Roman Empire

I find myself constantly picking up this handy book for reference on parts of roman history I'm hazy about. If your the kind of person who loves ancient war movies, or fell in love with the HBO series Rome, then you will be flipping through this book more than just a few times! I loved this book so much I've tried to see other books released by this publisher, but I couldn't find many others. With information on the publisher a little elusive, the book is great non the less. Many books have been released to serve as a summary about Rome. with lots of pictures to inform the casual reader. However I have found that most of them zap my interest half way through, this book is is strong where the others have failed. I recommend it!

First of all, be warned that this IS a very good book, make NO mistake about it. Actually, it's a compilation (with additional material) of the first 2 smaller volumes by the same author. Yet, it is SO much more. I would have to classify this right up there alongside Gibbons Rise & Fall of the Roman Empire...only this book includes beautiful illustrations and artwork from the history of one of the greatest periods of mankind. There are way too many pluses to go into detail about here, but if you take a few minutes to thumb through this book when you see it, you will most certainly want to add this to your library. My wife teaches Latin, and finds this an invaluable source for teaching, discussion, and the culture that was Rome. This is a POWERFUL work, and as we all know: "Scientia est potentia" (knowledge is power)