Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a city traditionally believed to have been founded in 753 B.C. by Romulus, the first King. Ancient Rome's history can be divided into three parts: the Roman Kingship, Roman Republic, and Roman Empire.

Romans had extensive knowledge of roads, mining, irrigation and masonry.

Further reading[edit]

• Hibbert, Christopher. Rome: The Biography of a City. (1985). 386 pp. good introduction
• Scheidel, Walter, Ian Morris and Richard P. Saller, eds. The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World (2008) 942pp 942 pp. advanced essays by scholars