Ancient Rome began as a village of humble dwellings on the Palatine and grew to be one of the mightiest and most successful empires of human history, before collapsing in the West under invasions of barbarian nations attracted by Rome’s wealth and land, over a thousand years later.
The legacy of Rome continues in the languages of modern Europe, in the calendar and the alphabet we use, and in the religion called Christianity which remains the dominant faith throughout the Western world.
In this book you’ll find stories of the legendary founding of Rome, its conquest of Italy and its victory over the Carthaginians, the rise of the Republic and the Empire, the recruitment and training of men for the legions, how the city’s aqueducts worked, the destruction of Rome in the Great Fire, and the extraordinary lives of the most famous Caesars.
Roman Ancient Origins, introduced and edited by Lindsay Powell, is published on 24 October, 2023.
Lindsay has written about Roman history for Historia, including:
On the trail of an emperor, a rebel, and a lion
Eat, drink, and be merry the Pompeian way
He’ll be reviewing the British Museum’s exhibition about the Roman legions for us when it opens next year.
