{"product_id":"a-history-of-ancient-rome-in-100-lives","title":"A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the lives of the ancient Romans, pieced together from inscriptions, discarded letters, biographies and myth over two thousand years of history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Roman empire witnessed a huge diversity of human experience over its history. At its pinnacle, it exerted its rule across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, from Britannia to the Black Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, authors Philip Matyszak and Joanne Berry give voice not only to famed rulers and generals whose names and deeds have been enshrined in classical texts but also to the ordinary citizens like centurions, scholars, Christian martyrs and civil servants who made up the fabric of Roman society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of 100 lives pieces together the biographies of these individuals, whose stories range from the happy and uneventful to the tragic and dramatic, from ancient art, artefacts and myths. Matyszak and Berry illuminate the sometimes surprising exploits of Rome's women, such as Amazonia a sword-swinging gladiator, and Metila a priestess of the cult of Cymbele.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomans of every class and creed are represented, from Faustulus a shepherd said to have adopted the infant Romulus and Remus, to the poet Virgil whose word still echo down through the ages. Each of these lives forms part of a larger picture, together making up a rich mosaic that gives us a glimpse of what it meant to be Roman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContains 20 illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Matyszak\u003c\/strong\u003e has a doctorate in Roman history from St John's College, Oxford and is the author of numerous bestselling books on the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanne Berry\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Roman historian and archaeologist, and an Associate Professor of Classics at Swansea University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookspeed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57367266230649,"sku":"ASI-6186","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/A_History_of_Ancient_Rome_in_100_Lives.jpg?v=1780413435","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/a-history-of-ancient-rome-in-100-lives","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}