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020			_a9781780330488
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050			_aDG 270 K47 2013
100			_aKershaw, Stephen _eauthor
245		2	_aA brief history of the Roman Empire / _cStephen Kershaw
260			_bRobinsons, _c2013
300			_a444 pages ; _c20 cm.
365			_b230
520			_a"In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Kershaw draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's "Satires" to recent archaeological finds. He examines extraordinary personalities such as Caligula and Nero and seismic events such as the conquest of Britain and the establishment of a 'New Rome' at Constantinople and the split into eastern and western empires. Along the way we encounter gladiators and charioteers, senators and slaves, fascinating women, bizarre sexual practices and grotesque acts of brutality, often seen through eyes of some of the world's greatest writers. He concludes with a brief look at how Rome lives on in the contemporary world, in politics, architecture, art and literature."--Publisher description
650			_a30 B.C.-476 A.D
650			_aROME (EMPIRE)
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