The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World (Cambridge Illustrated Histories)

Author: Woolf, Greg

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Edition: First Edition

Features:

• Cambridge University Press

Binding: hardcover

Number Of Pages: 384

Release Date: 03-11-2003

model number: 180 Plates, color; 15 Maps

Part Number: 180 Plates, color; 15 Maps

Details: Product Description
From its mythical foundation in 753 BC to its sack in the fifth century AD, the city of Rome had an impact on the world that it would be hard to overestimate. At its height the empire which it built up stretched from northern Britain to the deserts of Arabia. In this new history an international team of historians, archaeologists and classicists presents a vision of the world's most famous imperial power based on the most up-to-date research and discoveries. Chapters and box-features present gripping accounts of Roman history and literature and deal with themes ranging from medicine to warfare. They are supported by a rich set of illustrations of sites, monuments and works of art from across the Empire. Read together, these build up a fascinating picture of a civilization permeated by its imperial role, and of the colossal costs as well as the gains of empire.
Review
'For anyone with a serious interest in the Roman world, this is the book to get'. The Sunday Telegraph

'This is the only book to read on this complex history.' Good Book Guide

'As an overview and a thematic arrangement it is often excellent.' JACT Review
Book Description
New history richly illustrated in colour and aimed at the general reader.
About the Author
Greg Woolf is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul (1998) and editor of Rome the Cosmopolis (2003).

EAN: 9780521827751

Package Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.4 x 1.3 inches

Languages: English