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Loading... The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Roman Empire (edition 2019)by Carlos Gómez (Editor) (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This book contains a lot of information about the Roman Empire. It's a good resource to find out more information about the emperors in chronological order. But it did have some issues that prevented it from obtaining more stars. According to the copyright page, the contributing authors are Alison Howard, Claudia Martin, and Alex Woolf but no biographical information of them is provided. In addition, their names do not appear on the cover just the name of the editor: Carlos Gomez. Another omission is a list of sources used or a list of further reading. Lastly, the book had some glaring mistakes that should have been caught by the editor. On pages 340 and 437, the wrong date is referenced and on page 428, a picture is covering the text making it illegible. Overall not a bad book. I would recommend pairing it with SPQR by Mary Beard. ( ) no reviews | add a review
"Rome may have fallen in the late fifth century CE, but more than 1,500 years later its mark on Europe and around the Mediterranean is still evident. It's not just in the roads, aqueducts and settlements, though, that Rome's immense legacy can be found. Or even in more recent buildings from the Renaissance to the present day that have been constructed in a neoclassical style. We need only to look at modern law, which is based on principles developed during the Roman Empire. Or modern philosophy, which stands on the shoulders of work by Plato, Cicero and others. And although Latin may be a dead language, we still use it in scientific classification, even for newly coined words. From the death of Caesar to the Barbarian invasions centuries later, from Julius Caesar to Nero, from the deities to Christianity, and from the structure of political life to gladiatorial games, The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Roman Empire is an outstanding celebration of the glory that was Rome. Ranging from farming to military technology, from assassinations to the Visigoths sacking Rome, from Rome's Catacombs to Hadrian's Wall, the book expertly explores the history of Imperial Rome."-- No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)937.0603History and Geography Ancient World Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Empire 31 B.C.-476 A.D.RatingAverage:
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