Ancient Rome: An Introductory History - Softcover

Paul A. Zoch (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806164778 ISBN 13: 9780806164779

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, 2020

Synopsis

In this revised and expanded edition of Ancient Rome, author Paul A. Zoch presents the history and mythology of Rome, from its legendary progenitor Aeneas to the death of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius in 180 c.e. Zoch guides readers through the military campaigns and political developments that shaped Rome's rise from a small Italian city to the greatest imperial power the world had ever known, and he includes stories about its protagonists - such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius, and Nero - that are often omitted from more specialized studies.

In Zoch's retelling, the events and personalities of ancient Rome spring to life. We witness the long struggle against the enemy city of Carthage. We follow Caesar as he campaigns in Britain, and we observe the ebb and flow of Rome's fortunes in the Hellenistic East.

Emphasizing both the political and moral lessons to be learned from Roman history - and that remain relevant today - Zoch gives readers a narrative that is both entertaining and informative. An afterword takes the history to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in 476 c.e.

About this title

About the Author

Paul A. Zoch, a Houston-based educator with thirty-one years of experience teaching Latin and ancient Roman history, is the author of Doomed to Fail: The Built-In Defects of American Education.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806164778
• ISBN 13: 9780806164779
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 312