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Facts on File, 1982. “Comprehensive General View of the Roman World in Its Physical and Cultural Setting” (introduction); beautifully illustrated.

Bury, J. B. History of the Later Roman Empire From the Death of Theodosius to the Death of Justinian. Dover, 1957. Definitive work on the subject, 4th through 6th centuries.

Christ, Karl. The Romans: An Introduction to Their History and Civilization. California, 1984. A fine, lucid introduction; illustrated.

Cory, M. and Scullard, H. H. History of Rome. St. Martin's, Comprehensive history for the advanced student.

Davenport, Basil, ed. The Portable Roman Reader. Penguin, 1977. Abridged selections from the works of great Roman writers.

Gibbon, Edward. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Various publishers, Classic and still controversial account by the 18th-century historian; sometimes abridged.

Grant, Neil. How they Lived; The Romans. Promo, 1990. Daily social life and customs in ancient Rome.

Hamilton, Edith. The Roman Way. Norton, 1984. Popular work that introduces Rome's civilization through the eyes of great Roman writers: Cicero, Catullus, Caesar, Plautus, and others.

Harris, William Vernon. War and Imperialism in Republican Rome, 327-70 B.C. Oxford, 1979. Disputes generally accepted view that Middle Empire Romans fought only in self-defense.

Keppie, Lawrence. Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire. Barnes & Noble, 1984. The evolution of the military that created the empire; illustrated.

MacKendrick, Paul I. The Mute Stones Speak: The Story of Archaeology in Italy. Norton, 1976. Information provided by archaeological evidence at major Roman excavations.

Miguel, Pierre. Life in Ancient Rome. Silver, 1981. A good introduction, heavily illustrated.

Raven, Susan. Rome in Africa. Longman, 1984. Roman North Africa, including Carthage, coming of Christianity, antiquities and ruins; history to 700.

Rostovtzeff, Michael. Social and Economic History of the Roman Empire. Oxford, 1957. Authoritative, scholarly work on this aspect of Roman history.

Suetonius. The Twelve Caesars: An Illustrated Edition. Penguin, 1983. From Julius Caesar to Domitian, by the great Roman author; available in various editions.

Syme, Ronald. The Roman Revolution. Oxford, 1939. Classic and engrossing work on the transition from a Republic to despotism after the death of Julius Caesar.

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