Ancient Rome: A Military and Political History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521809184)

Ancient Rome is a concise, comprehensive political and military history of the Roman Republic and Empire, from the origins of the city in the Italian Iron Age, until the deposition of the last emperor in 476 AD. Christopher Mackay describes how military events undermined the political institutions of the Republic, how the Empire was administered and controlled, why Christianity was adopted as the state religion under Constantine, and how military and economic pressures of the third and fourth centuries eventually led to the downfall of the Western empire. Illustrated with relevant art works from Rome's long history, this volume serves as an up-to-date overview of one of the most extraordinary civilizations in human history.

Author: Christopher S. MacKay
ISBN-10: 0521809185
ISBN-13: 9780521809184
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/24/2005
Pages: 460
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Foreword 03/01/2006 pg. 63