From Founding to Fall: A History of Rome

by Don Nardo

A noted historian summarizes Rome's long history, from the legendary founding of the city by Romulus in 753 B.C., through the establishment of the Republic, conquest of the Mediterranean world, the Republic's fall and creation of the Empire by Augustus, the Pax Romana, the Anarchy, the Later Empire and rise of Christianity, and the barbarian invasions and fall of the western Roman realm.

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Don Nardo (born February 22, 1947) is an American historian, composer, and writer. With close to four hundred and fifty published books, he is one of the most prolific authors in the United States, and one of the country's foremost writers of historical works for children and teens.