1 comments about The Horizon Book of Ancient Rome.

1. In an age when Latin has become rare and history before the Clinton era is befogged, this book serves a real purpose. In fewer than three hundred pages it details the history of Rome (city and empire) from the Etruscan period through the republic, empire and founding of Constantinople to the fall under Romulus Augustulus. The book concludes with a chapter on the legacy of Rome. Certainly this is a fine addition to any general library, written at an educated popular level and concluding with a short bibliography (four of Grant's detailed works are listed, which shows the level or reference). The illustrations and computer generated views of the city at the height of power are added bonuses (bonae?). I might have some use for an absent index at some time, but I am sure the books in the biblio would have more detail. Great book with which to enter the subject, refresh memory or just sit and read.

1 comments about Roads to Rome.

1. For the adventurer who loves the history of ancient Rome and admires the architectural and engineering feats of that great civilization, this rather small but informational tightly packed book will come as a welcome insight. Author and photographer John Heseltine has studied the historic major roads to Rome, photographed the places through which they passed and recreate history with the comments on the placements of the sites and the reasons we postulate the Romans chose them.
   
   Among the most famous of these antique but extant roads here discussed are the Via Appia, Via Cassia, Via Flamina, and Via Aurelia, each named after an emperor and each leading into Rome through a different atmosphere and out to a different destination. The manner in which these roads connected Rome with the known world is discussed with authority, but the interesting facet is the way Heseltine shows the current environs where these roads exist. This is living history, beautifully captured in Heseltine's photographs and enhanced by Colin Ford's Introductory notes.
   
   Filled with both black and white and toned photographs this book is a journey through history that is fascinating in content and illuminating in style! A definite must for those who love Italy and things Italian. Recommended. Grady Harp, December 05

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