The Legacy of Rome

How the Roman Empire Shaped the Modern World

New Hardback Illustrated

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Simon Elliott takes the reader on a grand tour of the regions that made up the Roman Empire, from Britain in its far north-western corner to North Africa and the eastern borderlands of Syria. By tracing the provinces’ relationship with Rome over the centuries he explains how the Empire deeply affected their history and continues to have an impact on the lives of their present-day inhabitants.

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