| Publication |
New York, Facts On File, 2004.
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| Description |
95White Spine
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| Series |
Cultural atlas for young people
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| Summary/Abstract |
Text, maps, illustrations, charts, tables, and chronologies depict the history, society, and political life of ancient Rome and its vast empire.
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| Contents |
Introduction
Table of dates
Part One:
The History of an Empire -
A land called Italy
The mysterious Etruscans
The beginnings of Rome
War with Carthage
The Legions
Early years of crisis
Republican Rome
The rise of Julius Caesar
Roman men and women
Pompeii - struck by disaster
The empire of Augustus
Trajan's army
Provinces and frontiers
Men of power: the emperors
Roman religion
The roman baths
Imperial Rome
Arena and stadium
The later emoire
The Roman ship
Part two:
The Geography of an Empire -
Africa
Africa - Sites
Spain
The Roman town
Gaul and Germany
Gaul and Germany - Sites
Buildings and technology
Britain
Britain - Sites
The Roman villa
The Danube
Greece
Greece - Sites
Asia minor
Asia minor - Sites
Town and city life
The exotic east
The east - Sites
Egypt
Glossary
Further reading
Gazetteer
Index
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| Standard Number |
081605147X Hb.
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