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Historians have long asserted that during and after the Hannibalic War, the Roman Republic's need to conscript men for long-term military service helped bring about the demise of Italy's small farms and that the misery of impoverished citizens then became fuel for the social and political conflagrations of the late republic. Nathan Rosenstein challenges this claim, showing how Rome reconciled the needs of war and agriculture throughout the middle republic.The key, Rosenstein argues, lies in recognizing the critical role of family formation. By analyzing models of families' needs for ag

Agriculture --- Farms, Small --- War and society --- Society and war --- War --- Sociology --- Civilians in war --- Sociology, Military --- Small farms --- Small holdings (Agriculture) --- Small-scale agriculture --- Farms, Size of --- Family farms --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- History. --- Economic aspects --- Social aspects --- Rome --- History

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A compelling account of how Rome became supreme power in Europe and the Mediterranean world. The book highlights the significance of Rome's success in the wars against Pyrrhys, Carhage, the Hellenistic kingdoms and in Spain that led to empire, and it shows how the Republic's success in conquering an empire changed the conquerors. It is unusual in focusing on a discrete, vital period in Roman history rather than attempting to cover all of it or even just the Republic.

Rome --- History --- Foreign relations --- History. --- History, Ancient. --- Mediterranean Region -- Civilization. --- Rim --- Roman Empire --- Roman Republic (510-30 B.C.) --- Romi (Empire) --- Byzantine Empire --- Rome (Italy) --- HISTORY / Ancient / Greece.

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Roman history --- Rome --- Civilization. --- History --- Civilization --- Rome (Italy) --- Histoire --- Civilisation --- Rome - History - Republic, 510-30 B.C. --- Rome - Civilization