Overview
A beguiling and entertaining introduction to the Romans, vividly bringing to life the people who helped create the world we live in today
The Romans left a long-lasting legacy and their influence can still be seen all around us, from our calendar and coins to our language and laws, but how much do we really know about them? Help is at hand in the form of this book which tells the remarkable, and often surprising, story of the Romans and the most enduring empire in history. Fusing a lively and entertaining narrative with rigorous research, Veni, Vidi, Vici breaks down each major period into a series of concise nuggets that provide a fascinating commentary on every aspect of the Roman world, from plebs to personalities, sauces to sexuality, games to gladiators, poets to punishments, mosaics to medicine, and Catullus to Christianity.
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"Jones's is a vital public service. He reminds us that while we shouldn't live in the past, we are wiser and stronger when we live with it." —Bettany Hughes,
Sunday Telegraph on
Vote for Caesar"As a comprehensive, robust and intelligent guide to the practices of the Greeks and Romans, this is second to none." —
Literary RevieMarket
"Ancient history buffs or anyone with an interest in the classical world, for whom this would make a splendid gift; admirers of the books of Mary Beard, Danny Danziger/John Gillingham and Ian Mortimer, especially his
Time Traveller's Guides."
Author Biography
Peter Jones has written a regular column, "Ancient & Modern," in the Spectator for many years and is the author of various books on the Classics, including Latin Crosswords, Learn Latin, Reading Latin, and Reading Ovid.
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