The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire: A complete history of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, chronicling the story of the most ... civilization the world has ever known

by Nigel Rodgers, Hazel Dodge (Editor)

Imperial and political power; military campaigns and tactics; Roman art and architecture; life and work, society, sport and games - every major theme of Roman history is explored in this comprehensive volume

Genres: History, Nonfiction, World History, Reference

512 pages, Hardcover

First published November 25, 2008

About the author

Nigel Rodgers, who has a degree in history and history of art from Cambridge University, has written widely on history, philosophy and art. (Barnes and Noble)

Reviews

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty solid prelude to studying Roman history. The only thing preventing this from being a 5/5 to me is that it begins with the biographies of Roman leaders before teaching the basics of Rome (social classes, government institutions, political and military ranks etc.) Kind of counterintuitive. It throws a figure, their time period and a host of uniquely roman terms and contexts at you that you have no idea how to process. If you ask me the biographies should have been placed at the end and fused with the general timeline that this book follows. This is however, a very good introduction to all things Rome and a good jumping point for studying Rome deeper.

[Amber Morrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is great for someone like myself without a general background in Roman history. I don't have a class at my school available to take, but since I have a great interest this book was an amazing tool to help me study independently.