By: Peter Ackroyd
From compelling leaders to lethal lava, soldiers to statesmen - enter the realm of Ancient Rome. The most dynamic and aggressive young republic of all time, Rome was an empire of 80 million people. Find out how they single-handedly took on the world and why eventually their empire fell apart...Peter Ackroyd brilliantly brings to life the wonder of the Ancient Romans- it's history, but not as you know it!