The Roman empire : economy, society and culture

During The Principate (roughly From 27 Bc To Ad ), When The Empire Reached Its Maximum Extent, Roman Society And Culture Were Radically Transformed. But How Was The Vast Territory Of The Empire Controlled? Did The Demands Of Central Government Stimulate Economic Growth Or Endanger Survival? What Forces Of Cohesion Operated To Balance The Social And Economic Inequalities And High Mortality Rates? How Did The Official Religion React In The Face Of The Diffusion Of Alien Cults And The Emergence Of Christianity? These Are Some Of The Many Questions Posed Here, In An Expanded Edition Of The Original, Pathbreaking Account Of The Society, Economy And Culture Of The Roman Empire. As An Integrated Study Of The Life And Outlook Of The Life And Outlook Of The Ordinary Inhabitants Of The Roman World, It Deepens Our Understanding Of The Underlying Factors In This Important Formative Period Of World History. Additions To The Second Edition Include An Introductory Chapter Which Sets The Scene And Explores The Consequences For Government And The Governing Classes Of The Replacement Of The Republic By The Rule Of Emperors. A Second Extra Chapter Assesses How Far Rome's Subjects Resisted Her Hegemony. Addenda To The Chapters Throughout Offer Up-to-date Bibliography And Discussion Of The State Of The Question, And Point To New Evidence And Approaches Which Have Enlivened Roman History In Recent Decades-- Introducing The Principate -- A Mediterranean Empire, Addendum -- Government Without Bureaucracy, Addendum -- Enemies Of Rome By M. Goodman, Addendum By M. Goodman -- An Underdeveloped Economy, Addendum -- The Land, Addendum -- Supplying The Roman Empire, Addendum -- The Social Hierarchy, Addendum -- Family And Household, Addendum -- Social Relations, Addendum -- Religion, Addendum By R.l. Gordon -- Culture, Addendum By J. Elsner And G. Woolf -- Conclusion. Peter Garnsey [and Six Others] ; And With The Collaboration Of Marguerite Hirt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. During the Principate (roughly from 27 BC to AD 235), when the empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire controlled? Did the demands of central government stimulate economic growth or endanger survival? What forces of cohesion operated to balance the social and economic inequalities and high mortality rates? How did the official religion react in the face of the diffusion of alien cults and the emergence of Christianity?These are some of the many questions posed here, in an expanded edition of the original, pathbreaking account of the society, economy and culture of the Roman empire. As an integrated study of the life and outlook of the ordinary inhabitants of the Roman world, it deepens our understanding of the underlying factors in this important formative period of world history. Additions to the second edition include an introductory chapter which sets the scene and explores the consequences for government and the governing classes of the replacement of the Republic by the rule of emperors. A second extra chapter assesses how far Rome's subjects resisted her hegemony. Addenda to the chapters throughout offer up-to-date bibliography and point to new evidence and approaches which have enlivened Roman history in recent decades. During the Principate (roughly 27 BCE to 235 CE), when the empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire controlled? Did the demands of central government stimulate economic growth or endanger survival? What forces of cohesion operated to balance the social and economic inequalities and high mortality rates? How did the official religion react in the face of the diffusion of alien cults and the emergence of Christianity?

These are some of the many questions posed here, in the new, expanded edition of Garnsey and Saller's pathbreaking account of the economy, society, and culture of the Roman Empire. This second edition includes a new introduction that explores the consequences for government and the governing classes of the replacement of the Republic by the rule of emperors. Addenda to the original chapters offer up-to-date discussions of issues and point to new evidence and approaches that have enlivened the study of Roman history in recent decades. A completely new chapter assesses how far Rome’s subjects resisted her hegemony. The bibliography has also been thoroughly updated, and a new color plate section has been added. During the Principate (roughly 27 BCE to 235 CE), when the empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire controlled? Did the demands of central government stimulate economic growth or endanger survival? What forces of cohesion operated to balance the social and economic inequalities and high mortality rates? How did the official religion react in the face of the diffusion of alien cults and the emergence of Christianity? These are some of the many questions posed here, in the new, expanded edition of Garnsey and Saller's pathbreaking account of the economy, society, and culture of the Roman Empire. This second edition includes a new introduction that explores the consequences for government and the governing classes of the replacement of the Republic by the rule of emperors. Addenda to the original chapters offer up-to-date discussions of issues and point to new evidence and approaches that have enlivened the study of Roman history in recent decades. A completely new chapter assesses how far Rome s subjects resisted her hegemony. The bibliography has also been thoroughly updated, and a new color plate section has been added." During the Principate (roughly 27 BCE to 235 CE), when the empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire controlled? Did the demands of central government stimulate economic growth or endanger survival? What forces of cohesion operated to balance the social and economic inequalities and high mortality rates? How did the official religion react in the face of the diffusion of alien cults and the emergence of Christianity? These are some of the many questions posed here, in the new, expanded edition of Garnsey and Saller's pathbreaking account of the economy, society, and culture of the Roman Empire. This second edition includes a new introduction that explores the consequences for government and the governing classes of the replacement of the Republic by the rule of emperors. Addenda to the original chapters offer up-to-date discussions of issues and point to new evidence and approaches that have enlivened the study of Roman history in recent decades. A completely new chapter assesses how far Rome's subjects resisted her hegemony. The bibliography has also been thoroughly updated, and a new colour plate section has been added PART ONE -- -- 1. Introducing the Principate -- -- 2. A Mediterranean empire -- Addendum -- -- 3. Government without bureaucracy -- Addendum -- -- 4. Enemies of Rome -- M. Goodman Addendum -- M. Goodman PART TWO -- -- 5. An underdeveloped economy -- Addendum -- -- 6. The land -- Addendum -- -- 7. Supplying the Roman empire -- Addendum -- PART THREE -- -- 8. The social hierarchy -- Addendum -- -- 9. Family and household -- Addendum -- -- 10. Social relations -- Addendum -- PART FOUR -- -- 11. Religion -- Addendum -- R.L. Gordon -- 12. Culture -- Addendum -- G. Woolf.