Ancient Rome
The Rise and Fall of An Empire

Brilliant. Very well written and accessible. An essential introduction to Ancient Rome.......more

Simon Baker's Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire is a good introduction to Roman history, covering various key points in the history of Rome. Probably not the same key points that someone else would choose, but he makes a decent case for the importance of each stop on the tour. Some people......more

After reading Mary Beard's S.P.Q.R., which was focused more on dispelling some of the myths surrounding Rome's history and shedding light upon the lives of ordinary people, I wanted to learn a bit more about the big, legendary characters and the huge events that shaped the ancient world. This book d......more

Telling the history of a civilisation that lasted more than a thousand years is no easy feat, but Simon Baker brilliantly rose up to the challenge. His approach is, actually, quite simple: instead of offering a narrative from the beginning of Rome to its ultimate collapse, he focuses on a few of its......more

Roma cumhuriyet ve imparatorluk tarihine dair dokuz ana başlık altında toplanan olayların anlatıldığı güzel bir kitap. Olayların anlatımı kronolojik bir sıra izliyor ancak her imparatordan bahsedilmiyor. Örneğin Caesar ve Augustus'un Cumhuriyet'i sona erdirmesinin detaylı bir şekilde anlatıldığı böl......more