Lives of the Romans

284 Pages·2008·1.86 MB·English

by  Matyszak

About the Authors
Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman History from St John’s College,
Oxford, and is the author of Chronicle of the Roman Republic, The Enemies of
Rome, The Sons of Caesar and Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day. He teaches
an e-learning course on Ancient Rome for the Institute of Continuing Education
at Cambridge University.
Joanne Berry has a doctorate in Classics from the University of Reading and is
the author of Unpeeling Pompeii and The Complete Pompeii. She teaches
ancient history and archaeology at Swansea University.

Other titles by Philip Matyszak published by Thames & Hudson include:
Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day
Chronicle of the Roman Republic:
The Rulers of Ancient Rome from Romulus to Augustus
The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun
Gladiator: The Roman Fighter's (Unofficial) Manual
Legionary: The Roman Soldier's (Unofficial) Manual
The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome's First Dynasty
Other titles by Joanne Berry published by Thames & Hudson include:
The Complete Pompeii
The Complete Roman Legions
Other titles of interest published by Thames & Hudson include:
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors:
The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome
Lives of the Ancient Egyptians
Roman Britain: A New History
The Romans Who Shaped Britain
See our websites
www.thamesandhudson.com
www.thamesandhudsonusa.com
CONTENTS
PORTRAIT OF A PEOPLE
Part 1 | Royal Subjects to Republican Citizens 753–300
BC
1 F
AUSTULUS
The shepherd who adopted Romulus and Remus
2 T T
ITUS ATIUS
Outraged Sabine father
3 T
ANAQUIL
King-maker
4 S T
ERVIUS ULLIUS
From captive to king
5 B
RUTUS
Liberator of Rome
6 L
UCRETIA
Perfect Roman matron
7 C
LOELIA
The girl who defied Lars Porsenna
8 V
INDICIUS
The slave who betrayed a conspiracy
9 C
INCINNATUS
From ploughman to dictator
10 V
ERGINIUS
Centurion and revolutionary
11 M M
ARCUS ANLIUS
Defender of the Capitol
12 T M
ITUS ANLIUS
A soldier killed on his father’s orders