A Brief History of the Romans
- ISBN-10
- 0199987556
- ISBN-13
- 9780199987559
- Category
- Rome
- Pages
- 358
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Authors
- Daniel J. Gargola, Richard J. A. Talbert, Mary Taliaferro Boatwright
Description
Revised edition of: A brief history of ancient Rome. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
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