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Ancient Rome

The story of the Roman Empire begins with its growth from a group of tiny villages into one of the world's greatest empires and ends with its collapse. At its height, the empire controlled half of Europe, much of the Middle East and parts of North Africa.

Ganeri, A 2015, Ancient Rome, BookLife, London.

Library Resources

AV Resources

Web Resources

Library Resources

On the shelves

You may also find information in the following books

Ancient world

eBooks

Britannica e-STAX

Ancient Rome edited by Michael Anderson
Ancient Rome: from Romulus to Remus to the Visigoth invasion
Discovering Ancient Rome

Collection highlights

Constable, N. (2003), Historical atlas of Ancient Rome, Mercury Books, London
Matyszak, P. (2007), Ancient Rome: on five denarii a day, Thames & Hudson, London
MatyszK, P. (2011), Legionary: the Roman soldier's (unofficial) manual, Thames & Hudson, London - This book provides all the essential information needed to get in and get on in the Roman army.
Ramage, N.H., Ramage, A. (2008), The British Museum introduction [to] Ancient Rome, The British Museum Press, London.

Reference resources

General encyclopedia

World Book Encyclopedia

Subject encyclopedia

Ancient civilizations: Volume 9, information on Roman roads, Roman mythology & philosophy, and the Roman Republic and Empire

Use the index for this encyclopedia where you may be able to find extra topics, such as: Julius Caesar - Vol.2 - Colosseum - Vol.3 - Hadrian's Wall - Vol.5