"A concise, readable and comprehensive survey of the civilization of ancient Rome. Covering more than 1,200 years of political, military and cultural history, it explores the religion, society and daily life of the Romans through a study of their literature, art, architecture and technology. This new edition contains extensive updated and revised material designed to evoke the themes and debates which resonate in both the ancient and modern worlds:...

Andrea Carandini is professor of archaeology at the University of Rome, La Sapienza, and the author of many books. For more than two decades, he has supervised some of the most important archaeological excavations in Rome, and he was instrumental in the discovery of the ancient Palatine Wall and the earliest phase of the Sanctuary of Vesta. Rome's most important and controversial archaeologist shows why the myth of the city's founding isn't all myth...

Tom and Sophie discover their grandfather's latest invention. In it they travel back in time to the Valley of the Kings, then on to ancient Rome, and they also meet William Shakespeare.