Part I. Early Italy and the foundation of Rome. Introducing early Rome
Setting the scene : Iron-Age Italy
Trojans, Latins, Sabines and rogues : Romulus, Aeneas and the 'foundation' of Rome
The rise of the international aristocracy : Italy and the orientalising revolution
Orientalising Rome and the early kings
Part II. War, politics and society : Rome and Italy, 600-400. The urban revolution : city and state in sixth-century Italy
Tyrants and wicked women : Rome, the Tarquin dynasty and the fall of the monarchy
The 'fifth-century crisis' and the changing face of Italy
A difficult transition : the early Roman Republic
Rome on the march : war in Latium and beyond, 500-350
Part III. The Roman conquest of Italy. The road to power : Italy and Rome, 390-342
'Whether Samnite or Roman shall rule Italy' : the Samnite wars and the conquest of Italy
Co-operation or conquest? : alliances, citizenship and colonisation
Part IV. From city-state to Italian dominance. The impact of conquest : Rome, 340-264
Epilogue : Rome, Italy and the beginnings of empire in 264.