Spanning over 1,300 years, this popular history of Rome has now been revised to include a new survey of the sources for Roman history, updated material on the formation of Rome, and extended coverage of Roman imperialism.

• New edition of this popular history of Rome.
  
• Spans 1,300 years of history in a single volume.
  
• Broad in scope – covers political, social, economic, religious and cultural history.
  
• Material on the formation of Rome has been updated to take account of the most recent research.
  
• Coverage of Roman imperialism and the political world of the first century BC has been expanded
  
• A new section on Roman spectacles, including gladiatorial combat and chariot racing, has been inserted.
  
• A substantial survey of the sources for Roman history has been added.

The third edition is accompanied by a website available at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/historyofrome/