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Ancient Rome is a short and comprehensive political and military historyof the Roman Republic and Empire, from the origins of the city in theItalian Iron Age, until the deposition of the last emperor in 476 AD.Christopher Mackay describes how military events undermined the politicalinstitutions of the Republic, how the Empire was administered andcontrolled, why Christianity was adopted as the state religion underConstantine, and how military and economic pressures of the third andfourth centuries eventually led to the downfall of the western empire.Illustrated with relevant art works from Rome's long history, this volumewill serve as an up to date overview of one of the most extraordinarycivilizations of human history
Llegir més - ISBN13 9780521809184
- ISBN10 0521809185
- Fecha de publicación 07/05/2026
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Ancient Rome
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- Cambridge University Press (2026)
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