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Rome and the Unification of Italy
Arthur Keaveney
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Paperback. Arthur Keaveney seeks to delineate the factors which led to the Italian desire first for citizenship, then for independence; he describes the conflict and he assesses its outcomes. He maintains that Rome's 'Italian question' has to be treated as an essentially political issue. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Ignibus Paperbacks. Num Pages: 251 pages, 1 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Scarcely more than a generation before Octavian (later Augustus) set out to encounter Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium, confidently relying on the firm support of 'all Italy', the Italians were in revolt, with the avowed aim of destroying Rome. The impressive unity displayed in 31 BC was the hard-won product of fifty years of earlier struggle; and that struggle forms the subject of this book. From the second century BC the subject peoples of Italy were motivated by a desire for equality with their powerful sister, Rome. Their reasons were diverse, but once their aspirations intruded on ... Read more
Scarcely more than a generation before Octavian (later Augustus) set out to encounter Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium, confidently relying on the firm support of 'all Italy', the Italians were in revolt, with the avowed aim of destroying Rome. The impressive unity displayed in 31 BC was the hard-won product of fifty years of earlier struggle; and that struggle forms the subject of this book. From the second century BC the subject peoples of Italy were motivated by a desire for equality with their powerful sister, Rome. Their reasons were diverse, but once their aspirations intruded on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Series
Bristol Phoenix Press Ignibus Paperbacks
Number of Pages
251
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904675372
SKU
V9781904675372
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About Arthur Keaveney
Dr Arthur Keaveney is Reader in Ancient History at the University of Kent. He specialises in Greek and Roman History as well as neo-Latin, and has a keen interest in the Eastern Empires and especially the Persians.
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