| Description |
415 pages : illustrations (part color) maps (part color) plans, portraits (part color) ; 32 cm |
| Note |
1970 ed. published under title: Ancient Rome. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 402-403. |
| Summary |
At first little more than the power of the sword carried Rome forward; as it grew, it acquired the power of religious and poetic vision. These are the spiritual powers which it bequeathed to its heirs, the modern nations of the western world. |
| Contents |
The Etruscan mystery -- The seven hills -- Faith and the state -- The thrust of power -- A republic divided -- The coming of Caesar -- The triumph of Augustus -- Architects of empire -- The Roman peace -- An era of excess -- The long twilight -- Rome becomes Christian -- A spacious legacy. |
| Subject |
Rome -- History.
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| Added Author |
Hale, William Harlan, 1910-1974, editor.
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| Added Title |
Book of ancient Rome. |
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Ancient Rome |
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Horizon (New York, N.Y.)
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