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How did a single village community in the Italian peninsula eventually become one of the most powerful imperial powers the world has ever known? In The Romans: From Village to Empire, Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel Gargola, and Richard J.A. Talbert explore this question as they guide readers through a comprehensive sweep of Roman history, ranging from the prehistoric settlements to the age of Constantine.
Vividly written and accessible, The Romans traces Rome's remarkable evolution from village, to monarchy, to republic, and eventually to one-man rule by an emperor whose power at its peak stretched from Scotland to Iraq and the Nile Valley. Firmly grounded in ancient literary and material sources, the book describes and analyzes major political and military landmarks, from the Punic Wars, to Caesar's conquest of Gaul and his crossing of the Rubicon, to the victory of Octavian over Mark Antony, and to Constantine's adoption of Christianity. It also introduces such captivating individuals as Hannibal, Mithridates, Pompey, Cicero, Cleopatra, Augustus, Livia, Nero, Marcus Aurelius, and Shapur. The authors cover issues that still confront modern states worldwide, including warfare, empire building, consensus forging, and political fragmentation. They also integrate glimpses of many aspects of everyday Roman life and perspective--such as the role of women, literature, entertainment, town-planning, portraiture, and religion--demonstrating how Rome's growth as a state is inseparable from its social and cultural development.
Ideal for courses in Roman history and Roman civilization, The Romans is enhanced by almost 100 illustrations, more than 30 maps (most produced by the Ancient World Mapping Center), and 22 textual extracts that provide fascinating cultural observations made by ancient Romans themselves.

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"A wonderful new textbook for my course on the Roman republic to Augustus. Fills a yawning gap. Nothing comparable exists."--William Turpin, Swarthmore College

"Fresh, comprehensive, and up-to-date, this volume will meet a long-standing need among undergraduates and general readers for a new, stand-alone survey of Roman history. The authors strike a judicious balance between lively and well-paced narrative and thoughtful treatments of institutional and thematic topics. All in all, this is a tour de force of historical synthesis and a benchmark for the field."--Nathan Rosenstein, Ohio State University

"At long last, we have a thorough, clearly written, well-informed, eminently sensible introduction to Roman History. Many of us have been waiting quite a long time for the appearance of such a book."--Thomas McGinn, Vanderbilt University

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The fascinating history of how a single village community in the Italian peninsula became one of the most awesome imperial powers the world has ever known

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Edition Unstated (July 15, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195118766
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195118766
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.1 x 1.1 x 7.4 inches

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T. Roddam

NOTE! This is the 1st edition NOT the expanded 2nd edition

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2018

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Unfortunately the 2nd edition is not available in Kindle format, but does have extra chapters covering two more centuries up to 500 AD. I know this because I bought the print version of the 2nd edition a couple of years ago, didn't finish it and now I wanted the Kindle version because I prefer reading on the Kindle versus print books. I didn't check the version before clicking buy. Sigh... Well, at least up to 325 AD the books are the virtually the same. I think the books are just the best history of Rome there is available! You have to be a real history lover as this a detailed book, but determine which version you want, as that determines the format.

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Curtain of charity

Concise introduction with beautiful maps

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2012

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I have really enjoyed this introduction to the Romans and have found the maps invaluable. I enjoy cartography and the maps used are from the Ancient world mapping center at UNC Chapel Hill. They have a great website with free downloads of maps as well. It is a well organized book that has seen many revisions and is finely honed. Excellent for gaining a basic understanding of Roman history.

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Ryan Mease

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This is a long and sprawling history of the Roman Republic and Empire. It covers essentially all features of Roman life for the standard measure of the classical period, and considers social, political, religious and literary features of the Graeco-Roman culture. There are a few significant shifts in tone and style from chapter to chapter, making it less than impossible to guess at which chapters were written by the same historians. This isn't necessarily a problem, just a feature. One problem I found was the unsteady use of photos. There are spaces in the text covered in maps and photos, and others where you don't get a single photo for ten to fifteen pages. Moreover, the maps we never really helpful, just nice to look at, with basic geographical markers and the most important sites.

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Sekhar Banerjee

A fantastic book

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2016

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This was a great read. It should be in every history lover's library. A brief Roman History has been presented in a highly readable format. I wish there should be more history books like this.

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Niko

Interesting and Thorough, but too simple

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2007

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It's all there, from the beginning to the end, but at a level more fit for elementary school students.

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