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Shows the enactment of excerpts from Roman writings in order to recreate the world of the Roman Empire.

Traces the history of Roman civilization from the Stone Age to the fourth century A.D., covering social, intellectual, religious, political, and military developments and illuminating recent scholastic and archaeological research.

During the thousand years which separate Homer from Plotinus, the Greeks and Romans not only created two great literatures and most of our literary genres, they also developed theories of literature and methods of criticism. These, though very different from our own, have nevertheless greatly influenced modern thinking, especially during the early centuries of our modern literatures. The author gives us a clear, full and reliable analysis of the ancient...

A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacle. In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of nowhere, a sudden sickness struck the legions and laid...