Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Series editor’s preface vii
5. Author’s preface viii
6. Abbreviations ix
7. Maps x
8. Introduction 1
9. 1. The crises of the later second century bc 9
10. 2. Domestic politics: violence and its accommodation 42
11. 3. Imperial power: failure and control 62
12. 4. The Social War, civil war and the imposition of a new order 80
13. 5. The limits of autocracy 121
14. 6. The end of the Republic, 70–44 bc 140
15. 7. Imperial expansion: novelty and success 211
16. 8. Elite competition, popular discontent and the failure of collective government 226
17. Chronology 254
18. Guide to further reading 257
19. Bibliography 259
20. Index 280