Storming the heavens

"In the closing years of the third century B.C., the ancient world watched as the Roman armies maintained clear superiority over all they surveyed. But Rome also faced an internal situation that endangered the supremacy across the expanse of the Empire. Social turmoil prevailed at the heart of her territories,led by an increasing number of dispossessed farmers, too little manpower for the army, and an inevitable conflict with the allies who had fought side by side with the Romans to establish Roman dominion. Storming the Heavens looks at this dramatic history from a variety of angles."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: Once he learned that the barbarians-Germans mainly but also some Celts-were approaching the mountains, the consul Gaius Marius (ca. 157-86 B.C.) crossed the Alps quickly.

Year

2001

Language

English

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Editions

7

Pages

288

ISBN

9780429497100

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