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The Romans provides an accessible introduction to the history, society, and scholarship of one of the most captivating and enduring civilizations in human history. From the establishment of the monarchy and the Republican era to the decline of the Empire, this comprehensive volume examines every aspect of Roman culture from both historical and archaeological perspectives. In addition to surveying the well-estbalished subjects of Roman history, author Kevin McGeough discusses the latest events in the archaeological investigation of Rome, such as the recent excavations at the Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum and the controversial identification of an ossuary thought by some to hold the body of James, the brother of Jesus. The text is accompanied by carefully chosen illustrations, maps, a glossary, and chronology. Throughout, general readers and students will gain a vivid understanding of Roman civilization and of why it still captures our imagination today.
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    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    March 17, 2009
  6. Language
    English
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    0.8 x 6 x 9.1 inches
  8. Print length
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McGeogh approaches the centuries-long story of Rome thematically, exploring its geography, history, economics, social structures, material culture, and intellectual achievements

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Kevin McGeough is Assistant Professor of Archaeology at The University of Lethbridge. He is an editor of the ABC-CLIO Encyclopedia of World History, and is series editor for The Intimate Lives of Ancient People.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (March 17, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195379861
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195379860
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.8 x 6 x 9.1 inches
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Just Me
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT PRICE!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2010
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Best way to buy college textbooks! This vendors product was right on the money and I can't believe I haven't been buying my books like this all along.
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Kay's Husband
4.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN NO INTRODUCTORY BOOK AT ALL . .......
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2009
On first sight, I had high hopes for this new volume. Though somewhat disappointing to me, this book is better than no new introductory book on the Romans at all. I have one other book on this same subject by Antony Kamm, which is a real crackerjack of a volume, but wanted another too. Though I find Professor McGeough's book acceptable it reads too much like a text I would have used in college. In some ways it is not so much a book on the Romans, but more a dictionary of their culture. Rather than being laid out around transitional paragraphs it will offer a word and then give a small description then move on to another word with another description. After a while it approached more a dictionary or small encyclopedia than a seemless textbook or just plain book.

Now the good news, it has been so long, several years in fact, since I've come across anything of this type that this book will be a keeper. There are pictures, even one from the movie Spartacus (pictures from motion pictures in works of history always disturb me) and there are drawings too. Updates on archaeology are also present, and four maps are included at the beginning of the book, with a glossary at the rear of book, just in case any of the dictionary like paragraphs left anything out. Between the glossary and index there exits a few pages of chronology as well.

To offer only one example of the narrowness of the book: For some unknown reason the port city of Ostia has always been of interest to me. In recent years archaeological work has been done there, Ostia was a city with "well-preserved apartment complexes that have been substantially excavated.". That is a direct quote from the glossary, yet no mention of Ostia is present in this book other than that definition, giving page 229 as the spot to read of Ostia. I searched pages 228 and 229 and if any mention of Ostia exists, I am unable to find it.

Overall to the me the book is no better than a 3-star, but since I am such a sucker for things Roman, I will give it 4. However, I would not trade THE ROMANS by Antony Kamm, also an introductory book, nor would I ever relinquish my copy of THE CIVILIZATION OF ROME by Perre Grimal for it. Should you be at all familiar with Grimal's volume of 40 years back, you could not be surprised by that statement when comparing that earlier 'monster' book on the Romans and their civilization with this newer, more anemic work by Professor McGeough.

If you need an introductory volume to cover the essentials of Rome, look no further. And recently I have seen very few books out there much better than this one. Maybe it is just the times in which we live.

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Curriculum Vitae
4.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of a huge subject
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2015
I found this book delivered on its promises admirably. The reader is given a overview of all the major points of Ancient Roman culture and history, and then provided with suggestions for further study. I personally enjoyed the section on modern controversy in the various related fields. Definitely worth a read for the beginning classicist.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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