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The Oxford History of the Roman World
from Oxford University Press, USA

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• Oxford History of The Roman World
  Disapointing. Too little history and too much culture. Writing also not up to ususal Brit quality

• A decent survey
  I purchased this after finishing the excellent Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World, and while I found this book useful it was a bit of a let down after in comparison with its counterpart.
  I appreciate the broad range of both, devoting significant space to social and cultural topics. However, the structure of the Greek history was much better in the way it divided the history of Greece by era and addressed each more or less in a parallel manner, beginning with a basic political history... more info

• Excellent, if a bit flawed.
  The Oxford History of the Roman World is, first and foremost, an excellent edition and a perfect primer for the lay-historian and undergraduate. I am not denying that fact (though in this case I wish it was possible to give this book 4 1/2 stars, but nevertheless...); what I will do now, however, is go into a bit more detail about the positives and negatives of this broad history.
  Being The Oxford HISTORY of the Roman World, one logically starts with the pure historiography. It is very good indeed,... more info

• Too heavily focused on literature
  This book might perhaps be good for those who whish to learn about Roman literature. It contain almost no information on poltics or economics. The corresponding Oxford book on Greek history is generally speaking a much better book than this one.

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