Rome: The Story of an Empire

Name/Title

Rome: The Story of an Empire

Description

The Roman Empire, as it began with Augustus, dates in effect from the acquisition of Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica two centuries earlier. Motives for Imperial expansion thus go back a long way, and this analysis compares them and Rome's methods of government with those of modern colonial empires

Book Details

Author

Balsdon, J.P.V.D.

Publisher

World University Library

Date Published

1970

ISBN

303 74052 4

Spine Label

Balsdon Rome:The Story Of an Empire