Rome

Rome: empire of the eagles

by Faulkner, Neil

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"This book presents a strongly anti-imperialist grand narrative. Faulkner rejects the idea that the Roman Empire was 'good in parts' or 'brought some benefits to under developed parts of the world'. Instead he argues that it was fundamentally militaristic, imperialist and exploitative - a system of robbery with violence. War and exploitation were the twin mechanisms which made the Roman Empire and its civilisation possible. For this very reason, the empire was unsustainable in the long run. For…

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  • Full title :Rome : empire of the eagles / Neil Faulkner.

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"This book presents a strongly anti-imperialist grand narrative. Faulkner rejects the idea that the Roman Empire was 'good in parts' or 'brought some benefits to under developed parts of the world'. Instead he argues that it was fundamentally militaristic, imperialist and exploitative - a system of robbery with violence. War and exploitation were the twin mechanisms which made the Roman Empire and its civilisation possible. For this very reason, the empire was unsustainable in the long run. For Rome, as for other empires, the end of expansion meant the beginning of decay: decline was inevitable."--Jacket.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Pearson Longman
  • Place of Publication:Harlow, England
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2008.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xxxiii, 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations (some color), maps ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780582784956, 0582784956
  • oclc:ocn170035774
  • LC Classification:DG270
  • Dewey Decimal:937.06

Table of Contents

ChronologyIntroduction1. The Rise of a Superpower, c.650-275 BC2. The Struggle for World Supremacy, c. 275-146 BC3. The Warlords Divided, c.146-30 BC4. The Empire at Bay, c.30 BC-AD1385. The Empire Under Siege, c. AD138-2846. The Late Roman Counter-Revolution, c. AD284-3957. The Fall of the Roman Empire, c. AD395-565Conclusion.

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753 B.C.-476 A.D History Rome -- Histoire -- 30 av. J.-C.-476 (E… Rome -- Histoire -- 510-30 av. J.-C. (R… Rome -- Histoire -- 753-510 av. J.-C. (… Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 … Rome -- History -- Kings, 753-510 B.C Rome -- History -- Republic, 510-30 B.C Rome (Empire) Römisches Reich

Writers

Faulkner, Neil

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