Rome in Africa

Rome in Africa
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 304
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781134892396
ISBN-13 : 113489239X
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Rome in Africa by : Susan Raven

Download or read book Rome in Africa written by Susan Raven and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly three thousand years ago the Phoenicians set up trading colonies on the coast of North Africa, and ever since successive civilizations have been imposed on the local inhabitants, largely from outside. Carthaginians, Romans, vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, TUrks, French and Italians have all occupied the region in their time. The Romans governed this part of Africa for six hundred cities, twelve thousand miles of roads and hundreds of aquaducts, some fifty miles long. The remains of many of these structures can be seen today. At the height of its prosperity, during the second and third centuries AD, the area was the granary of Rome, and produced more olive oil than Italy itself. The broadening horizons of the Roman Empire provided scope for the particular talents of a number of Africa's sons: the writers Terence and Apuleius; the first African Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, famous Christian theologians like Tertulllian and Saint Augustine - these are just some who rose to meet the challenges of their age.


Rome in Africa Related Books

Rome in Africa
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Susan Raven
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-06 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Nearly three thousand years ago the Phoenicians set up trading colonies on the coast of North Africa, and ever since successive civilizations have been imposed
Frontier and Society in Roman North Africa
Language: en
Pages: 322
Authors: Dr. David Cherry
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Analysing the cultural, social, and economic consequences of the Roman occupation of North Africa (c.50 BC-AD 250), this book offers a fresh look at the develop
Roman North Africa
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Louise Cilliers
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-02-26 - Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book examines the environment and society of North Africa during the late Roman period (fourth and fifth centuries CE) through the writings of Helvius Vind
Resurrecting the Granary of Rome
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: Diana K. Davis
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-09-11 - Publisher: Ohio University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Publisher description
North Africa
Language: en
Pages: 428
Authors: Ethel Davies
Categories: Travel
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This first guidebook dedicated to the Roman Coast of North Africa--Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya--brings the ruins to life with colorful stories of the ch