Ancient Rome From Romulus and Remus to the Visigoth Invasion (The Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations)-[1]-[Kathleen Kuiper].pdf

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ancient Rome: from Romulus and Remus to the Visigoth invasion / edited by Kathleen
Kuiper.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(The Britannica guide to ancient civilizations)
“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61530-207-9 (eBook)
1. Rome—History. I. Kuiper, Kathleen.
2010
937—dc22
2009045443
On the cover: A phalanx of statues, currently housed in the Vatican Museum, stand as
silent witnesses to the grandeur of ancient Rome. Ian Shive/Aurora/Getty Images
Photo credit pp. 17, 39, 77, 104, and 153 Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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CONTENTS
Introduction 10
Chapter 1: Rome from it