Table of Contents

List of illustrations Preface List of abbreviations 1. Rome Before Augustus 2. Augustus 3. Tiberius (AD 14–37) 4. Gaius Caligula (AD 37–41) 5. Claudius (AD 41–54) 6. Nero (AD 54–68) 7. Civil wars (AD 69–70) 8. Vespasian and Titus (AD 70–81) 9. Domitian (AD 81–96) 10. Nerva and Trajan (AD 96–117) 11. Society 12. The economy 13. Administration and Government 14. The Roman army and military policy 15. Family and Gender 16. Religion 17. Romanisation Glossary Further reading Index

About the Author

Richard Alston is Lecturer in Roman History at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has also been a senior examiner in ancient history at A-Level. He is the author of Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt: A Social History (Routledge 1995).

Reviews

'This book is intended to provide an introductory overview of Roman Imperial history to students with little experience in its study.' - Oxon Book Review

"...I would commend this revised edition of Aspects of Roman History 31 BC—AD 117 to anyone interested in engaging young (or enquiring) minds with the transformative history of the early imperial period, provoking an exchange of views in relation to the historical and intellectual significance for our age of a range of ideas and issues first promulgated under the aegis of post-republican Roman rule, or in need of arguments speaking to the relevance of studying Roman history in the digital century.." -Peter Keegan, Macquarie University, Australia"This new edition of Alston's contribution to Routledge's "Aspects of Classical Civilisation" series is an extraordinarily useful book for any student of the ancient Roman Empire… Summing Up: Highly recommended." -J.A.S. Evans, emeritus, University of British Columbia, Canada in CHOICE "...An essential book for any serious student of the Roman Empire, this will also prove interesting to armchair historians." - The NYMAS Review