Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Author: Simon Baker | Language: English | ISBN:
0563493607 | Format: PDF
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"Effectively profiles several important figures from Rome’s history." —Library Journal
About the Author
Simon Baker read Classics at Oxford University. In 1999 he joined the BBC's award-winning History Unit where he worked on Timewatch and a wide range of programmes about the classical world. He was the Development Producer on the BBC One series Ancient Rome - The Rise and Fall of an Empire. This is his second book. Mary Beard is a Professor of Classics at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Newnham College. She has written widely on the history and culture of the ancient (and modern) world. Her books include The Parthenon and (with Keith Hopkins) The Colosseum. She is Classics Editor of the Times Literary Supplement and her major study of the Roman Triumph was published in 2007.
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- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books (October 24, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0563493607
- ISBN-13: 978-0563493600
- Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
This book is the companion to the extremely interesting BBC docudrama series "Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire". The chapters are the same as the series episodes (although in a more logical chronological order), providing background and detail to the events. Reading the book and watching the show, gives the layman a decent knowledge on the event or character and the following repercussions.
Obviously this work has limitations, but contrary to the usual works designed for the general public, Professor Simon Baker from Oxford gives us an unbiased and very accurate depiction of the events.
This work includes 16 pages of color photographs and a good bibliography providing ancient and modern sources for each separate chapters.
After a great introduction by Mary Beard (consultant to the BBC series, a renowned academic and the author of one of the greatest books on Roman History "Pompeii"), Professor Baker gives us a short introduction on the beginnings of Rome.
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