World Of Rome (History of Civilization)

World Of Rome (History of Civilization)

by Michael Grant (Author)

Synopsis

Grant is "justly recognised as an expert and civilized guide to the ancient world."--"The Economist." The Romans changed the Western world and theirs became the first golden age. This is their empire of magnificence and corruption; the republic, the dictators and the slaves; the civilization and the Pax Romana, the brutality and the collapse.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 344
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 04 May 2000

ISBN 10: 1842120379
ISBN 13: 9781842120378

Author Bio
Michael Grant is a highly successful and renowned historian of the ancient world. He has held many academic posts including those of Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; Professor of Humanity at Edinburgh University; Vice Chancellor of The Queen's University, Belfast and Vice Chancellor of the University of Khartoum. He is a Doctor of Letters at Dublin and a Doctor of Laws at Belfast. He has also been President of the Classical Association of England, the Virgil Society and the Royal Numismatic Society, and is a Medallist of the American Numismatic Society. He lives and writes in Italy.