The World The Romans Knew
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the height of its power, Rome stood at the centre of a vast, interconnected world stretching from the windswept shores of Britain to the perfumed courts of India — and The World the Romans Knew masterfully reconstructs this extraordinary civilisation's geographic and cultural horizons. N.H.H. Sitwell chronicles the known world as Roman soldiers, merchants, diplomats, and scholars understood it, presenting a sweeping survey of the peoples, trade routes, and distant lands that shaped the Roman imagination and economy. Drawing on ancient geographical texts, archaeological evidence, and historical records, the work details how Rome's reach extended far beyond its legions, encompassing silk roads to China, caravan routes across Arabia, and sea lanes threading through the Indian Ocean. Sitwell argues with precision and authority that Roman knowledge of the wider world was far more sophisticated than is commonly assumed, illustrating the empire's role not merely as a conquering force but as a remarkable nexus of global exchange. Written with scholarly rigour yet accessible to the general reader, the narrative weaves together cartography, ethnography, and political history to paint a richly textured portrait of antiquity's greatest superpower. For anyone captivated by the ancient world, this volume poses an irresistible question: just how far did the Roman gaze truly reach?
Author: N.H.H. Sitwell
Format: Hardback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the height of its power, Rome stood at the centre of a vast, interconnected world stretching from the windswept shores of Britain to the perfumed courts of India — and The World the Romans Knew masterfully reconstructs this extraordinary civilisation's geographic and cultural horizons. N.H.H. Sitwell chronicles the known world as Roman soldiers, merchants, diplomats, and scholars understood it, presenting a sweeping survey of the peoples, trade routes, and distant lands that shaped the Roman imagination and economy. Drawing on ancient geographical texts, archaeological evidence, and historical records, the work details how Rome's reach extended far beyond its legions, encompassing silk roads to China, caravan routes across Arabia, and sea lanes threading through the Indian Ocean. Sitwell argues with precision and authority that Roman knowledge of the wider world was far more sophisticated than is commonly assumed, illustrating the empire's role not merely as a conquering force but as a remarkable nexus of global exchange. Written with scholarly rigour yet accessible to the general reader, the narrative weaves together cartography, ethnography, and political history to paint a richly textured portrait of antiquity's greatest superpower. For anyone captivated by the ancient world, this volume poses an irresistible question: just how far did the Roman gaze truly reach?