"A well-established series of sourcebooks catering to the needs of students at schools and universities who are studying ancient history in English translation. Each volume focuses on a particular period or topic and provides a generous and judicious selection of primary texts in new translations, with annotation and supporting materials"--

Part I. Narrative: 1. A prologue: Land and politics in Republican Italy, 133-88 BC; 2. Narrative, 88-44 BC; 3. The triumviral period (and beyond); Part II. Key Themes: 4. Rome and Italy; 5. Rome and the empire; 6. The imperial economy; 7. Law, lawyers and lawcourts; 8. Intellectual life; 9. Wives and daughters in late Republican society and politics; 10. Politics in the late Republic.