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The Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome offers a comprehensive overview of Roman civilization from the 8th century B.C. to the 5th century A.D. Organized into nine thematic chapters, it presents more than 100 subtopics—including rulers, legal and governmental systems, architectural achievements such as roads and aqueducts, religions, festivals, personal naming practices, contemporary poets, historians, and leisure activities—supported by an extensive bibliography. With over 125 site‑specific photographs and line drawings, plus maps tracing Rome’s territorial changes, the book combines archaeological and historical evidence to illuminate a culture whose art, literature, law, and engineering shaped Western Europe well into the Renaissance and beyond.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: History/Ancient History
Authors: Lesley Adkins
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