Preface to the Third Edition.

Preface to the Second Edition.

Preface to the First Edition.

Introduction.

Part I: From the Origins to the Empire:.

1. Italy before Rome.

2. The Formation of Rome: From Romulus to the Tarquins.

3. The Young Republic: The Fifth and Fourth Centuries BC.

4. The Growth of the Republic: War and Conquest in the Third Century BC.

5. Consequences of Conquest: the Second Century BC.

6. Crisis of the Republic: The First Century BC.

Part II: Rome, Master of the World:.

7. The Roman World in 31-28 BC.

8. Augustus: The Birth of the Imperial Regime: 29 BC-AD 14.

9. The Julio-Claudians: The System Under Stress, AD 14-68.

10. The Flavians: Consolidating the Imperial Order, AD 68-96.

11. The Antonine Empire, AD 96-192.

12. The African and Syrian Emperors, AD 193-235.

Part III: Another Roman World (Third to Fifth Century):.

13. Equilibrium, ad 235.

14. A Disintegrating Order, AD 235-284.

15. A Different Order, AD 284, 361.

16. Different Institutions: Reorganization.

17. A Different Socio-Economic World: Recovery and State Control.

18. A Different Civilization: Between Paganism and Christianity.

19. The End of the Roman World?.

Chronological Table.

Glossary.

Guide to Greek and Roman Writers.

Guide to Further Reading.

Index