The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of the Roman World

by Bingham, Jane; Chandler, Fiona; Taplin, Sam; Chisholm, Jane; Inklink

• ISBN13: 9781580863865
• ISBN10: 1580863868
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Edc Pub

Summary

-- Dynamic and comprehensive history introductions with breath-taking photographs

-- All titles have complete reference sections including: glossary of useful terms, maps, reconstructions, useful addresses and Web sites - and much more!

Table of Contents

Internet links	4	(4)
How we know about the Romans	8	(1)
The town of Pompeii	8	(2)
EARLY ROME
The founding of Rome	10	(2)
The growth of Rome	12	(2)
The last king of Rome	14	(2)
THE ROMAN REPUBLIC
The conquest of Italy	16	(2)
Masters of the Mediterranean	18	(2)
Citizens and senators	20	(2)
The Republic in crisis	22	(2)
The life of Caesar	24	(2)
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
The birth of the Empire	26	(2)
Emperors of Rome	28	(2)
The city of Rome	30	(2)
The Roman arm	32	(2)
A soldier's life	34	(2)
Expanding the Empire	36	(2)
Running the Empire	38	(2)
Travel and trade	40	(2)
Crime and punishment	42	(2)
EVERYDAY LIFE
Family life	44	(2)
Growing up	46	(2)
Roman women	48	(1)
Slaves and freedmen	49	(1)
Living in a town	50	(2)
A house in town	52	(2)
Living in the country	54	(2)
A country villa	56	(2)
Food and cooking	58	(2)
At a dinner party	60	(2)
Fashion and beauty	62	(2)
At the baths	64	(2)
At the Games	66	(2)
At the races	68	(2)
Plays and pantomimes	70	(2)
Gods and goddesses	72	(2)
Beliefs and superstitions	74	(2)
Healing the sick	76	(2)
Crafts and trades	78	(2)
Builders and engineers	80	(2)
Amazing architecture	82	(2)
Painting and sculpture	84	(2)
Magnificent mosaics	86	(2)
THE END OF THE EMPIRE
The Empire weakens	88	(2)
The rise of Christianity	90	(2)
Barbarians and Byzantines	92	(2)
The legacy of Rome	94	(2)
Lasting Latin	96	(2)
FACTFINDER
More about the Empire	98	(2)
The organization of the army	100	(2)
Gods, goddesses and festivals	102	(2)
Legends of Rome	104	(2)
Dates, time and numbers	106	(2)
Money and banking	108	(1)
Roman law	109	(1)
What's new?	110	(2)
Who's who in the Roman world	112	(4)
Time chart	116	(4)
Glossary	120	(2)
Index	122	(6)
Acknowledgements	128