Liv Mariah Yarrow

The narrative of Roman history has been largely shaped by the surviving literary sources, augmented in places by material culture. The numerous surviving coins can, however, provide new information on the distant past. This accessible but authoritative guide introduces the student of ancient history to the various ways in which they can help us understand the history of the Roman republic, with fresh insights on early Roman-Italian relations, Roman imperialism, urban politics, constitutional history, the rise of powerful generals and much more. The text is accompanied by over 200 illustrations of coins, with detailed captions, as well as maps and diagrams so that it also functions as a sourcebook of the key coins every student of the period should know. Throughout, it demystifies the more technical aspects of the field of numismatics and ends with a how-to guide for further research for non-specialists.

Using Coins as Sources

The Roman Republic to 49 BCE

A richly-illustrated introduction to the various ways in which coins can help illuminate the history of the Roman republic.

Providing a study of six historians from the edges of the Roman world at the end of the Republic, this work combines discussion of their biographical details, the intellectual and elite culture in which they composed, and the methodological difficulties of interpreting fragmentary texts.

Provincial Perspectives on Roman Rule

Historiography at the End of the Republic

Christopher Smith

Peter Derow

Addressing central problems in the development of Roman imperialism in the third and second century BC, topics in this volume include the author Polybius, the characteristics of Roman power and imperial ambition, and the mechanisms used by Rome in creating and sustaining an empire in the east.

Liv Mariah Yarrow

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