Rome and the Classical West
- ISBN-10
- 190013182X
- ISBN-13
- 9781900131827
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-03
- Publisher
- Duncan Baird Publishers
- Author
- J. M. Roberts
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