The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient RomeMore 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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Page 36
... wealthiest sections of Roman society could afford such beautifully carved sarcophagi as this one , from Aphrodisias in Asia ... wealthy people received carved funeral memorials of stone . These frequently carry a portrait of the deceased ...
... wealthiest sections of Roman society could afford such beautifully carved sarcophagi as this one , from Aphrodisias in Asia ... wealthy people received carved funeral memorials of stone . These frequently carry a portrait of the deceased ...
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... wealthy Romans added their patronage of the poets and historians of the day . The greatest literary work was without doubt Virgil's Aeneid , an epic poem which retold the origins of Rome in the legend of Aeneas fleeing the sack of Troy ...
... wealthy Romans added their patronage of the poets and historians of the day . The greatest literary work was without doubt Virgil's Aeneid , an epic poem which retold the origins of Rome in the legend of Aeneas fleeing the sack of Troy ...
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... wealthy Italian nobleman of rather con- servative views . As part of the deal Antoninus in turn adopted Marcus Aurelius as his eventual successor . This system of adoption served the Roman Empire well , from Nerva's adoption of Trajan ...
... wealthy Italian nobleman of rather con- servative views . As part of the deal Antoninus in turn adopted Marcus Aurelius as his eventual successor . This system of adoption served the Roman Empire well , from Nerva's adoption of Trajan ...
Contents
Foreword 58 | 8 |
The Imperial Regime | 38 |
Hadrians Travels | 72 |
Copyright | |
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