{"product_id":"rome-an-empires-story-9780199775293","title":"ROME: An Empire's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe very idea of empire was created in ancient Rome and even today traces of its monuments  literature  and institutions can be found across Europe  the Near East  and North Africa--and sometimes even further afield.  In Rome  historian Greg Woolf expertly recounts how this mammoth empire was created  how it was sustained in crisis  and how it shaped the world of its rulers and subjects--a story spanning a millennium and a half of history. The personalities and events of Roman history have become part of the Wests cultural lexicon  and Woolf provides brilliant retellings of each of these  from the war with Carthage to Octavians victory over Cleopatra  from the height of territorial expansion under the emperors Trajan and Hadrian to the founding of Constantinople and the barbarian invasions which resulted in Romes ultimate collapse. Throughout  Woolf carefully considers the conditions that made Romes success possible and so durable  covering topics as diverse as ecology  slavery  and religion. Woolf also compares Rome to other ancient empires and to its many later imitators  bringing into vivid relief the Empires most distinctive and enduring features.  As Woolf demonstrates  nobody ever planned to create a state that would last more than a millennium and a half  yet Rome was able  in the end  to survive barbarian migrations  economic collapse and even the conflicts between a series of world religions that had grown up within its borders  in the process generating an image and a myth of empire that is apparently indestructible. Based on new research and compellingly told  this sweeping account promises to eclipse all previously published histories of the empire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648166944821,"sku":"ByrdShop_019977529X","price":22.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199775293.jpg?v=1781711220","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rome-an-empires-story-9780199775293","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}