The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Greg Woolf
SeriesCambridge Illustrated Histories
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 260,Width 213
Category/GenreWorld history
World history - BCE to c 500 CE
World history - c 500 to C 1500
World history - c 1500 to c 1750
World history - c 1750 to c 1900
World history - from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780521827751
ClassificationsDewey:937
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 180 Plates, color; 15 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 November 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

Author Biography

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).

Reviews

'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