30-second ancient Rome : the 50 most important achievements of a timeless civilization, each explained in half a minute

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Label

30-second ancient Rome : the 50 most important achievements of a timeless civilization, each explained in half a minute

Title remainder

the 50 most important achievements of a timeless civilization, each explained in half a minute

Statement of responsibility

editor, Matthew Nicholls ; contributors, Luke Houghton [and six others]

Title variation

• Ancient Rome
• Thirty-second ancient Rome

Contributor

• Houghton, L. B. T., 1978-
• Nicholls, Matthew, 1978-

Subject

• History
• Rome -- Civilization
• Rome -- History -- Empire 30 B.C.-476 A.D

Language

eng

Summary

You know that Rome wasn't built in a day, but just how did a cluster of small hilltop villages expand to become one of the greatest empires in history? Why did Romulus kill his brother Remus? How was a legion organised? Did people really speak Latin? What entertainment could you see at the Colosseum? And what was daily life like for a Roman citizen? This book takes a novel approach to answering all these questions and more

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

• 937.6'3
• 937.63

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction