Contents

Contents : internet links; how we know about the Romans; the town of Pompeii; Early Rome - the founding of Rome, the growth of Rome, the last king of Rome; The Roman Republic - the conquest of Italy, masters of the Mediterranean, citizens and senators, the republic in crisis, the life of Caesar; The Roman Empire - the birth of the Empire, Emperors of Rome, the city of Rome, the Roman army, a soldier’s life, expanding the empire, running the Empire, travel and trade, crime and punishment; Everyday life - family life, growing up, roman women, slaves and freedmen, living in a town, a house in town, living in the country, a country villa, food and cooking, at a dinner party, fashion and beauty, at the baths, at the games, at the races, plays and pantomimes, gods and goddesses, beliefs and superstitions, healing the sick, crafts and trades, builders and engineers, amazing architecture, painting and sculpture, magnificent mosaics; The end of the empire - the empire weakens, the rise of Christianity, Barbarians and Byzantines, the legacy of Rome, lasting Latin; Factfinder - more about the empire, the organisation of the army, gods, goddesses and festivals, legends of Rome, dates, time and numbers, money and banking, roman law, what’s new, who’s who in the Roman world, time chart, glossary, index, acknowledgements;