The Roman Empire: Roots Of Imperialism

by Neville Morley

Book Overview

Over a millennium after the end of its unrivalled dominance, the spectre of Rome figures highly in western culture. This book explores what the empire meant to its subjects. The idea of Rome has long outlived the physical empire that gave it form, and now holds sway over vastly more people and a far greater geographical area than the Romans ever ruled. It continues to shape our understanding of the nature of imperialism and influence the workings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745328695
• ISBN13: 9780745328690
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 4.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"