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How did a single village community in the Italian peninsula eventually become one of the mightiest imperial powers the world has ever known? In The Romans, Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel Gargola, and Richard J.A. Talbert tackle this question as they guide readers through a comprehensive sweep of... read more

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For centuries before the formation of cities, Italy was a land of villages and the outside world impinged on life only fitfully.

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  1. Mary Taliaferro Boatwright (Author)

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