Sulla: The Last Republican / Edition 2

by Arthur Keaveney

Overview

In this completely rewritten and updated second edition of his classic biography, the leading authority on the classical world introduces a fresh generation of student, scholars and readers to a pivotal figure of Rome.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415336604
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/03/2005
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent at Canterbury.

Table of Contents

1. The World of Sulla 2. The Early Years: 138-105 BC 3. The Long Road: 104-189 BC 4. Triumph and Disaster: The Year 88 BC 5. Rome's Proconsul: The War with Mithridates 6. Settling Scores: Asia and the Cinnans 7. Rome's First Civil War 8. Sulla Dictator: The Proscriptions 9. Sulla Dictator: The Law and the Land 10. Sulla Dictator: The New Age 11. The Last Years: 79-78 BC 12. Qualis Fuit Sulla? Appendix: Asia in the time of Sulla - Some Problems

Editorial Reviews

'Clearly written, does not shy away from controversies, and, above all, presents enough of the original evidence and modern literature to enable enquiring students to go further.' - J.F. Lazenby, JACT

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