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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very good factual account of the history of the Roman Empire.
Originally written in 1890 this book may be out of date when compared against newer books based on new findings. It is though useful for anyone who is more interested in having an understanding of the Roman Empire as opposed to needing anything based on things discovered in the last 100 odd years.
It goes into the different aspects of Roman society, literature, politics, laws, building and military. Looking at how they developed over the period in question and also why.
It also looks at the history in terms of conquests, military actions and diplomacy. The rulers of the empire are chronicled, looking at what they did or did not do and the impacts that this had on Rome.
Originally written in 1890 this book may be out of date when compared against newer books based on new findings. It is though useful for anyone who is more interested in having an understanding of the Roman Empire as opposed to needing anything based on things discovered in the last 100 odd years.
It goes into the different aspects of Roman society, literature, politics, laws, building and military. Looking at how they developed over the period in question and also why.
It also looks at the history in terms of conquests, military actions and diplomacy. The rulers of the empire are chronicled, looking at what they did or did not do and the impacts that this had on Rome.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I've had an interest in Roman History from an early age, due to living near a major Romano-British complex. I was therefore interested to see what this book would provide in terms of information. It was written back in the late 19th century, and therefore contains a number of items that have been superceded by more modern historians, but it is still quite an enjoyable read.
About three quarters of the book is a linear description of the history of Rome from about 400 B.C. to the fall of the empire in 476 A.D. This has some useful explanations of the politics, and affiliations between the main characters. It is also useful that the author makes extensive use of capitals throughout to highlight the names of people and places as they first appear within the narrative.
The last part of the book also contains some further information; a timeline, details of key sources from Roman writers, more detailed information on laws, customs, politics and strategy. There are also some example questions from examinations papers used by the main "Ivy League" colleges from the USA of the time of the writing of the book. Sadly, I don't think that they use these any more!
About three quarters of the book is a linear description of the history of Rome from about 400 B.C. to the fall of the empire in 476 A.D. This has some useful explanations of the politics, and affiliations between the main characters. It is also useful that the author makes extensive use of capitals throughout to highlight the names of people and places as they first appear within the narrative.
The last part of the book also contains some further information; a timeline, details of key sources from Roman writers, more detailed information on laws, customs, politics and strategy. There are also some example questions from examinations papers used by the main "Ivy League" colleges from the USA of the time of the writing of the book. Sadly, I don't think that they use these any more!
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61 of 64 people found the following review helpful
Very informative and concise to boot
27 Dec 2010
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This book is a great place to start for those wishing to study the history that was Rome from geography and goverment, to people and events this gives a very good idea of Rome. though I must forworn the reader the illustrations from the book are not to be found on free kindle
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Solid history of Rome
30 Sep 2011
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This is a review of the free Kindle version.
This book was written in 1890, but does a great job of summing up Roman history, the mythical history and lots of detail in just 2,730 locations. True, the illustrations aren't there, but for free this does a very good job of providing the framework. This book covers a number of things about Rome I hadn't read before, such as the history archs in Rome (surprising number still left) and the various types of priests.
Highly recommend to any history buff.
This book was written in 1890, but does a great job of summing up Roman history, the mythical history and lots of detail in just 2,730 locations. True, the illustrations aren't there, but for free this does a very good job of providing the framework. This book covers a number of things about Rome I hadn't read before, such as the history archs in Rome (surprising number still left) and the various types of priests.
Highly recommend to any history buff.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Concise but informative
11 May 2012
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If you are looking for a straightforward, clearly-written recitation of the events associated with the 1000+ year history of Ancient Rome, this is hard to beat. Yes, it was written in the 1890s, and Pennel's perspectives are different from today's, but in a way that makes the book all the more interesting. It would be hard to cram that much history into a book the 174 paper-book-equivalent-page length of this Kindle book more efficiently and effectively than this one does.
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