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Relates the history of the Roman empire 800 BC-500 AD, from the foundation of Rome through the conquest of Italy, the Mediterranean, and beyond, to the disintegration of the empire. Includes 470 illustrations and 62 maps.Tags
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My copy is plum worn out. This cultural atlas has become one of my most treasured resources. I have owned and consulted it for years, and now use my copy for research, preparing for teaching Sunday School, travel planning, and helping the boys with their homework. The atlas is particularly useful when exploring Rome beyond Italy, especially in the Western and Northern provinces. Oddly, the principal shortcoming is a good map of Italy and Sicily during the Empire. Anyone who touches the Roman World can benefit from this work, and know that his or her resulting communication of that World to others will be more compelling.
Textbook style work contains many maps and photos with a timeline to keep track of Roman history. Excellent for students or the history buff.
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"...a superbly compact yet thorough, heavily illustrated and well-written history of the rise, zenith and decline of the Roman Empire."
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"...stunning gift ... magnificently illustrated..."
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"...a first rate pictorial history of the people that ruled the ancient world."
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John Matthews is Professor Emeritus of Classics and History, Yale University, USA. He received his PhD from Oxford University in 1969 and taught Greek and Roman history at Oxford for many years before moving to Yale in 1996. He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1990. He is author of many books including Western Aristocracies and show more Imperial Court, A.D. 364-425, The Roman Empire of Ammianus, Laying Down the Law: A Study of the Theodosian Code, and Roman Perspectives: Studies in the social, political and cultural history of the First to Fifth Centuries. He is also co-author of the acclaimed Atlas of the Roman World. show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Atlas of the Roman World
- Original title
- Atlas of the Roman World
- Original publication date
- 1983
- Important places
- Roman Empire
- Important events
- Roman Empire
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Anthropology
- DDC/MDS
- 937.02 — History & geography History of ancient world (to ca. 499) Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Republic 509-31 B.C.
- LCC
- DG77 .C597 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania City History of Italy Ancient Italy. Rome to 476 Antiquities. Civilization. Culture. Ethnography
Statistics
- Members
- 510
- Popularity
- 59,169
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.03)
- Languages
- 10 — Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 23
- ASINs
- 5
