A History of Rome to 565 A. D.Part 3 — THE PRINCIPATE OR EARLY EMPIRE: 27 B. C.–285 A. D.Reading editionChapter navigation39 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACELIST OF MAPSThe Sources for the Study of Early Roman HistoryTHE FORERUNNERS OF ROME IN ITALYChapter I · THE GEOGRAPHY OF ITALYChapter II · PREHISTORIC CIVILIZATION IN ITALYChapter III · THE PEOPLES OF HISTORIC ITALY: THE ETRUSCANS; THE GREEKSTHE PRIMITIVE MONARCHY AND THE REPUBLIC: FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO 27 B. C.Chapter IV · EARLY ROME TO THE FALL OF THE MONARCHYChapter V · THE EXPANSION OF ROME TO THE UNIFICATION OF THE ITALIAN PENINSULA: c. 509–265 B. C.Chapter VI · THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ROME TO 287 B. C.Chapter VII · EARLY RELIGION AND SOCIETYChapter VIII · ROMAN DOMINATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN; THE FIRST PHASE—THE STRUGGLE WITH CARTHAGE; 265–201 B. C.Chapter IX · ROMAN DOMINATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THE SECOND PHASE: ROME AND THE GREEK EAST, 200–167 B. C.Chapter X · TERRITORIAL EXPANSION IN THREE CONTINENTS: 167–133 B. C.Chapter XI · THE ROMAN STATE AND THE EMPIRE: 265–133 B. C.Chapter XII · THE STRUGGLE OF THE OPTIMATES AND THE POPULARES: 133–78 B. C.Chapter XIII · THE RISE OF POMPEY THE GREAT: 78–60 B. C.Chapter XIV · THE RIVALRY OF POMPEY AND CAESAR: CAESAR’S DICTATORSHIP; 59–44 B. C.Chapter XV · THE PASSING OF THE REPUBLIC: 44–27 B. C.THE PRINCIPATE OR EARLY EMPIRE: 27 B. C.–285 A. D.Chapter XVI · THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRINCIPATE: 27 B. C.–14 A. D.Chapter XVII · THE JULIO-CLAUDIAN LINE AND THE FLAVIANS: 14–96 A. D.Chapter XVIII · FROM NERVA TO DIOCLETIAN: 96–285 A. D.Chapter XIX · THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE PRINCIPATEChapter XX · RELIGION AND SOCIETYTHE AUTOCRACY OR LATE EMPIRE: 285–565 A. D.Chapter XXI · FROM DIOCLETIAN TO THEODOSIUS THE GREAT; THE INTEGRITY OF THE EMPIRE MAINTAINED; 285–395 A. D.Chapter XXII · THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF THE LATE EMPIREChapter XXIII · THE GERMANIC OCCUPATION OF ITALY AND THE WESTERN PROVINCES: 395–493 A. D.Chapter XXIV · THE AGE OF JUSTINIAN: 518–565 A. D.Chapter XXV · RELIGIOUS AND INTELLECTUAL LIFE IN THE LATE EMPIREEPILOGUECHRONOLOGICAL TABLEBIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTEINDEXFootnotesTranscriber’s NotePrevious chapter ←Part 2 — Chapter XV · THE PASSING OF THE REPUBLIC: 44–27 B. C.Next chapter →Part 3 — Chapter XVI · THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRINCIPATE: 27 B. C.–14 A. D.All chapters and sections (39)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACELIST OF MAPSThe Sources for the Study of Early Roman HistoryPart 1 · Other sectionsTHE FORERUNNERS OF ROME IN ITALYPart 1 · Chapters123Part 2 · Other sectionsTHE PRIMITIVE MONARCHY AND THE REPUBLIC: FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO 27 B. C.Part 2 · Chapters456789101112131415Part 3 · Other sectionsTHE PRINCIPATE OR EARLY EMPIRE: 27 B. C.–285 A. D.Part 3 · Chapters1617181920Part 4 · Other sectionsTHE AUTOCRACY OR LATE EMPIRE: 285–565 A. D.Part 4 · Chapters2122232425Part 4 · Other sectionsEPILOGUECHRONOLOGICAL TABLEBIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTEINDEXFootnotesTranscriber’s Note[pg 204]◇The Roman Empire from 31 B. C. to 300 A. D.[pg 205]◇← CHAPTER XV THE PASSING OF THE REPUBLIC: 44–27 B. C.CHAPTER XVI THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRINCIPATE: 27 B. C.–14 A. D. →
