The Roman Republic: Volume 1

William Everton Heitland (1847?1935) was a celebrated Classicist and fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, from 1871 until his death. In this first volume of his masterpiece trilogy, originally published in 1909, Heitland examines the origins of the Roman Republic from 509 BC until the conclusion of the Second Punic War. This highly influential and important book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Roman history.

Preface; Part I. Introductory: 1. General remarks; 2. Physical geography; 3. Ethnography; 4. Religion; 5. The city of Rome; 6. Social and political groups; 7. The regal period; Part II. The Republic to the Union of the Orders: 8. Early difficulties of the Free State. The tribes; 9. The Constitution 509–449 BC; 10. The Decemvirate and Valerio-Horatian laws; 11. Foreign policy 509–449 BC; 12. The legends of the traditional narrative; 13. The Constitution 448–367 BC; 14. The Licinian laws; 15. Foreign policy and the army; Part III. The Union of Italy under Rome: 16. The Constitution 366–265 BC; 17. The conquest of Italy; 18. Causes of Roman supremacy; 19. Organization of Italy; 20. Rome and the Roman people 366–265 BC; Part IV. Rome and Carthage: 21. Carthage; 22. First Punic war 264–241 BC; 23. Rome, home affairs 241–218 BC; 24. Foreign affairs 241–218 BC; 25. Second Punic war; 26. The situation created by the war.