Table of Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Maps and Diagrams viii
Introduction - In the Shadow of the Punic Wars xvi
Timeline of Key Conflicts - 241-218 BC xviii
Part I Rome Before and After the First Punic War (338-218 BC) 1
Chapter 1 Roman Expansion in Italy and Beyond (338-241 BC) 3
Chapter 2 Roman Expansion in the Mediterranean - Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica (241-218 BC) 17
Part II Roman Expansion in Italy and the East (238-228 BC) 33
Chapter 3 Roman Expansion in Italy: The Gallic and Ligurian Wars (238-230 BC) 35
Chapter 4 Roman Expansion in the East - The First Illyrian War (230 228 BC) 62
Chapter 5 Carthaginian Expansion in Spain and the Roman Response (237-226 BC) 90
Part III Roman Expansion in Italy and the Gallic War (228-218 BC) 111
Chapter 6 The Gallic War I - The Road to Telamon 113
Chapter 7 The Gallic War II - The Battle of Telamon (225 BC) 132
Chapter 8 The Gallic War III - The Roman Invasion of Northern Italy (224-223 BC) 148
Chapter 9 The Gallic War IV - The Battle of Clastidium (222 BC) and Subsequent Campaigns (222-218 BC) 164
Part IV The Consequences of Expansion (225-218 BC) 183
Chapter 10 Roman Expansion in the East - The Second Illyrian War (219 BC) 185
Chapter 11 Carthaginian Expansion in Spain and the Roman Response (225-218 BC) 201
Conclusion: The Grand Strategy of the Roman Republic? 218
Appendix I The Sources 224
Appendix II Kings, Consuls and Triumphs 231
Appendix III The Re-emergence of the Tribunate of the Plebs? 234
Appendix IV Polybius and Roman Manpower - An Overview 240
Appendix V Consequences 243
Bibliography 248
Notes and References 257
Index 274