Rome The Autobiography

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The history of Ancient Rome has been passed down to us through official accounts, personal letters, annotated words of great orators & the considered histories of powerful men. It is found on inscriptions, in private memoirs & official reports from every corner of the Empire. Over 150 pieces are collected in this autobiography of Ancient Rome, from the written accounts of Caesars & slaves, generals & poets on major battles, conspiracy & politics to the minutiae of everyday life &

Includes:: amongst them: How to keep a slave by Cato the Elder; The Life of a Roman Gentleman, by Pliny the Younger; Gang Warfare in Rome, by Cicero; A Chariot Fight, by Julius Caesar; Female Athletes & Gladiators, by Juvenal; The Eruption of Vesuivius, by Pliny the Younger; Nero Murders Britannicus, by Tacitus; On Going to bed with Cleopatra, by Mark Antony; Homosexuals in Rome, by Juvenal; Alaric the Visogoth Sacks Rome, by Jordanes; The Great Fire of Rome, by Tacitus; Gladitorial Shows, by Seneca; wo Days in the Life of an Emperor's Son, by Marcus Aurelius.