00962cam a2200229 4500 357695708 TxAuBib 000000s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781405487955 140548795X (OCoLC)156908999 TxAuBib Hill, Duncan. Ancient Rome : from the Republic to the Empire. Bath, UK ; New York : Parragon, 2007. Includes index. The rise of Rome, from provinvial settlement to imperial power, is an epic that reads like fiction rather fact. Despite possessing few strategic advantages, Rome mastered Italy, and then looked outward. At its height, the Empire encompassed territories from teh Rhineland to Egypt, Britain to Armenia. Over two million square miles fell within Rome's orbit. History. Rome (Empire.) Rome. QS7