"The Cambridge Ancient History", abbr.: CAH) is the most authoritative of all complex multi-volume works existing today, examining in unity the specific history of the countries of the ancient East, Greek city-states and the Roman Mediterranean from ancient times to 602 AD. e.. The first publication, consisting of twelve volumes, was carried out from 1924 to 1936. The new edition, begun in 1970 and completed in 2001, already consists of fourteen volumes, some of which are divided into two or more parts (in total, the second edition of The Cambridge History of the Ancient World in its original English version includes 19 books ).The second part of the seventh volume of The Cambridge History of the Ancient World is devoted to the history of Early Rome from ancient times to 220 BC. e. It was during this period that the future Eternal City transformed from a small settlement with a primitive social structure into the center of a powerful Mediterranean power, whose government was admired even by its rivals. The book analyzes the processes that took place in central Italy at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC. e. and ultimately led to the founding of the city on the Tiber, the formation of its main socio-economic, political and sacral institutions in the royal and early republican periods is examined in detail, the first steps of Rome in the international arena are analyzed in detail - from clashes with the Latins and Etruscans who lived in the neighborhood to large-scale and victorious wars with the Greeks and Carthaginians. Separate chapters are devoted to the problem of sources on ancient Roman history and the religious sphere of Early Rome. The text layer is recognized. Content available. The quality is good.