The Roman Empire, 27 B.C.-A.D. 476
Subtitle: A Study in Survival
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: January 13, 1983
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780195031300
First sentence: One day in August 30 B.C. a man whom we know as Augustus stood at Alexander's tomb and looked down on the embalmed body of the great conqueror.