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The Roman military machine was preeminent in the ancient world, projecting power across the known world over a vast chronology, and an increasingly huge and diverse geography. One of the most powerful instruments of war in the history of conflict, it proved uniquely adept at learning from setbacks, always coming back the stronger for it. In so doing it displayed two of the most important traits associated with the world of Rome. In this book, Dr Simon Elliott first provides a detailed background to the Roman Republic and Empire to provide context for all that follows. He then looks specifically at the Roman military in its three key chronological phases: the Republic, the Principate Empire, and the Dominate Empire. Next he forensically examines specific instances of the Roman military on campaign and in battle, and of its engineering prowess. Finally, he investigates the many enemies faced by the Roman Republic and Empire.

From the founding of its republic in 509 B.C.E. to the demise of its empire in 476 C.E., Rome dominated the countries of the Mediterranean Sea, the Middle East, and Europe as far north as Britain. Roman scientists, engineers, mathematicians, architects, and others left a rich legacy of roads, aqueducts, bridges, mills, treatises, and more over its thousand-year history and for the centuries to come. This intriguing volume explains the dramatic story of Rome's conquests and triumphs, and how they went hand in hand with advancements in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM.

Describes daily life in ancient Rome, discussing family life, entertainment, schools, religion, and other aspects.

An illustrated introduction to the geography of ancient Rome from city to empire, covering the Mediterranean Sea, the Tiber, farm land, natural defenses, building materials, Roman settlements and roads, aqueducts, and more.

Introduces the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, discussing the people, places, lives, beliefs, treasures, and battles.

Take a trip through time! Learn how people lived, what they ate, how they traveled, what kind of work they did, what they did for fun, and more.

Discusses the weapons used by the ancient Romans and their different means of warfare.

Looks at how the Roman Empire changed through time and gives ... insights into many different aspects of Roman life through its geography.

Why did Roman towns have bathhouses? Why was Rome at great risk from fires? What happened to the town of Pompeii in AD 79? Geography Matters in Ancient Rome looks at how the Roman Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Roman life through its geography. Read about how the Romans invented new farming methods such as a harvesting machine called a vallus how some women in the Roman Empire had more freedom than in other civilizations even running their husbands businesses for them when they were away and how the Empire was strengthened by the fact that the different climates soils and terrain produced a huge range of goods and resources.

Discusses the lives and civilization of the people of Ancient Rome.