Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE-20 CE

From world power to world state: an introduction; 2. The new world power: the Empire and imperial affairs (150-139 BCE); 3. The city of Rome: scene of politics and growing metropolis; 4. The struggle for reform (150-104 BCE); 5. The spiral of violence (104-80 BCE); 6. Italy and the reinvention of Rome (150-50 BCE); 7. Rome between Republic and Empire: the stuck elephant (80-60 BCE); 8. Rival leaders and the search for power bases (66-50 BCE); 9. The course of empire: provincial government and society (90-50 BCE); 10. World city: society and culture in Rome (85-45 BCE); 11. War of the world (49-30 BCE); 12. Principate: government for the world state (30--6 BCE); 13. The New Age: refashioning culture and society (30-5 BCE); 14. The world state tested (4 BCE--20 CE).