What Life Was Like When Rome Ruled the World: The Roman Empire, 100 BC - AD 200

What Life Was Like

by Time-Life Books

Provides a look at the Roman empire, detailing its history, social customs, professions, class ranks, military, and religion

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Ancient History

168 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Laura Cushing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice look at life in the Roman empire with lovely color photographs of artifacts, ruins and locations. I learned a lot about everyday life in that time period and locale that I didn't know before.

[P.S. Winn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A look back into time. It is amazing to me the amazing art work and other things that were accomplished by a age old civilizations and who better to tell their story than Time Life Books.

[Rebecca Lien · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an excellent Resource! the book was well written and engaging. I loved the inclusion of primary sources in the text.

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[Nancy H · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent series that gives important information about the early Romans and what their life was like. This book is well-researched, well-written, and fascinating reading.

[Bob Andrews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice art, and quick descriptions of aspects of Roman life. Nothing too memorable.

[Felisa Rosa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lately I've been trying to remind myself of stuff that I already know. I tried going back and rereading The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire but decided I'd have to be an idiot to subject myself for a second time to 9 volumes of something written in the 18th Century. Life has been seeming really short lately...Anyway, instead I picked this book up. It's a pretty good, very basic overview of Roman history and culture. The author includes plenty of interestingly macabre details and the illustrations are nice. Oh yeah, and it's not 900 pages long...

[Laila · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderfully interesting book that gives interesting little details about many aspects of the Roman life. The book is written in a easy sort of language and spiced with amusing, interesting and curious observations made by historians of the day. The pictures are vivid and well explained and I definitely want to see if the rest of the books in this series is of the same quality.

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very basic overview that begins with Julius Caesar. Touches on a variety of topics, nothing too in-depth. Not the best of this series that I have read, but it was alright.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great pictures and anecdotes as well as a comprehensive overview of Rome, it's rulers, it's famous denizens, it's culture and infrastructure. Very fast and engaging read.

[Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid look at the basics and every-day life in Rome. Not anything terribly in-depth, but that was not expected given the title and summary. Full review to come

[Rick Vickers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great pictures, a good read, tells you about everyday life in the Roman Era.