A History of Rome

Spanning over 1,300 years, this popular history of Rome has now been revised to include a new survey of the sources for Roman history, updated material on the formation of Rome, and extended coverage of Roman imperialism.

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• New edition of this popular history of Rome.
  
• Spans 1,300 years of history in a single volume.
  
• Broad in scope – covers political, social, economic, religious and cultural history.
  
• Material on the formation of Rome has been updated to take account of the most recent research.
  
• Coverage of Roman imperialism and the political world of the first century BC has been expanded
  
• A new section on Roman spectacles, including gladiatorial combat and chariot racing, has been inserted.
  
• A substantial survey of the sources for Roman history has been added.

The third edition is accompanied by a website available at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/historyofrome/

Marcel Le Glay was, until his death in 1993, Professor Emeritus at the Sorbonne, Paris IV.

Jean-Louis Voisin is Senior Lecturer at the University of Bourgogne.

Yann Le Bohec is Professor at the University of Lyon III.

David Cherry is Professor of History at Montana State University – Bozeman.

Donald G. Kyle is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Arlington.