The greatest empire on earth
The empire of Rome may have begun as an insignificant settlement as
early as the 10th century BC, but from its emergence from Etruscan
ancestry into a new and separate people in 753 BC until the fall of
Constantinople in 1453 AD it survived in one form or another for
over two thousand years. However, for many it is ancient Rome, the
Rome of emperors, republics and legions, that is the most
evocative, and it is this period -a long span of years for any
single political entity-that this concise book takes as its
principal subject matter. The purpose of this book is to provide an
accessible time line for students to understand the vast scope of
the Roman world without becoming lost in its complexities.
Beginning with the foundation of Rome and the dynasty of the
Tarquins this account takes the reader through the Wars with
Pyrrhus, the First and Second Punic Wars, the Syrian War, the
conquest of Greece, the fall of Carthage in the Third Punic War and
on until the fall of the city state to barbarian invasion in the
4th century AD. Each aspect of Roman civil and military life is
touched upon as are the principal political events and the most
notable personalities.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.