Michele Salzman’s The Falls of Rome does nothing less than re-write the history of the city of Rome in the last centuries of the ancient world ... rescue and renew it after every crisis. Here is no ...

A short and comprehensive political and military history of ancient Rome, from the origins of the city in the Italian Iron Age, until the deposition of the last emperor in 476 AD. Outlining Rome's ...

We find many mosaics on the floors of ancient Roman buildings. They often show scenes from well-known stories, or even just pictures from everyday life at the time…and if I’m not mistaken ...