{"product_id":"early-rome-to-290-bc-guy-bradley-9780748621095","title":"Early Rome to 290 BC: The Beginnings of the City and the Rise of the Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new view of early Rome as a highly mobile society within a wider interconnected Mediterranean network\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers the rise of Rome from small scale community to supremacy in central Italy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses the latest archaeological evidence to demonstrate the sophisticated and cosmopolitan nature of early Rome\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyses the origins of Rome's Republican form of government and of its aggressive drive to conquer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the first few centuries of its existence, Rome developed from a minor settlement on the Tiber into the most powerful city-state in Italy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuy Bradley examines the reasons for Rome's emergence and success within a highly competitive Italian environment, and how much it owed to its neighbours. He explains how many of Rome's key characteristics, such as its powerful ruling elite, its stable political institutions, its openness to outsiders, and its intensely militaristic society, were shaped by their origins in the monarchy and early Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Bradley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0748621091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748621095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021","brand":"Guy Bradley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986569560319,"sku":"9780748621095","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79707a6f-3134-4ff2-b564-198d9a0104f4.jpg?v=1683284127","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-rome-to-290-bc-guy-bradley-9780748621095","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}