A photograph of Ancient Rome, the power that conquered the world and founded an empire over the ruins of the Hellenistic monarchies, from its beginning to its decline, emerges from this book through 100 key words.
“Nowhere will you ever see anything grander than the city of Rome” Horace. Roman architecture, with important new features like the triumphal arch, the invention which, possibly more than any other, had a lasting influence on Europe; Roman sculpture and life-like portraits; Roman baths and fora; but also Roman divinities and laws, dance, entertainment, love and fashions. A photograph of Ancient Rome, the cultural and military power that conquered the world and founded an empire over the ruins of the Hellenistic monarchies, from its beginning to its decline, emerges from this book through 100 key words. Each term is explained in an interesting, comprehensive way and is accompanied by pictures and inserts where certain aspects are examined in greater depth.