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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 FAUSTULUS The shepherd who adopted Romulus and Remus 2 TITUS TATIUS Outraged Sabine father 3 TANAQUIL King-maker 4 SERVIUS TULLIUS From captive to king 5 BRUTUS Liberator of Rome 6 LUCRETIA Perfect Roman matron 7 CLOELIA The girl who defied Lars Porsenna 8 VINDICIUS The slave who betrayed a conspiracy 9 CINCINNATUS From ploughman to dictator 10 VERGINIUS Centurion and revolutionary 11 MARCUS MANLIUS Defender of the Capitol 12 TITUS MANLIUS A soldier killed on his father’s orders 13 DECIUS MUS Self-sacrifice to the gods Part 2 | From Italians to Romans 300–88 BC 14 REGULUS Crucified general 15 FABIUS PICTOR Rome’s first historian 16 PLAUTUS Roman playwright 17 CATO THE ELDER A pillar of virtue 18 FABIUS MAXIMUS The general who delayed Hannibal 19 CLAUDIUS MARCELLUS Besieger of Syracuse 20 QUINCTIUS CRISPINUS Duel to the death with an old friend 21 LAELIUS Friend of Scipio Africanus 22 SPURIUS LIGUSTINUS An ordinary soldier who worked his way up the ranks 23 CORNELIA Mother of the Gracchi 24 RUTILIUS RUFUS The perils of virtue 25 SULLA The Roman who conquered Rome 26 STABERIUS EROS Schoolteacher 27 PASITELES Roman sculptor Part 3 | Life in Troubled Times 88 BC–AD 14 28 HORTENSIUS King of the courts 29 CICERO Rome’s greatest orator 30 VERRES Rapacious governor of Sicily 31 CATILINE Decadent revolutionary 32 SALLUST Disappointed demagogue 33 TIRO Cicero’s slave and amanuensis 34 CLODIA Aristocrat and wild child 35 ATTICUS Friend to the powerful 36 SERVILIA Caesar’s lover, Brutus’ mother 37 JULIUS CAESAR Glory and infamy 38 HORACE Poet and freedman’s son 39 AUGUSTUS Master of the empire 40 AGRIPPA Augustus’ second-in-command 41 JULIUS ZOILOS Octavian’s loyal freedman 42 NONIUS BALBUS Benefactor of Herculaneum 43 LIVY Historian of Rome 44 EUMACHIA First lady of Pompeii 45 HILARION OF OXYRHYNCHUS Killing a girl child
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