The Romans: From Village to Empire: A History of Rome from Earliest Times to the End of the Western Empire

Got a B+ in my Roman history upper division so I guess it's pretty good!

Very informative about the cultures that formed into the Romans, their early years as a monarchy, their rise as a Republic, then their decent into destruction as an Empire

Having used this text for my Roman history class, I was quite pleased at the accessibility of the book for students. The authors took great pains to ensure that the text flows well, although there are some places where it backtracks in order to fill in some gaps. This is not a bad thing, for the big picture, I felt, materialized to produce a coherent narrative. Some of the minuscule facts were quite interesting. These led me to look at the bibliography at the end of certain chapters I had an affinity towards, leading me to further reading that enriched the panorama of Roman history. The authors, as they transitioned into each chapter, discussed the primary sources and their accounts. Some may find this interesting.The scholarship is superb, and the text did an excellent job at introducing Roman history that is palatable for the student. I was often taken back by the parallels that can be drawn from the Late Republic and the ultimate decline of Rome in comparison with the United States of today. These striking similarities brought this history to life. I recommend the book as a general introduction to Roman history, or as simply a reader for the backyard scholar. This is a great deal of history that seems to be speaking from the dust in this stage of American Empire. The chapters that introduced the politicians, who were dubbed popularēs, evoked the politicians of today. They understood that the dole controlled the masses. Another book that I would recommend, which enlightened my mind on how to use history, is Ludwig Von Mises'  Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution . This may serve as a good primer for understanding that history is full of characters using means to achieve their ends, whatever they may be.

Front cover is bent and damaged.

Great for learning about Roman history! Helped me ace my Roman Republic class!

This is an excellent survey of Roman history, especially helpful for the Latin classroom. The maps and diagrams are especially welcome.

Great experience!

Good condition

This is a floppy heavy paperback and what looks like a facsimile of an original hardback book. Paper is thin, images are black and white, save for some inserts of colour image sections here and there. So a cheaply published book, which will probably look the worse after reading it once, let alone refer back to a few times. All that said , the contents itself is brilliant.

The book contains many a details concerning Rome obviously from as far as 1000 BC to as far as around 500 AD.This book was used for a course at University and it has all that I need to both studies and learning. If you are not a student, I do even though recommend it, especially if you are a fanatic of the Roman Empire. The reader shall be plunged in the depths of the Republic and then, the Empire. There are a few things I dislike about the writer's indirect approach of some slightly unnecessary views on women in the Ages Before Christ that seem insignificant. Both there are very few of them.Nonetheless, this remains a fantastic book to be read and delight therein.

The book combines the typical textbook narrative style with lots of primary sources and well placed illustrations and maps to aid the reader. Provides a great overview of Roman history and is excellent as a introductory read.

Used in English 8 for study of comparative mythologies.