Ancient Rome
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dargie, Richard, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, Rome grew from a small settlement on <strong>thestrong> banks of <strong>thestrong> Tiber to become a great city, and eventually <strong>thestrong> capital of <strong>thestrong> greatest empire of <strong>thestrong> ancient world. <strong>Thestrong> legacy of Rome is its Latin language, its laws, its architecture and <strong>thestrong> urge to create empire, from <strong>thestrong> Holy Roman Empire itself to <strong>thestrong> European Union. "Ancient Rome" recreates <strong>thestrong> lives and beliefs of <strong>thestrong> ancient Romans in a lively and historically specific manner through linking text with photographs and illustrations to describe daily life over a period of 600 years (200 BCE-400 CE). By connecting an illustration of <strong>thestrong> past to current photographs, Ancient Rome provides a clear picture of <strong>howstrong> ancient life is reconstructed. Archaeology and "<strong>Howstrong> Do We Know?" boxes, providing evidence for <strong>thestrong> information presented, s<strong>howstrong> <strong>howstrong> knowledge of <strong>thestrong> past is au<strong>thestrong>nticated. A detailed timeline, a glossary, a fur<strong>thestrong>r information section and an index round out this clearly presented and engaging book. Rich with evidence and colorful descriptions, "Ancient Rome" is a valuable guide to discovering <strong>thestrong> roots of western civilization. "Ancient Rome "is part of <strong>thestrong> Picturing <strong>thestrong> Past Series from Enchantend Lion Books: <strong>Howstrong> do we know what we know about ancient peoples and <strong>thestrong>ir cultures that have disappeared? Ultimately, <strong>thestrong>re are three main sources of information: <strong>thestrong> images that survive in wall paintings, ceramics and sculptures; artifacts, such a jewelry, utensils, toys, clothing, and tools; and <strong>thestrong> writings of ancient authors that have survived <strong>thestrong> ravages of time. From such sources, it is possibleto begin to reconstruct <strong>thestrong> life of <strong>thestrong> distant past with an astonishing degree of accuracy.