The beginnings of Rome
Subtitle: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (c. 1000-264 BC)
By: T.J. Cornell.
Series: Routledge history of the ancient world
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 507
Subjects: Rome -- History -- Kings, 753-510 B.C
Description: The beginnings of Rome, once thought to be lost in the mists of legend, are now being revealed by an ever-increasing body of archaeological evidence, much of it unearthed during the past twenty-five years. This new material has made it possible to trace the development of Rome from an iron-age village to a major state which eventually outstripped its competitors and became a Mediterranean power.

The study of this period raises acute questions of historical method, demanding analysis of many different kinds of archaeological evidence in conjunction with literary sources.

Professor Cornell uses the results of up-to-date archaeological techniques and takes current methodological debates into account. The Beginnings of Rome offers new and often controversial answers to major questions such as Rome's relations with the Etruscans, the conflict between patricians and plebeians, the causes of Roman imperialism and the growth of a slave-based economy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 472-491) and index.