Reprint. Previously published: Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, ©1997

Roman worls: Seven hills -- Etruscans -- Government -- Worshiping the gods -- Living in the empire: Marriage and home life -- Children and education -- Togas and tunics -- City life -- Country life -- Craft skills -- Architectute and engineering -- Writers and thinkers -- Staying healthy -- Food and feasts -- Spectator sports -- Expansion and empire: Roads and travel -- Traders at home and abroad -- On the march -- Guarding the frontiers -- Siege! -- Growing empire -- Beginnings of christianity -- The fall of Rome: Empire and decline -- End of the western empire -- Eastern empire -- Discovering ancient Rome -- Tribute to the emperors -- Glossary -- Index

Explores the civilization of ancient Rome

Includes index