Table of Contents

Part 1 The peoples of Italy: the land; the Italians; the Etruscans; the Greeks in Italy and Sicily. Part 2 The emergence of Rome: through glass darkly; the beginnings of Rome; the expansion of Roman power. Part 3 The ways of Rome: Roman virtues; Roman society - Fides; Roman religion - Pietas; the nobles - Dignitas. Part 4 The path of the empire: the world beyond Italy; the Roamn Conquest from Pyrrhus to Hannibal; the Roman Conquest from Philip V to Numantia; a digression on Roamn Imperialism. Part 5 The burden of success: the best of times, the worst of times; the Gracchi and Marius; a wilderness of tigers. Part 6 The old order passes: the gravediggers of the Republic; the Caesareans; the Golden Age of Roman literature. Part 7 The immense majesty: the heritage of Augustus; the "Golden Age" of Rome; bodies and souls. Part 8 A kingdom of iron and rust: the army and the throne; the totalitarian state; the dark night of the soul. Part 9 The Christian revolution: a shoot from Jesse, a star out of Jacob; the beginnings of Christianity; the trials and triumphs of Christianity. Part 10 The end of the Roman world: the Christian Roman Empire; the end of a world; after the deluge.

About the Author

Thomas W. Africa is the author of The Immense Majesty: A History of Rome and the Roman Empire, published by Wiley.