A detailed exploration of nearly 200 objects from ancient Rome and museum collections around the world, gathered here into one handy, pocket-sized guide Pocket

Provides a brief, chronological history of ancient Rome from 2000 B.C. to 500 A.D. from its beginnings as a tiny settlement on the river Tiber to its heyday as

Discover ancient Rome, from its beginnings as a tiny settlement on the River Tiber to its zenith as the greatest empire of the ancient world. The Pocket Timelin

Ancient Rome as a Museum considers how cultural objects from the Roman Empire came to reflect, construct, and challenge Roman perceptions of power and identity.

If all the portable artifacts of Ancient Rome were in a single location, the lives of students, historians and connoisseurs would be immeasurably simpler - but