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The Horizon book of ancient Rome [The Etruscan mystery -- The seven hills -- Faith and the state -- The thrust of power -- A republic divided -- The coming of Caesar -- The triumph of Augustus -- Architects of empire -- The Roman peace -- An era of excess -- The long twilight -- Rome becomes Christian -- A spacious legacy.]

The Horizon book of ancient Rome [The Etruscan mystery -- The seven hills -- Faith and the state -- The thrust of power -- A republic divided -- The coming of Caesar -- The triumph of Augustus -- Architects of empire -- The Roman peace -- An era of excess -- The long twilight -- Rome becomes Christian -- A spacious legacy.]

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The Horizon book of ancient Rome [The Etruscan mystery -- The seven hills -- Faith and the state -- The thrust of power -- A republic divided -- The coming of Caesar -- The triumph of Augustus -- Architects of empire -- The Roman peace -- An era of excess -- The long twilight -- Rome becomes Christian -- A spacious legacy.]

by Payne, Robert, 1911-1983. ; Hale, William Harlan,; 1910-1974 ; Gilbert Highet, James Patron, Joseph J Thorndyke, Oliver Jensen, Richard M Ketchum, Irwin Glusker, Emma Landau, William R Cummings, Jane Hoover Polley, Ellen Bates, Marha Fine, Kaari I Ward, J

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New York, N.Y. : American Heritage Pub. Co.; Book trade distribution by Doubleday, 1966, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 415 p. : ill. (part col.) maps (part col.) plans, ports. (part col.) ; 32 cm. ; LCCN: 66-18667 ; LC: DG211; Dewey: 913.3703 ; OCLC: 2360272 ; decorative brown cloth, in photographic color pictorial dustjacket ; Contents : The Etruscan mystery -- The seven hills -- Faith and the state -- The thrust of power -- A republic divided -- The coming of Caesar -- The triumph of Augustus -- Architects of empire -- The Roman peace -- An era of excess -- The long twilight -- Rome becomes Christian -- A spacious legacy. ; "At first little more than the power of the sword carried Rome forward; as it grew, it acquired the power of religious and poetic vision. These are the spiritual powers which it bequeathed to its heirs, the modern nations of the western world." ; nicks, tears and creases to dustjacket, else VG/G.

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The Horizon book of ancient Rome [The Etruscan mystery -- The seven hills -- Faith and the state -- The thrust of power -- A republic divided -- The coming of Caesar -- The triumph of Augustus -- Architects of empire -- The Roman peace -- An era of excess -- The long twilight -- Rome becomes Christian -- A spacious legacy.]
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Payne, Robert, 1911-1983. ; Hale, William Harlan,; 1910-1974 ; Gilbert Highet, James Patron, Joseph J Thorndyke, Oliver Jensen, Richard M Ketchum, Irwin Glusker, Emma Landau, William R Cummings, Jane Hoover Polley, Ellen Bates, Marha Fine, Kaari I Ward, J
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New York, N.Y. : American Heritage Pub. Co.; Book trade distribution by Doubleday, 1966
Date Published
1966
Keywords
Aeneas Africa AMPHITRYON ancient Antony Augustus barbarian baths battle became BROMIA brought building built Capitoline Caracalla Carthage Carthaginian Catullus cavalry century B.C. chariot Christian Cicero citizens civil Claudius command conquered Consta

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