Rathbone Dominic - From the Gracchi to Nero: a history of Rome from 133 B.C. to A.D. 68

From the Gracchi to Nero

Still the best introduction to Roman history

Miriam Griffin, University of Oxford, UK

For a concise, factual narrative of the Roman worlds traumatic transformation from Republic to Empire, [it] remains unsurpassed. As a foundation for university and college courses, it is invaluable.

Richard Talbert, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

Without a rival as a guide to the intricacies of Republican politics.

Greg Woolf, University of St. Andrews, UK

A classic textbook: clear, authoritative and balanced in its judgements it has established itself as the fundamental modern work of reference for teachers, sixth-formers and university students it is still the best and most reliable modern account of the period.

Tim Cornell, University of Manchester, UK

This book is a modern classic. It provides a clear narrative of the two centuries from 133 B.C. to 68 A.D., but it is especially valuable for Scullards extensive footnotes which provide undergraduates with both the ancient sources and the most important scholarly contributions.

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H. H. Scullard

From the Gracchi to Nero

A history of Rome from 133 B.C. to A.D. 68

With a new foreword by Dominic Rathbone

London and New York

First published 1959 by Methuen & Co.

First published in Routledge Classics 2011
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1959, 1963, 1970, 1976, 1982 H. H. Scullard

Foreword 2011 Dominic Rathbone

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