Ancient Rome: History of a Civilization That Ruled the World

by Anna Maria Liberati, Fabio Bourbon

An abundantly illustrated history of the Roman empire, from its great accomplishments and everyday customs to works of art and household objects. Text by Liberati (Museum of Roman Civilization) and Bourgon (specialist in past civilizations and the history of art) describes all aspects of the Eternal City including the economic, legal, and military system of the conquered regions; the organization of the army; town-planning; construction systems; and daily life. The book contains hundreds of color images, maps, cross-sections, plans, and reconstruction plates. 10.25x14.25. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Travel, Art, Ancient History

292 pages, Hardcover

First published August 30, 1996

Reviews

[Abraham]

La historia del esplendor y caída del imperio romano es muy interesante y muy extensa, yo llegué buscando eso a este libro, sin embargo, viene más sobre las provincias y pequeñas ciudades o colonias del imperio romano, cada capítulo si es que lo podemos llamar así es una breve descripción de cuadra y lugares más emblemáticos del imperio. No era lo que esperaba y pensaba darle 3 estrellas pero las fotografías e ilustraciones son muy bien hechas y muy buenas tomas eso compensó lo suficiente para las 4 estrellas.

[Sean Sexton]

"Ancient Rome" is more lovely coffee table book than serious history book, published by Barnes & Noble. Nevertheless, it has enough meat in it to make it worth reading as a history. And it has enough photographs and drawings to bring the world of Ancient Rome to life.

My only complaint is that the book appears not to have been edited very well. I'm far from an expert on Roman History, but I noticed several dates that were clearly wrong. Any neophyte student of Roman History reviewing this book would have caught the errors.

[Boris]

erg mooie afbeeldingen

[Steve]

Only paid $10 for this at Barnes and Noble and I got what I paid for. Lots of glossy pictures in an expensively published book, but lacks a coherent flow. Also, too much use of terms not familiar to American readers. Oh well !!

[Carmen]

What an awesome mix of pictures and words! This book was so informative. When I first picked it up, I had thought it was only about the city of Rome. It includes a whole lot more. It is about the Roman Empire, so from Egypt to England.

[M]

Too much that challenges the common perception about Roman society.

[Adam]

The easy to understand maps are very helpful.