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A fun-to-read introduction to the fascinating history, people, and culture of ancient Rome. Includes the history of the Roman Empire?s rise and fall, an introduction to the great epic literature of the Roman Republic, a survey of the Romans in arts and popular culture, fascinating details of some of history?s most nefarious emperors, including Nero, Caligula, and Commodus. Also includes information on games and gladiators, llaves and slavery, women, Gauls, Etruscans, Samnites, Sabines,Gnaius show more P9mpey, Julius Caesar, Cicero, Virgil, Horace, Livy, Ovid, roads, theaters, amphitheaters, urban planning, siege equipment, Octavian (Augustus), Tiberius, Claudius, Marcus Aurelius, Diocletian, Constantine the Great, Latin literature, Christian literature, public spectacles, the Circus, gladiators, Justinian, Charlemagne, Carolingian Renaissance, Holy Roman Empire, etc. show lessTags
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- Rome, Italy
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- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 937.07 — History & geography History of ancient world (to ca. 499) Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Constitutional 31 B.C.-284 A.D.
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- DG272 .N45 — 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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