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Published by New York, N.Y. : American Heritage Pub. Co.; Book trade distribution by Doubleday, 1966, 1966
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 415 p. : ill. (part col.) maps (part col.) plans, ports. (part col.) ; 32 cm. ; LCCN: 66-18667 ; LC: DG211; Dewey: 913.3703 ; OCLC: 2360272 ; decorative brown cloth, in photographic color pictorial dustjacket ; Contents : The Etruscan mystery -- The seven hills -- Faith and the state -- The thrust of power -- A republic divided -- The coming of Caesar -- The triumph of Augustus -- Architects of empire -- The Roman peace -- An era of excess -- The long twilight -- Rome becomes Christian -- A spacious legacy. ; "At first little more than the power of the sword carried Rome forward; as it grew, it acquired the power of religious and poetic vision. These are the spiritual powers which it bequeathed to its heirs, the modern nations of the western world." ; nicks, tears and creases to dustjacket, else VG/G. Book.