roman influences

"... Bronwen Riley describes an epic journey from Rome to Hadrian's Wall at the empire's northwestern frontier ..."--Jacket flap.

Describes Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul and Britain from 58 to 51 B.C.

Magazine editor and author Cullen Murphy discusses similarities between the U.S. and the Roman Empire, arguing that the U.S. most resembles Rome in two areas in which change is possible: governmental corruption and "arrogant ignorance" of the outside world.