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More than fifteen centuries after its fall, the Roman Empire remains one of the most formative influences on the history of Europe. Its physical remains dot the landscape from Scotland to Syria. Its cities are still the great metropolises of the continent. Its law and institutions have shaped modern practice, and its ideal of a united Europe has haunted politicians ever since. Fully illustrated and featuring more than sixty full- colour maps, this atlas traces the rise and fall of the first great multinational state. It looks at its provinces and cities, its trade and economy, its armies and frontier defences; follows its foreign ward and internecine struggles; and charts its transformation into a Christian theocracy and its fall in 476.
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Chris Scarre is Professor of Prehistory in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Durham.
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's good, and maybe it deserves another star, but I found the maps a tad too small, but that may be just me. I would like nice, large, full page maps I can pour over. That said, it's an essential companion for any student of the roman empire. If it can be found at twice the size, in hard-cover, then buy it. If not, then buy it anyway, for lack of anything better.
vandahl, a military history buff from oslo
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have found in my research of Ancient rome a difficulty in finding an index volume. Not any more! This book not only contains good maps of various parts and cities of the empire, it also has reliable text to it, Making it very easy to find what your looking for in great detail in other works.
To anyone who has an interest in ancient Rome, regardles of the reason. Do yourself a huge favour and buy this book now!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This product is useful for anyone who is keen on starting to study ancient Rome. It's rather elementary in nature, but on the plus side it's jam-packed with useful information, maps and illustrations.
Although it's called a historical 'atlas' it isn't exclusively all about maps. In fact, its strengths are in the sheer number of photos, vignettes and diagrams it contains.
Okay, so this is not a high-brow academic piece of work, but, even though I have a number of these items, I still found this colourful overview to be well worth a read.
It's also a bit of a 'tardis' product as it contains much more information that it looks like from the outside.
Overall, a useful addition to the library shelf, particularly if you want to introduce young people to the key historical and cultural aspects of ancient Rome.
Although it's called a historical 'atlas' it isn't exclusively all about maps. In fact, its strengths are in the sheer number of photos, vignettes and diagrams it contains.
Okay, so this is not a high-brow academic piece of work, but, even though I have a number of these items, I still found this colourful overview to be well worth a read.
It's also a bit of a 'tardis' product as it contains much more information that it looks like from the outside.
Overall, a useful addition to the library shelf, particularly if you want to introduce young people to the key historical and cultural aspects of ancient Rome.
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