History of Rome - Softcover

Grant, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0297774611 ISBN 13: 9780297774617

Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1978

Synopsis

From a small Iron-Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an empire that dominated what was then known of the western world. This book recreates the evolution of that city, describing the individuals and events that made Rome a political and cultural conqueror. The book portrays not only the cynosures of the Roman world, but also lesser known figures, reassessing their impact upon both the character of Roman society and the development of the Empire. Rome's artistic achievements, especially in literature, architecture, sculpture and painting, are scrutinized, and the economic and social conditions of life for ordinary people are examined. Finally, the changing relationships between Rome and the peoples of its provinces, and the reasons for the ultimate disintegration, or transformation, of the western empire are closely examined.

About this title

From the Publisher

Previously published by Macmillan.

About the Author

Michael Grant (1914-2004) was a historian whose over forty publications on ancient Rome and Greece popularised the classical and early Christian world. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, served in intelligence and as a diplomat during the Second World War, and afterwards became deputy director of the British Council's European division, when he also published his first book. He later returned to academia, teaching at Cambridge and Edinburgh, and serving as Vice Chancellor at the University of Khartoum and at Queen's University, Belfast.

Edition details

• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0297774611
• ISBN 13: 9780297774617
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 431