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Lives of the Romans
by: Philip Matyszak, Joanne Berry

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Availability: Not yet published Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 937
EAN: 9780500251447
ISBN: 0500251444
Label: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: September 29, 2008
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Studio: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Sales Rank: 564639

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One hundred biographies reveal the mightiest civilization of the ancient world through the lives of its citizens. At its peak Rome's empire stretched across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, yet it started as a primitive encampment above a riverside marsh. This book spans the great chronological and geographical sweep of the Roman age and brings the reader face to face with those who helped create the empire, from consuls and commanders to ordinary soldiers, voters, and taxpayers. An extraordinary range of viewpoints is explored in these biographies. A centurion and a plasterer's wife share pages with the orator Cicero and the scholar Pliny the Elder, while a vestal virgin shares a chapter with Antinous, the boy-lover of Hadrian. Augustine, the church patriarch, and Constantine, Rome's first "Christian" emperor, rub shoulders with Julian the Apostate and Vettius Agorius Praetextatus, leader of the pagans. Roman women were the most liberated in the ancient world. They could wield massive power and influence, yet are often overlooked. Meet Servilia, Caesar's lover; Sulpicia, the teenage poet; Amazonia, the sword-swinging gladiator; and Cloelia, the girl who escaped captivity by swimming the Tiber. Lavishly illustrated with magnificent works of art, including portraits, sculptures, and Renaissance paintings of Roman scenes, this book reveals the real-life stories behind the rise and fall of Rome. 230 illustrations, 120 in color.

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Shares brief profiles of one hundred key figures from ancient Rome, from Constantine and Cicero to Pliny the Elder and Amazonia, in a reference that is lavishly illustrated with reproductions of portraits, sculptures, and Renaissance paintings of Roman scenes.



 



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