Ancient Rome: From Romulus to Justinian

by Thomas R. Martin

Book Overview

A beautifully written, highly accessible, and comprehensive history of Rome from its founding in the eighth century BC through to Justinian in the sixth century CE.

With commanding skill, Thomas R. Martin tells the remarkable and dramatic story of how a tiny, poor, and threatened settlement grew to become, during its height, the dominant power in the Mediterranean world for five hundred years. Encompassing the period from Rome's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300198310
• ISBN13: 9780300198317
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.3"