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The History of Ancient Rome
The Complete Roman Saga (Revised Edition)
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Skriuwer.com Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35541377
EAN: 9783565080816
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Beschreibung
Rome began as a small settlement on the banks of the Tiber and grew into the largest empire the Western world had ever seen. For over a thousand years, its legions, laws, and culture shaped the course of history across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. This book covers that full arc, from the early kings and the founding of the Republic through the rise of the Empire and its eventual fall in the West. Rather than focusing only on battles and emperors, the narrative also looks at Roman society, religion, engineering, and the forces that held the empire together and eventually pulled it apart. The founding myths and early kings, the Punic Wars and Julius Caesar, the transformation from Republic to Empire, the height of power under Augustus, and the daily life of ordinary Romans across the centuries are all explored. The decline of the Western Empire, the barbarian migrations, and the fall of Rome in 476 AD mark the end of an era, but Rome's legacy remains visible in law, language, and architecture today. A clear and readable account of remarkable ambition and genuine collapse, from beginning to end.