The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (Hist Atlas)

The book takes one through the history of the Roman Empire in a series of short chapters summarising the main events. It is extremely well written and the author is clearly an expert in his field. The maps supplement the text in in a very helpful way and the photographs have also been very carefully selected to complement the text. Altogether an extremely engaging reference book which I shall definitely use a lot since it provides such excellent summaries of the centuries and subjects it covers.

Good story line easey to follow.

A shortish book but very informative. Good maps and a great start point if you want to know more about the expansion of the Roman empire. If you read Roman historical fiction, this is very helpful.

BEWARE this is not an atlas of Ancient Rome but a book about the Ancient Roman world. Well-produced and illustrated but with very little relationship to its precise title.

When ever I read historical novels I try to imagine where these ancient Roman provinces were places, well this book showed me in good detail that I could understand. This book will be kept for a long time and used as a reference for future use. The delivery time was also very prompt.

Book arrived promptly, in the condition described. It is a set text for a university course, and I am very grateful to have found it at such a competitive price!

Excellent addition to our collection of books on Rome. Very happy.

I purchased this a a means of having a series of maps which I could easily refer to while I was reading associated books. The book was disappointing - the maps were there, but not a legible and large as I had expected. The binding was such that the book could not be made to stay open at the appropriate page without significant weighting down - not good for constant referral and the accompanying text (historical overview) is so general as to be just taking up good map space. After my initial scan though the book, it has remained unopened on my bookshelf.Good for those wanting a little information on Ancient Rome but not for the serious student