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Romans: an Introduction Paperback - 1995
by Kamm Antony
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- Title Romans: an Introduction
- Author Kamm Antony
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge, London
- Date 10/17/1995
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 022209-046-073
- ISBN 9780415120401 / 0415120403
- Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.68 x 5.42 x 0.46 in (22.05 x 13.77 x 1.17 cm)
- Ages 18 to 18 years
- Grade levels 13 - 13
- Library of Congress subjects Rome - History - Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D, Rome - History - Republic, 510-30 B.C
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95-01996
- Dewey Decimal Code 937
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Summary
The Romans is a concise, but readable and comprehensive, survey of the civilization of ancient Rome.It covers:* More than 1200 years of the history of Rome and of the famous, and infamous, people who ruled its empire* Religion and social life, including the position of women, slavery, education, food, dress and entertainment* Literature, art, architecture and technologyAnd includes:* Maps, chronology, appendices on the Roman calendar and numerals, and reading-list* Extracts in translation from contemporary Latin and Greek authors* 50 illustrationsThe Romans is an indispensable introduction for students of classics and classical studies. It is also an invaluable guide for those studying other disciplines for which an understanding of the civilization and literature of Rome is desirable, and for the general reader.
First line
Whoever coined the epigram 'Rome was not built in a day' and it was probably the sixteenth-century English dramatist John Heywood - established a permanent reminder that the Roman civilization was twelve hundred years developing, flourishing, and ultimately disintegrating.