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020			_a9780192803917
082			_a937.06 KEL
100			_aKelly, Christopher
245			_aRoman Empire : A Very Short Introduction
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2006
300			_a153
440			_aVery Short Introductions
520			_aThe Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. It had a population of sixty million people spread across lands encircling the Mediterranean and stretching from drizzle-soaked northern England to the sun-baked banks of the Euphrates in Syria, and from the Rhine to the North African coast. It was, above all else, an empire of force - employing a mixture of violence, suppression, order, and tactical use of power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture. This Very Short Introduction covers the history of the Empire from Augustus (the first Emperor) to Marcus Aurelius, describing how the empire was formed, how it was run, its religions and its social structure. It examines how local cultures were "romanised" and how people in far away lands came to believe in the emperor as a god. The book also examines how the Roman Empire has been considered and depicted in more recent times, from the writings of Edward Gibbon, to the differing attitudes of the Victorians and recent Hollywood blockbuster films.
650			_aHistory of Italy
650			_aEmpire 31 B.C.-476 A.D.
650			_aAncient Italy
650			_aRoman Empire
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