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The Penguin historical atlas of ancient Rome / Chris Scarre ; [illustration Ralph Orme ; cartography Andrea Fairbrass ... [et al.] ; index Jean Cox, Barry Haslam].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Penguin Books, 1995.Description: 144 p. : ilus. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0140513299
  • 9780140513295
Other title:
  • Historical atlas of ancient Rome
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 914.56
LOC classification:
  • G 1033 S286a 1995
Contents:
Part I From City to Empire: The Origins of Rome; The Unification of Italy; The Wars with Carthage; Rome's Conquest of the East; The Over-Mighty Generals; Caesar's Conquest of Gaul; Crossing the Rubicon; The Civil Wars; Shades of the Departed. Part II The Imperial Regime: The New Order; The City of Rome under Augustus; Claudius and the Conquest of Britain; Nero and the Year of the Four Emperors; The Western Provinces; Three Western Cities; Vespasian and the Jewish War; Trajan's Wars; The Roman Army. Part III The Imperial Peace: Hadrian's Travels; The Eastern Provinces; Three Eastern Cities; Writing and Literacy; Trade and Transport; The Roman Amphitheatre; Roman Spain; Guarding the Frontiers. Part IV The Troubled Century: The Year of the Six Emperors; The Parthian Wars; The City of Rome under the Severans; Mystery Cults; Roman Africa; Three African Cities; The Empire at Bay; The West Breaks Away; The Rise and Fall of Palmyra. Part V Restoration and Fall: Diocletian and the Division of Power; The Spread of Christianity; Constantine the Great; Technology and Engineering; A Fragile Prosperity; The Fall of the Western Empire; The Inheritors.
Summary: This atlas traces the rise and fall of the first great multinational state - the Roman Empire. It examines its provinces and cities, its trade and economy, its armies and frontier defences, follows its foreign wars and internecine struggles, and charts its transformation into a Christian theocracy.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) G 1033 S286a 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000071882

"Rulers of Rome, 753 BC-AD 565": p. 136-137.
"Published simultaneously in Penguin Books"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 138) , index, and timeline from 800 BC to 363 AD.

Part I From City to Empire: The Origins of Rome; The Unification of Italy; The Wars with Carthage; Rome's Conquest of the East; The Over-Mighty Generals; Caesar's Conquest of Gaul; Crossing the Rubicon; The Civil Wars; Shades of the Departed. Part II The Imperial Regime: The New Order; The City of Rome under Augustus; Claudius and the Conquest of Britain; Nero and the Year of the Four Emperors; The Western Provinces; Three Western Cities; Vespasian and the Jewish War; Trajan's Wars; The Roman Army. Part III The Imperial Peace: Hadrian's Travels; The Eastern Provinces; Three Eastern Cities; Writing and Literacy; Trade and Transport; The Roman Amphitheatre; Roman Spain; Guarding the Frontiers. Part IV The Troubled Century: The Year of the Six Emperors; The Parthian Wars; The City of Rome under the Severans; Mystery Cults; Roman Africa; Three African Cities; The Empire at Bay; The West Breaks Away; The Rise and Fall of Palmyra. Part V Restoration and Fall: Diocletian and the Division of Power; The Spread of Christianity; Constantine the Great; Technology and Engineering; A Fragile Prosperity; The Fall of the Western Empire; The Inheritors.

This atlas traces the rise and fall of the first great multinational state - the Roman Empire. It examines its provinces and cities, its trade and economy, its armies and frontier defences, follows its foreign wars and internecine struggles, and charts its transformation into a Christian theocracy.

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