The Romans: An Introduction (Peoples of the Ancient World) | 
 enlarge | Author: Antony Kamm
Publisher: Routledge
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Edition: 2
Pages: 241
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0415458250
Dewey Decimal Number: 930
EAN: 9780415458252
ASIN: 0415458250
Publication Date: June 24, 2008
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"The Romans: An introduction" 2nd edition, is a concise, readable, and comprehensive survey of the civilization of ancient Rome. It covers more than 1200 years of political and military history, including many of the famous, and infamous, personalities who featured in them, and describes the religions, society, and daily life of the Romans, and their literature, art, architecture, and technology, illustrated by extracts in new translations from Latin and Greek authors of the times. This new edition contains extensive additional and revised material designed to enhance the value of the book to students especially of classical or Roman civilization, Roman history, or elementary Latin, as well as to general readers and students of other disciplines for whom an understanding of the civilization and literature of Rome is desirable.In particular, the chapter on religions has been expanded, as have the sections on the role of women and on Roman social divisions and cultural traditions. There is more, too, on the diversity and administration of the empire at different periods, on changes in the army, and on significant figures of the middle and later imperial eras. New features include a glossary of Latin terms and timelines. Maps have been redrawn and new ones included along with extra illustrations, and reading lists have been revised and updated. The book now has its own dedicated website, which is packed full of additional resources.
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An excellent introduction to Roman history May 1, 2006
Suzanne Cross (Santa Fe, New Mexico United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Antony Kamm has developed a solid reputation for being able to synthesize masses of material and make it understandable to the reader. This book is no exception, taking the reader from the legends of Rome's founding to the last pseudo-Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, and the roughly 800 years in between. Nor does Kamm ignore the details of daily life, education, sex and marriage, food, money-lenders, games, and more that made up this rich and unique culture. A fine place to start, as shown in his title of THE ROMANS: AN INTRODUCTION.
A comfortable read, admirably illustrated September 25, 1999
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Kamm has written a compulsively readable and highly instructive volume on Ancient Rome. He is a talented writer and a great teacher.
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