Life in Ancient Rome: Absorbing Social History - a Vivid Portrait of a Magnificent Age
By (Author) F. R. Cowell
Penguin Putnam Inc
TarcherPerigee
27th February 1976
United States
General
Non Fiction
Ancient history
937
Paperback
224
Width 133mm, Height 152mm
"This book will be of the greatest service . . . a scholarly and convenient presentation of a vast array of facts." -Times Literary Supplement In this well-written and well-researched social history, F. R. Cowell succeeds in making Life in Ancient Rome alive and dynamic. The combination of acute historical detail and supplementary illustrations makes this book perfectly suited for the student preparing to explore classics, as well as the tourist preparing to explore twentieth-century Rome. Lucid and engaging, Life in Ancient Rome is for anyone seeking familiarity with the greatness that was Rome.