The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

by Nigel Rodgers

A highly readable popular history of the military and political power of ancient Rome.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Historical

256 pages, Hardcover

First published May 25, 2004

About the author

Nigel Rodgers, who has a degree in history and history of art from Cambridge University, has written widely on history, philosophy and art. (Barnes and Noble)

Reviews

[Laskar Rianto · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect book for anyone who wants to know how can Rome able to rise, and manage its government, civilian and military.
The pictures and maps help me to understand the context better.

[nickjaybird · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great bathroom book - can read a page or two at a time, and because it is oversized (like 5 times the size of a normal book), it can conveniently rest on the floor so I don’t have to touch it lol. TMI? Well, at any rate, it’s the perfect bathroom book.

[Kathryn Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always wondered why such an old Empire failed - well, here's the answer - written in an absorbing manner - for such a huge, complex story, I found it hard to put down.

[Alf Kåre Lefdal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read. Mostly thematically organized, with lots of maps, images and other illustrations.

[Drew Herbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was a good intorduction to roman history, it doesnt go in depth on any one subject but rather is an overview summery of rome, its structure and its leaders, the writting was clear and easy to follow, i would recommend it to anyone interested in a general overview to roman history.

[Suman Yadav · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty informative and readable inspite it being a coffee table book . Its 2nd in the series i read after the one on "Ancient Greece" hence in comparison this one falls behind by quite a bit. The limited number of photographs and a relatively poor organization/structuring of the material makes it a bit tedious to continue .