Includes index.

Neolithic Europe -- The Bronze Age -- Iron Age peoples -- Nomadic steppe -- Peoples -- The Italian peninsula -- Etruscan culture -- The origins of Rome -- The Roman Republic -- The age of emperors -- Literature and the arts -- Celtic Europe -- Warring neighbours -- The Roman Empire -- Living in the Empire -- Religious beliefs -- Rome at work -- Roman building -- Technology -- The city of Rome -- The late Empire -- Crisis in the west.

"A detailed overview of the history of the Roman Empire, covering how it came to power in Europe and up to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE"--Provided by publisher.