Ancient Rome and the Roman Empire
By: Michael Kerrigan
Contributors: British Broadcasting Corporation
Publisher: BBC
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780563537786
Subjects: Civilization; Geschichte; Bildband
Description: The story of how a tribe of impoverished shepherds came to rule the world. War became a way of life for the Ancient Romans whose empire spread rapidly across western Europe, north Africa and the Near East. Their legacy exists today in our roads and cities, arts, engineering techniques and law.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise of Rome; title: The Empire triumphant; title: The Roman world; title: Decline and fall.