Download or read book A Companion to the Roman Empire written by David S. Potter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with aguide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Romanstudies, taking account of the most recent discoveries. This Companion brings together thirty original essays guidingreaders through Roman imperial history and the field of Romanstudies Shows that Roman imperial history is a compelling and vibrantsubject Includes significant new contributions to various areas of Romanimperial history Covers the social, intellectual, economic and cultural historyof the Roman Empire Contains an extensive bibliography