Summary
translated by Ivan and Katarina Ott
In the monograph of the author group Old Rome – The Great Illustrated History, a lavish historical account of one of the most powerful empires in human history, readers will discover the splendor of ancient Rome and its influence on modern civilization. Charting more than a thousand years of exciting events, political intrigues and military campaigns from the 8th century BC to the 5th century, Ancient Rome explores the rich diversity of an extremely complex society. Excellent photographs and reconstructions tell amazing stories about the Romans, about the nations they conquered, gladiators, Gauls, and about the emperors, empresses and politicians of that era.
At the peak of the Roman Empire, a daring traveler could, without leaving Roman territory, travel from England to Iraq, from the Black Sea to Gibraltar, from Vienna on the Danube to Aswan on the Nile.
To travel through the Roman Empire meant moving through a network, a system of relationships in which every citizen, from the newly freed slave to the emperor, was connected by a complex network of services, obligations and counter-services. The creation of these relationships, the consequent changes in the people and landscapes of the Roman world, and the voices and experiences of those who lived there are the subject of the book.
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