Rome: The First Thousand Years

by Indro Montanelli, Arthur Oliver (Translator)

384 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1962

About the author

Indro Alessandro Raffaello Schizògene Montanell (according to some sources Cilindro) (April 22, 1909 - July 22, 2001) was an Italian journalist and historian, known for his new approach to writing history in books such as History of the Greeks and History of Rome.

Unanimously considered one of the greatest Italian journalist of the 20th century, he was among the “50 press freedom heroes of the past 50 years” in the list compiled by the International Press Institute in 2000.