On The Book of Ancient Rome
The legacy of the vast empire of ancient Rome is present everywhere around US in the modern world today. The Romans left US poetry, ideas, laws, and vocabulary, but the practical heritage the Roman Empire passed down is most evident in the fields of engineering and architecture, from the vastness of the Colosseum to the elegance of the forums in Rome.
All of this is monument to the glory of the rule of ancient Rome and Its military might The Roman’s continued fear of outsiders drove them to relentlessly conquer land after land.
This book takes an in-depth look at the ruthless army, the many battles, great deeds and rulers – heroes and villains, kind men and cruel – that combined to create the greatest empire of the ancient world.