History of Rome / Michael Grant.

By:

Grant, Michael, 1914-2004

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Faber and Faber, 1979.Edition: Rev. edDescription: viii, 431 p. : maps, geneal. tables ; 22 cmISBN:

057111461X
9780571114610

Subject(s):

Rome -- History

DDC classification:

Summary: "From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the Western world. Powerful in war, Rome was magnificent in peace, so that even today her poets, artists, philosophers and historians exert their influence over Western thought and civilization. Michael Grant, the renowned classical historian recreates the evolution of this astonishing city and community. He describes the individuals and events that made Rome a political and cultural conqueror, and defines the dramatic circumstances of her eventual decline and fall."--

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	937 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000007662

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliography: p. [396]-399 and index.

"From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the Western world. Powerful in war, Rome was magnificent in peace, so that even today her poets, artists, philosophers and historians exert their influence over Western thought and civilization.
Michael Grant, the renowned classical historian recreates the evolution of this astonishing city and community. He describes the individuals and events that made Rome a political and cultural conqueror, and defines the dramatic circumstances of her eventual decline and fall."--