Rome: An Empire's Story

by Greg Woolf

Book Overview

The very idea of empire was created in ancient Rome and even today traces of its monuments, literature, and institutions can be found across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa--and sometimes even further afield.

In Rome, historian Greg Woolf expertly recounts how this mammoth empire was created, how it was sustained in crisis, and how it shaped the world of its rulers and subjects--a story spanning a millennium and a half of history. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019977529X
• ISBN13: 9780199775293
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"