Ancient Rome
Series: Facts at your fingertips; Facts at your fingertips
Publisher: Wayland; Hodder Wayland Childrens
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780750260817
Subjects: Juvenile literature; History; Civilization
Description: Presents an introduction to ancient Rome, discussing its history, wars, system of government, provinces, and final decline.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.
Table of contents: title: Timelines; title: The Etruscans; title: Beginnings of Rome; title: War with Carthage; title: Early years of crisis; title: Republican Rome; title: Rise of Caesar; title: Empire of Augustus; title: Provinces and frontiers; title: The emperors; title: Imperial Rome; title: The later empire; title: Geography of the empire; title: Africa; title: Leptis Magna, Timgad; title: Spain and Portugal; title: Gaul and Germany; title: Estrées-sur-Noye, Nîmes, Trier; title: Britain; title: Silchester, Hadrian's Wall; title: The Danube; title: Greece and the Balkans; title: Athens, Corinth; title: Asia Minor; title: Ephesus, Aphrodisias; title: The exotic East; title: Palmyra, Masada; title: Egypt.