After you've read each chapter, you should be able to do the following:

1. Explain the government of the Roman Republic, and assess its legacy to the later political tradition of Western civilization;
2. Evaluate the position of women, conquered peoples, and slaves in Roman society;
3. Discuss the influence of Greece on Roman military, cultural, and political life;
4. Describe the causes and effects of Rome's territorial expansion;
5. Assess the role of conquest on the economic, social, military, and political problems of the late Republic.