Title: Ancient Rome
Description: Patricia Southern charts the rise of Rome from its humble origins to its dominance of the western world, describing the personalities who helped to shape it, such as rebel gladiator Spartacus, Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader who invaded Italy, Caesar and Pompey, and finally Octavian, Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
Subjects: Civilization, History, Rome, history, Rome, civilization
Places: Rome
Time periods: Kings, 753-510 B.C., Republic, 510-30 B.C.