A History of Rome to the Death of Caesar

Autor*innen

• Walter Wybergh How
• Henry Devenish Leigh

Parameter

• 622 Seiten
• 22 Lesestunden

• Architektur & Städtebau
• Geschichte
• Weltgeschichte

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Originally intended as a university-level textbook, this history of the Roman civilization, written by two fellows and tutors at Oxford, is a crisp and refreshingly readable overview of the rise of Rome through the legendary reign of Julius Caesar, including his spectacular conquest of the Gauls. First published in 1896 and featuring numerous enlightening maps and illustrations, this essential primer focuses primarily on military and civic arenas, covering at the length the important and eventful wars of the Romans-including the Punic and Macedonian conflicts-and offering an excellent chronicle of the Roman army. The authors also describe, briefly but clearly, the development of the Roman constitution, the institutions of the Roman government, and the religious, political, social, and economic issues that predominated through the centuries. Here, in one concise, elegant volume, is the story of the civilization that is the root of our own

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Einband: Paperback