Cambridge illustrated history of the Roman world / edited by Greg Woolf.
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TextSeries: Cambridge illustrated historyPublication details: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Description: 384 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cmISBN: - 0521827752
- 9780521827751
- Roman world
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Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 937 C178 | Available | 33111005379223 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From its mythical foundation in 753 BC to its sack in the fifth century AD, the city of Rome had an impact on the world that it would be hard to overestimate. At its height the empire which it built up stretched from northern Britain to the deserts of Arabia. In this new history an international team of historians, archaeologists and classicists presents a vision of the world's most famous imperial power based on the most up-to-date research and discoveries. Chapters and box-features present gripping accounts of Roman history and literature and deal with themes ranging from medicine to warfare. They are supported by a rich set of illustrations of sites, monuments and works of art from across the Empire. Read together, these build up a fascinating picture of a civilization permeated by its imperial role, and of the colossal costs as well as the gains of empire.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-375) and index.
Discovering ancient Rome / Greg Woolf -- The republic / Christopher S. Mackay -- The emperors / David Potter -- An imperial people / Greg Woolf -- Rome and Greece / Greg Woolf -- Domination / Emma Dench -- An imperial metropolis / Jon Coulston & Hazel Dodge -- The empire of letters / Simon Swain -- An empire of cities / Penelope M. Allison -- Knowledge and empire / Rebecca Flemming -- The gods of empire / Richard Lim -- The profits of empire / Neville Morley -- War and peace / Ian Haynes.