All Things Ancient Rome: An Encyclopedia of the Roman World [2 volumes]

Through roughly 160 alphabetically arranged reference entries, this book surveys the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome.

Ancient Rome was one of the great civilizations of antiquity. Honoring the contributions of their cultural forebearers-who included Etruscans, Asians, and Egyptians as well as Greeks-Roman artists, writers, and thinkers freely borrowed where tradition dictated and innovated where personal talent and imagination directed, forging a unique creative expe...