{"product_id":"rome-neil-faulkner-9781408229200","title":"Rome: Empire of the Eagles, 753 BC - AD 476","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Roman Empire is widely admired as a model of civilisation. In this compelling new study Neil Faulkner argues that in fact, it was nothing more than a ruthless system of robbery and violence. War was used to enrich the state, the imperial ruling classes and favoured client groups. In the process millions of people were killed or enslaved. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin the empire the landowning elite creamed off the wealth of the countryside to pay taxes to the state and fund the towns and villas where they lived. The masses of people slaves, serfs and poor peasants were victims of a grand exploitation that made the empire possible. This system, riddled with tension and latent conflict, contained the seeds of its own eventual collapse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Faulkner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 140822920X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408229200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Neil Faulkner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064599507199,"sku":"9781408229200","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8819499b-cd5e-47c0-aa51-fca5fa4d4a0f.jpg?v=1685396438","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rome-neil-faulkner-9781408229200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}