The Rise of Rome: From the Iron Age to the Punic Wars

by Kathryn Lomas and Dr Kathryn Lomas

Book Overview

By the third century BC, the once-modest settlement of Rome had conquered most of Italy and was poised to build an empire throughout the Mediterranean basin. What transformed a humble city into the preeminent power of the region? In The Rise of Rome, the historian and archaeologist Kathryn Lomas reconstructs the diplomatic ploys, political stratagems, and cultural exchanges whereby Rome established itself as a dominant player in a region...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674659651
• ISBN13: 9780674659650
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.6"