Avibrantportraitofalostworld,AHistoryofAncientRomein100Livesrevealsthemightiestcivilizationofantiquitythroughtheeyesofonehundredofitscitizens.ThebookgivesavoicenotjusttoRome’smostfamousgeneralsandrulers,suchasCaesarandCaligula,butalsotoitsbuilders,sculptors,poets,historians,gladiators,shepherds,enslavedpeople,andcourtesans.ThebookbeginswithFaustulus,thefosterfatherofRomulusandRemus,andcloseswiththefinalemperor,RomulusAugustulus.ThestoriesofRomanwomenaregiventheirdueaswell--fromServilia,Caesar’slover;toAgrippina,themurderouswifeofClaudius;Amazonia,thesword-swinginggladiator;andHypatia,philosopher,astronomer,andmathematician.Exploringeverylevelofsocietyandusingthelatestarchaeologicalevidenceaswellasancienttexts,theauthorsbuildupapictureofwhatitmeanttoliveinAncientRome.
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