A panoramic and colourful view of the many ethnic identities, languages and cultures composing the Roman Empire.

What went wrong in imperial Rome, and how we can avoid it: “If you want to understand where America stands in the world today, read this.” —Thomas E. Rick

The leading ancient world historian and author of Caesar presents “an engrossing account of how the Roman Empire grew and operated” (Kirkus). Renowned for h

This book explores ways in which both the theory and the practice of international politics was built upon Roman private and public law foundations on a variety