title: Ancient Romans: Expanding the Classical Tradition (Oxford Profiles)
author:  Rosalie F. Baker 
description: Grade 9 Up-Drawing on the work of Plutarch, Livy, Tacitus, and Suetonius, the authors recount the history of Rome's rise to power through brief biographies of 39 notable Romans. The five periods covered span the years 400 B.C.E. to A.D. 350. Many of the names will be familiar, Julius Caesar, Constantine, etc., but other lesser-known figures are also included. Spartacus, leader of a successful slave revolt, is profiled along with the poets Virgil and Ovid. Only two women appear: Livia, wife of the emperor Augustus, and Agrippina the Younger, mother of Nero. The authors tend to shy away from some of the unsavory aspects of certain personages such as Nero. Each section concludes with a two-page summary entitled "More Ancient Romans to Remember," which briefly depicts others who had an impact on their times. Olivia Coolidge's Lives of Famous Romans (Linnet, 1992) is a more concise and less intimidating book. Indistinct black-and-white photographs, reproductions, and simple maps illustrate the Bakers's text. A complete index and an excellent list for further reading make this work suitable for research and reports.?David N. Pauli, Starke County Library, Knox, IN<BR>Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  ### Jane Barker
  
  
  This page copyright © 2002 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  Vol. 1
  
  
    
  To the Right Honourable the Countess of Exeter.
  
  
  
  
  
    
  THE PREFACE.
  
  
    
  EXILIUS: OR, The Banish'd Roman. A NEW ROMANCE,
  
  
  In TWO PARTS.
  
  
    
  Book I.
  
  
    
  The History of Clelia.
  
  
    
  Book II.
  
  
    
  The History of Clarinthia.
  
  
    
  The HISTORY of Ismenus, in which is contain'd the
  
  
  Remainder of Clarinthia's Story.
  
  
    
  Book III.
  
  
    
  The History of Scipiana.
  
  
    
  The History of Marcellus and Jemella, related by
  
  
  Scipiana.
  
  
    
  Book IV.
  
  
    
  The History of Exilius.
  
  
    
  The History of the Queen of Egypt, related by
  
  
  Exilius.
  
  
    
  Book V.
  
  
    
  The Continuation of the HISTORY of Scipiana.
  
  
  Vol. 2
  
  
    
  Book I.
  
  
    
  The History of Almon, or Cordiala.
  
  
    
  Book II.
  
  
    
  The History of Asiaticus.
  
  
    
  Book III.
  
  
    
  The Continuation of the History of Jemella.
  
  
    
  Book IV.
  
  
    
  Book V.
  
  
    
  The History of Mecos.
  
  
    
  Book VI.
  