A broad-ranging survey of the Roman Empire, outlining the course of events up to the Western Empire's fall in A.D. 476 and discussing political, economic, and cultural life. Dr. Mattingly, for many years in charge of Roman coins at the British Museum, shows throughout the book how the study of coins supplements the gaps in the contemporary historical documents.
A broad-ranging survey of the Roman Empire, outlining the course of events up to the Western Empire's fall in A.D. 476 and discussing political, economic, and cultural life. Dr. Mattingly, for many years in charge of Roman coins at the British Museum, shows throughout the book how the study of coins supplements the gaps in the contemporary historical documents.
