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1. 'Bread and Circuses'

   Euergetism and Municipal Patronage in Roman Italy

   Edited by Tim Cornell, Kathryn Lomas

   Cities in the ancient world relied on private generosity to provide many basic amenities, as well as expecting leading citizens to pay for 'bread and circuses' - free food and public entertainment. This collection of essays by leading scholars from the UK and USA explores the important phenomenon...

   Published July 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. Urban Society In Roman Italy

   Edited by Tim J. Cornell, Kathryn Lomas

   This collection of original essays focuses upon Roman Italy where, with over 400 cities, urbanization was at the very centre of Italian civilization. Informed by an awareness of the social and anthropological issues of recent research, these contributions explore not only questions of urban origins...

   Published June 26th 1996 by Routledge
3. The Beginnings of Rome

   Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (c.1000–264 BC)

   By Tim Cornell

   Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World

   Using the results of archaeological techniques, and examining methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of the rise of Rome. The Beginnings of Rome offers insight on major issues such as: Rome’s relations with the Etruscans the conflict between patricians and...

   Published September 13th 1995 by Routledge