section has been added.
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