Tools of the Ancient Romans

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Название: Tools of the Ancient Romans

Автор: Rachel Dickinson

Издательство: Nomad Press

Серия: Tools of Discovery series

Год: 2006

ISBN: 0974934453

Формат: PDF

Размер: 18.6 MB

Язык: English

Страниц: 144

Dickinson gives due attention to architecture and engineering triumphs, to be sure, and includes full chapters on technology, the army, and forms of entertainment. But the larger part of the narrative conveys Rome's growth from city-state to regional power to multiethnic empire along with the shift from a fairly small independent people to a conquering but still republican government to, finally, imperial rule with only the appearance of representative government. Informative sidebars and illustrations are profuse and attractive. However, history teachers may cringe to read that the Roman Catholic Church was established under Constantine or that the Pantheon was built by Augustus (rather than, quite famously, by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus). Still, the book has a marvelous central narrative, direct, lean, and propulsive, with inviting coverage as well of the arts, daily life, and such popular topics as chariot races, gladiators, Pompeii, and even Spartacus.