ROME VICTORIOUS

A new perspective on the most popular debate of all: how Rome became the imperial power it did.

Recounts the rags-to-riches story of Rome's unlikely triumph. This book shows how, over the centuries, imperial law, civilisation and language interacted with and influenced local cultures across western and central Europe and North Africa. Provincial subjects were made Roman citizens, generals and senators, and in AD 98 Trajan became the first of many Romans from outside Italy to assume supreme power as Emperor. Hoyos offers a masterful new treatment of the rise of Rome: from the viewpoints both of the city itself and the diverse peoples it came to rule and make its own.

Dexter Hoyos is Associate Professor (retired) of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Mastering the West (2015), The Carthaginians (2010) and Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy (2008). Country of residence: Australia