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Rome : Empire of the Eagles, 753 BC - AD 476 by Neil Faulkner (2009, Trade Paperback)

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Rome: Empire of the Eagles, 753 BC – AD 476

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-10140822920X

ISBN-139781408229200

eBay Product ID (ePID)16038693624

Product Key Features

Book TitleRome : Empire of the Eagles, 753 BC-Ad 476

Number of Pages378 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicArchaeology, Ancient / General, Ancient / Rome

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorNeil Faulkner

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-028484

Table Of ContentList of maps and plates Acknowledgements Introduction Note on ancient monetary values Maps Prologue 1. The making of an imperial city-state, c 750-367 BC 2. The rise of a superpower, 343-146 BC 3. The Roman revolution, 133-30 BC 4. The Pax Romana, 30 BC-AD161 5. The decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire Timeline References Bibliographical notes Index and glossary

SynopsisThe Roman Empire is widely admired as a model of civilisation. In this compelling new study Neil Faulkner argues that in fact, it was nothing more than a ruthless system of robbery and violence. War was used to enrich the state, the imperial ruling classes and favoured client groups. In the process millions of people were killed or enslaved. Within the empire the landowning elite creamed off the wealth of the countryside to pay taxes to the state and fund the towns and villas where they lived. The masses of people slaves, serfs and poor peasants were victims of a grand exploitation that made the empire possible. This system, riddled with tension and latent conflict, contained the seeds of its own eventual collapse., The Roman Empire is widely admired as a model of civilisation. In this compelling new study Neil Faulkner argues that in fact, it was nothing more than a ruthless system of robbery and violence. War was used to enrich the state, the imperial ruling classes and favoured client groups. In the process millions of people were killed or enslaved. Within the empire the landowning elite creamed off the wealth of the countryside to pay taxes to the state and fund the towns and villas where they lived. The masses of people - slaves, serfs and poor peasants - were victims of a grand exploitation that made the empire possible. This system, riddled with tension and latent conflict, contained the seeds of its own eventual collapse.

LC Classification NumberDG270