The Romans : an Introduction / Antony Kamm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226) and index

1. The Origins of Rome -- 2. The Republic -- 3. Twelve Caesars -- 4. Religions and Mythology -- 5. Society and Daily Life -- 6. Art, Architecture, and Building -- 7. Latin Literature -- 8. The Roman Army -- 9. The Empire: Stability, Disintegration, Recovery, Fall -- Appendices -- Index.

"The Romans: An Introduction 2nd edition is a concise, readable, and comprehensive survey of the civilization of ancient Rome. It covers more than 1,200 years of political and military history, including many of the famous, and infamous, personalities who featured in them, and describes the religions, society, and daily life of the Romans, and their literature, art, architecture, and technology, illustrated by extracts in new translations from Latin and Greek authors of the times." "This new edition contains extensive additional and revised material designed to enhance the value of the book to students especially of classical or Roman civilization, Roman history, or elementary Latin, as well as to general readers and students of other disciplines for whom an understanding of the civilization and literature of Rome is desirable. In particular, the chapter on religions has been expanded, as have the sections on the role of women and on Roman social divisions and cultural traditions. There is more, too, on the diversity and administration of the empire at different periods, on changes in the army, and on significant figures of the middle and later imperial eras."--BOOK JACKET