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The Roman Empire : a very short introduction / Christopher Kelly.

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The Roman Empire : a very short introduction / Christopher Kelly.

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The Roman Empire : a very short introduction / Christopher Kelly.

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Full title

The Roman Empire : a very short introduction / Christopher Kelly.

Publisher

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006.

Call Numbers

G 2013/6475

Record Identifier

74VKKG0kZdxb

MMS ID

991021920889702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

153 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.

Contents

1. Conquest -- 2. Imperial power -- 3. Collusion -- 4. History wars -- 5. Christians to the lions -- 6. Living and dying -- 7. Rome revisited -- Map : the Roman world in the late 2nd century AD.

Publication information

Publisher

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

c2006.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"The Roman empire at its peak was a remarkable achievement, a vast super-state encircling the Mediterranean, unifying and dominating the lands as far apart as Britain, North Africa, and the Middle East." "This Very Short Introduction explores that achievement. Revealing the Romans' own sense of their power, history and imperial mission, it looks at...

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Full title

The Roman Empire : a very short introduction / Christopher Kelly.

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Notes

General note

Very short introductions ; 150.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N937.06/122.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c2006.

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Call Numbers

G 2013/6475

Record Identifier

74VKKG0kZdxb

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKG0kZdxb

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ISBN

0192803913 (alk. paper)

9780192803917 (alk. paper)

DDC

937.06

MMS ID

991021920889702626

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