History of Rome

Informationen zum Autor Michael Grant (1914-2004) was a historian whose over forty publications on ancient Rome and Greece popularised the classical and early Christian world. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, served in intelligence and as a diplomat during the Second World War, and afterwards became deputy director of the British Council's European division, when he also published his first book. He later returned to academia, teaching at Cambridge and Edinburgh, and serving as Vice Chancellor at the University of Khartoum and at Queen's University, Belfast. Klappentext From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the Western world. The History of Rome by Michael Grant - the renowned classical historian - recreates the evolution of one of the world's most astonishing cities and communities. Zusammenfassung From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the Western world.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Grant, Professor Michael Grant
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.1986
• EAN: 9780571114610
• ISBN: 978-0-571-11461-0
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 215 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, History of Architecture, Ancient History, European history: the Romans, Cities; Civilisations; Dynasties