The Roman Empire: Second Edition

The Roman Empire: Second Edition
by Colin Wells

The Roman Empire: Second Edition
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Author: Colin Wells
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-08-11
ISBN: 0674777700
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Harvard University Press

Summary of The Roman Empire: Second Edition

This history of the Roman Empire, from 44 BC to AD 235, has three purposes: to describe what was happening in the central administration of the Empire; to indicate how life went on in Italy and the provinces, in the towns, in the countryside, and in the army camps; and to show how these two different worlds impinged on each other. The book comprises a vivid account of the most intriguing period in ancient history.
The Roman empire begins with Julius, the first Caesar, and ends five centuries later with the establishment of Christian rule in Western Europe. C. M. Wells chronicles the astonishing growth of the empire through military innovations that gave soldiers and colonists a tangible stake in Rome's success through the award of captured lands. He helps make sense out of complex episodes in Roman history, among them the so-called year of the four emperors and the rise of non-Roman rulers such as Maximinus. Wells also looks at the legacy of the Roman empire in modern governments, which derive much knowledge about administration, road building, hydrology, and assorted other practical arts from their ancient forebears.

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