The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient RomeMore than fifteen centuries after its fall, the Roman Empire remains one of the most formative influences on the history of Europe. Its physical remains dot the landscape from Scotland to Syria. Its cities are still the great metropolises of the continent. Its law and institutions have shaped modern practice, and its ideal of a united Europe has haunted politicians ever since. Fully illustrated and featuring more than sixty full- colour maps, this atlas traces the rise and fall of the first great multinational state. It looks at its provinces and cities, its trade and economy, its armies and frontier defences; follows its foreign ward and internecine struggles; and charts its transformation into a Christian theocracy and its fall in 476. |
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... Samnite War 340-38 Latin War : Rome wins control of Latium 327-04 Second Samnite War 298-90 Third Samnite War . Roman territory extends from Bay of Naples to the Adriatic 281-275 Romans repel invasion by Pyrrhus , king of Epirus 246-241 ...
... Samnite War 340-38 Latin War : Rome wins control of Latium 327-04 Second Samnite War 298-90 Third Samnite War . Roman territory extends from Bay of Naples to the Adriatic 281-275 Romans repel invasion by Pyrrhus , king of Epirus 246-241 ...
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... Samnites , a powerful tribal confederation who controlled the central backbone of southern Italy . This First Samnite War ( 343-41 ) was brief and inconclusive , but was followed by more significant Roman gains in the Second and Third Wars ...
... Samnites , a powerful tribal confederation who controlled the central backbone of southern Italy . This First Samnite War ( 343-41 ) was brief and inconclusive , but was followed by more significant Roman gains in the Second and Third Wars ...
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... war - probably one of the 20 brought to Italy by Pyrrhus , which would have been the first the Romans had seen ... Third Samnite Wars of 327-304 and 298-90 BC . This extended their power east to the Adriatic and southwards to the Bay of ...
... war - probably one of the 20 brought to Italy by Pyrrhus , which would have been the first the Romans had seen ... Third Samnite Wars of 327-304 and 298-90 BC . This extended their power east to the Adriatic and southwards to the Bay of ...
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From City to Empire | 12 |
The Origins of Rome | 20 |
The Unification of Italy | 22 |
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