Part I. 1. Introduction -- 2. The sources -- 3. Pre-Roman Italy and the Etruscans -- 4. The foundation of Rome -- 5. The kings of Rome -- 6. Regal society -- 7. The beginnings of the Republic -- 8. The struggle of the orders -- 9. Roman expansion in Italy -- 10. The Roman Confederation in Italy -- 11. The international scene on the eve of Roman expansion -- 12. Carthage and the First Punic War.