Cover Page: 1 Copyright Page Page: 2 A Very Short Introduction Page: 4 Title Page Page: 6 Contents Page: 7 List of illustrations Page: 8 List of maps Page: 9 Introduction Page: 10 1 The mists of the past Page: 11 2 The Republic takes shape Page: 14 3 Men, women, and the gods Page: 18 4 Carthage must be destroyed Page: 25 5 Mistress of the Mediterranean Page: 29 6 The cost of empire Page: 32 7 Word and image Page: 36 8 The last years Page: 41 9 The afterlife of the Republic Page: 46 Chronology Page: 51 Further reading Page: 52 Index Page: 55