A Social and Cultural History of Republican Rome

This series offers a fresh approach to the study of ancient history,seeking to illuminate the social and cultural history often obscuredby political narratives. The books in the series will emphasize themes in socialand cultural history, such as slavery, religion, gender, age, medicine, technology,and entertainment. Books in the series will be engaging, thought provokingaccounts of the classical world, designed specifically for studentsand teachers in the classroom.

Published

A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity

Douglas Boin

Upcoming

A Social and Cultural History of Archaic Greece

Brian Lavelle

A Social and Cultural History of Classical Greece

Elizabeth Kosmetatou

A Social and Cultural History of the Hellenistic World

Gillian Ramsey

A Social and Cultural History of the Roman Empire

Jinyu Liu

Eric M. Orlin

University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington

This edition first published 2022

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Names: Orlin, Eric M., author. | John Wiley & Sons, publisher.

Title: A social and cultural history of Republican Rome / Eric M. Orlin, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington.

Other titles: Wiley Blackwell social and cultural histories of the ancient world

Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. | Series: Wiley Blackwell social and cultural histories of the ancient world | Series information from ECIP data view. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021008935 (print) | LCCN 2021008936 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118357118 (paperback) | ISBN 9781118359495 (pdf) | ISBN 9781118359501 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Rome--History--Republic, 510–30 B.C.

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2 Series page Wiley Blackwell Social and Cultural Histories of the Ancient World This series offers a fresh approach to the study of ancient history,seeking to illuminate the social and cultural history often obscuredby political narratives. The books in the series will emphasize themes in socialand cultural history, such as slavery, religion, gender, age, medicine, technology,and entertainment. Books in the series will be engaging, thought provokingaccounts of the classical world, designed specifically for studentsand teachers in the classroom. Published A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity Douglas Boin Upcoming A Social and Cultural History of Archaic Greece Brian Lavelle A Social and Cultural History of Classical Greece Elizabeth Kosmetatou A Social and Cultural History of the Hellenistic World Gillian Ramsey A Social and Cultural History of the Roman Empire Jinyu Liu

3 Title page A Social and Cultural History of Republican Rome Eric M. Orlin University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington

4 Copyright

5 Acknowledgments

6 Timeline of Roman History

7 Introduction: We Are All HistoriansA Note on the Text

8 1 What Is Historical Thinking?Literary SourcesMaterial CultureConclusionDiscussion Questions

9 2 How Do We Tell the Story?An Outline History of the Roman RepublicMarking TimeConclusion: Historical NarrativesDiscussion Questions

10 3 The Building Blocks of Roman SocietyRome as a City-stateRome as a Mediterranean EmpireConclusionDiscussion Questions

11 4 The Practice of PoliticsWhat Was the Roman Republic?The Late RepublicJulius Caesar and the End of the RepublicDiscussion Questions

12 5 The Roman FamilyAn Overview of the Roman FamilyChanges in the Roman FamilyConclusion: Family ValuesDiscussion Questions

13 6 Gender and SexualitySex and GenderSexualityGender RolesConclusionsDiscussion Questions

14 7 OutsidersRome and Italy: The Early RepublicThe Impact of ExpansionConclusionDiscussion Questions

15 8 ReligionWhat Is Roman Religion?Changes in Roman ReligionThe Late RepublicConclusionDiscussion Questions

16 9 LawThe Twelve TablesThe Effects of Expansion on Roman LawThe Late RepublicConclusionDiscussion Questions

17 10 The MilitaryThe Army in Early RomeThe Beginnings of an Imperial ArmyConclusionDiscussion Questions

18 11 The EconomyThe Agricultural Basis of the Early Roman EconomyChanges in the Roman EconomyConclusionDiscussion Questions

19 12 The City of RomeThe Beginnings of the CityArchaic RomeThe Late Republican TransformationConclusionDiscussion Questions