From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the Western world. Powerful in war, Rome was magnificent in peace, so that even today her poets, artists, philosophers and historians exert their influence over Western thought and civilisation.

Michael Grant, the renowned classical historian, recreates the evolution of this astonishing city and community. He describes the individuals and events that made Rome a political and cultural conqueror, and defines the dramatic circumstances of her eventual decline and fall.

The History of Rome by Michael Grant - the renowned classical historian - recreates the evolution of one of the world's most astonishing cities and communities.

About the Author
Michael Grant (1914-2004) was a historian whose over forty publications on ancient Rome and Greece popularised the classical and early Christian world. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, served in intelligence and as a diplomat during the Second World War, and afterwards became deputy director of the British Council's European division, when he also published his first book. He later returned to academia, teaching at Cambridge and Edinburgh, and serving as Vice Chancellor at the University of Khartoum and at Queen's University, Belfast.


Book Information
ISBN 9780571114610
Author Professor Michael Grant
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 455g
Dimensions(mm) 217mm * 137mm * 33mm