The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome

Good story line easey to follow.

Excellent guide to the Roman era. We tend to think of the peak of Roman power (spreading as far as British Isles) and then the fall. This gives the full story. The rise of the empire was a tricky affair, as all the powers from the North and further East were there at the start. Celtic raids were common. Technology is illustrated in the fortifications and maps. None of the cultural or technological items are in the index. It lists people, places and events that we gave a name.Not being any more an expert in any historical era, this serves as a fine reference for this era or European history when I move on to read about other history of these areas. This book is of more use to me than atlases that cover earlier eras and regions outside this Mediterranean focus, but I do have one that covers prehistoric developments.

This is quite good. I wish I had this in college during my four-year quest for my degree in history. Simple, concise and to the point without extraneous contemporary rewriting of history. (no BCE or CE or other PC gobbledygook to muddy the waters of learning). An excellent reference and a fine supplement to any library.

The book takes one through the history of the Roman Empire in a series of short chapters summarising the main events. It is extremely well written and the author is clearly an expert in his field. The maps supplement the text in in a very helpful way and the photographs have also been very carefully selected to complement the text. Altogether an extremely engaging reference book which I shall definitely use a lot since it provides such excellent summaries of the centuries and subjects it covers.

A shortish book but very informative. Good maps and a great start point if you want to know more about the expansion of the Roman empire. If you read Roman historical fiction, this is very helpful.