Section 1: The Sources - Constructing a narrative / Cynthia Damon - Roman Imperial Numismatics / Bill Metcalf - Documents / Traianos Gagos and David Potter - Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Roman Empire / Lea Stirling - Interdisciplinary approaches / James Rives - Section 2: Narrative - The emergence of monarchy: 44 BCE-96 CE / Greg Rowe - Rome the super-power: 96- 235 CE / Michael Peachin - The transformation of the empire 235-337 CE / David Potter - Section 4: Administration - The administration of the provinces / Cliff Ando - Transformation of Government under Diocletian and Constantine / Hugh Elton - The Roman Army / Nigel Pollard - Greek cities under Roman rule / Maud Gleason - Cities and urban life in the western provinces of the Roman empire 30 BCE -250 CE / Jonathan Edmondson - Section 5: Social and Economic Life - The imperial economy / David Mattingly - Landlords and tenants / Dennie Kehoe - The family / Judith Evans Grubbs - Sexuality in the Roman Empire / Amy Richlin - On food and the body / Veronika Grimm - Leisure / Garrett Fagan - Spectacle / David Potter - Section 6: Intellectual Life - The construction of the past in the Roman Empire / Rowlalnd Smith - Imperial poetry / Sara Myers - Greek fiction / Joe Rife - Roman law and Roman history / John Matthews - Roman medicine / Ann Hanson - Philosophy in the Roman empire / Sara Ahbel-Rappe - Section 7: Religion - Traditional cult / David Franfurter - Jews and Judaism 70-429 CE / Yaron Eliav - Christian thought / Mark Edwards