The Romans

The founding of Rome; the early republic; the expansion of Rome; Rome's social and political structure; the end of the Roman republic; the army; a soldier's life; roads; ships and shipping; from republic to Empire; the early Empire; the administration of the Empire; sieges and fortifications; Roman towns; the city of Rome; town houses; furniture; decorations; food and dining; in the kitchen; jewellery; clothes and fashion; the Roman villa; farming; marriage and childbirth; funerals and burial; education; jobs and occupations; money and trade; entertainments; races and games; gladiator fights; the baths; religious beliefs; gods and goddesses; festivals; medicine; architecture; building technology; the legal system; the later Empire; the Empire after Constantine; the Byzantine Empire; appendix; who was who in ancient Rome; date chart; the legacy of Rome.