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ROME fir ENEMIES .n Empire Created and Destroyed by War Fest tite Gt rn 208 by One ing, idan Hoe er Wty Overt Ox 0 Eatrlogrerndhagier Hd roy pied Cans 26 Case eB Cony Ader A 78 eral ree er ADDS, er Hires 4c Cer 49-448 Esen Hines Cas Ga Wis 560 Ce 5 Ihe Pein Can he (DSoancn (he Cnty AD 226-612 Be ef Aven of ve nat ms 95: The oman ry fe Han Gomine Most meme fe Coops Wes Garments rd Das Mestre 37 Te ors 103008, Men ts 158 Eres (2) Calta feos alt Manat A 7 Ras race) Ror i Prac Me te I a rs As Peat Are 43 Ra reese ‘ese te Marre 33 Eat oa fre Manat Ams 21 Baten Raman 200-14 BC 573 he Seats 600 KAD 450M Ar ng (1, 00 BC-AD 308 Mens 239 ran ay eth) 208-400 Warr ate Ronan Wren AD 230-55 Mer 15 Le Roa Gaatyran Ab 736565 Ware 7 Gomer Weer (AD 235 88 Wire 2h Wan 00 BEAD 10 rar Ab 297841 Ware Ramen tegen’, S80 AD erie Tarp Ronen ear LIBRARY SERVICE 02294143 | ©2005 On| tein decrone dc tem eran oe tren parmesan of he opi cone ar sos ver aterpt has ben mate byte pier oie the Feckithae os bat ay cers al fe py 2 rey he tno nd win abn shal rae [ACP exp cart ri book able fom he sev 1 mre 9220 Faget by Ken Gp Da Carrie. Uk bey Da sigan ope The ap sus ee ina aie FORA CATALOGUE OF AL BOOKS PUBLISHED By ‘OSFREY TAY AND AVIATION EASE CONTAC ‘Opty Dec. 227 Sond Set Urey Pk nal bree con ALLOTHER REGIONS Ore Drec UFO Boe 40 Wego rpc een Ser ap cue ee FT com mince Catis Askews “Mar-2006 937 INTRODUCTION by Tom Holland PARTI Early Republic 753BC-150BC PART 2 Late Republic 150BC-27BC PART 3, Early Empire 27BC-AD235 PART 4 Late Empire AD235-500 FURTHER READING INDEX 14 86 166 228 294 295 EAND HER ENEMIES INTRODUCTION by Tom Holland eects ep eee! intimidating, the Romans’ civilisation was both ceil like our own, and tuely, astoundingly strange. Iti this tension, berwean what is familar and what is no, that best explains the fascination that Rome stil holds for us to this very day. What theme is there, afer alto compare for deama with that of the Roman Empite? The famous words that Gibbon applied to its rn might equally well describe the entice parabola ofits thowsand-yea ie and fal. The greatest, pethaps, and most awful scene a the history of mankind.” lying tits heat isa mystery a8 profound as any in the records of human

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