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Mediterranean Anarchy, Interstate War, and the Rise of Rome
Arthur M. Eckstein
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Paperback. A study that employs modern international relations theory to place Roman militarism and expansion of power within the broader Mediterranean context of interstate anarchy. It challenges claims that Rome was an exceptionally warlike and aggressive state - not merely in modern but in ancient terms. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 394 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
This ground-breaking study is the first to employ modern international relations theory to place Roman militarism and expansion of power within the broader Mediterranean context of interstate anarchy. Arthur M. Eckstein challenges claims that Rome was an exceptionally warlike and aggressive state - not merely in modern but in ancient terms - by arguing that intense militarism and aggressiveness were common among all Mediterranean polities from ca 750 B.C. onwards. In his wide-ranging and masterful narrative, Eckstein explains that international politics in the ancient Mediterranean world was, in political science terms, a multipolar anarchy: international law was minimal, and states ... Read more
This ground-breaking study is the first to employ modern international relations theory to place Roman militarism and expansion of power within the broader Mediterranean context of interstate anarchy. Arthur M. Eckstein challenges claims that Rome was an exceptionally warlike and aggressive state - not merely in modern but in ancient terms - by arguing that intense militarism and aggressiveness were common among all Mediterranean polities from ca 750 B.C. onwards. In his wide-ranging and masterful narrative, Eckstein explains that international politics in the ancient Mediterranean world was, in political science terms, a multipolar anarchy: international law was minimal, and states ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Hellenistic Culture and Society
Condition
New
Weight
625g
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520259928
SKU
V9780520259928
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About Arthur M. Eckstein
Arthur M. Eckstein is Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the author of Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius and Senate and General: Individual Decision Making and Roman Foreign Relations, 264-194 B.C., both from UC Press.
Reviews for Mediterranean Anarchy, Interstate War, and the Rise of Rome
"As a classicist, I read [Eckstein's] book with delight... I hope that this book will stimulate the production of other similarly sophisticated studies."
James Quillin Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR)
James Quillin Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR)