Imperial Rome (Great Ages of Man)
by Moses Hadas
Time-Life: Great Ages of Man: A History of the World's Cultures
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Chapters include: The Sober Roman/ From Village to Empire/ The Pax Romana/ The Ritual of Daily Life/ Poets and Propagandists/ The Gods of Rome/ End of Greatness/ A Persistent Presence.Tags
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I read this along with my son. It seems to be pretty straight forward, covering the major points of Rome, its history and its contributions to our modern world. As with this whole set of Time Life books, there are many great photos and illustrations with good explanations which enhance the reading and make it a bit less dry.
An engrossing account of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, as told by the editors of Time-Life, from 753 B.C. to 476 A.D. A fascinating period of human history, further embellished by the lively telling and profuse illustrations.
i really liked this one. usually i like the modern ones better.
My very first serious book on Rome.
Good overview of Roman history.
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- Canonical title
- Imperial Rome (Great Ages of Man) (Great Ages of Man)
- Original publication date
- 1965
- People/Characters
- Augustus Caesar; Julius Caesar
- Important places
- Rome, Italy; Pompeii
- First words
- Rome's career spanned a millennium; in that time Rome assembled the greatest empire the world had seen.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Writing in 416, six years after the Goths had sacked the city, Rutilius Namantius ended his eloquent farewell apostrophe to Rome with these words: "Spread forth the laws that are to last throughout the ages...thou alone needst not dread the distaffs of the Fates...The span which doth remain is subject to no bounds, so long as earth shall stand and heaven uphold the stars!"
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 913.37036 — History & geography Geography & travel Travel to Specific Places Antiquities of ancient countries Italian Peninsula and adjacent territories to 476
- LCC
- DG272 .H3 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania City History of Italy Ancient Italy. Rome to 476 History By period Empire, 27 B.C. - 476 A.D. General
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- Languages
- 5 — Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 21
