The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Roman Empire
- List Price: $18.95
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Alpha Books
- Publish date: 07/01/2001
The CIG to the Roman Empire you get:
-- Why Rome wasn't built in a day: Fascinating blow-by-blow description of how the Romans conquered the world.
-- Accurate depictions of life in ancient Rome -- What was it like to be a gladiator? A plebe? A slave? A woman?
-- An in-depth look at Roman society, politics, and architecture -- and why its timeless influence still effects us even today.
-- A close-up view of the famous (and infamous) leaders of the Roman Empire: Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, and -- of course -- Caesar.
-- A look at Roman influence around the world -- from Egypt to the UK to Romania to Syria.