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The Romans: An Introduction
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The Romans: An Introduction Soft cover - 1995

by Kamm, Antony

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London: Routledge. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 50 illustrations. 240pp. Fine softcover. . Fine. Soft cover. 1995.
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  • Title The Romans: An Introduction
  • Author Kamm, Antony
  • Binding Soft cover
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, London
  • Date 1995
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 012508
  • 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.

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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.

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About the author

Antony Kamm is a former lecturer in publishing studies at the University of Stirling. His other publications include Collins Biographical Dictionary of English Literature (1993), The Israelites: an introduction (Routledge 1999), and Julius Caesar: a life (Routledge 2006).

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