Ancient Rome
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Content
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Books
One book is required. Some possible ways to get it are listed below.
The assigned book is available from Lehman College Bookstore and from Amazon and other online retailers (try searching aggregators such as Bookfinder for the best deals). Make sure you do so enough in advance that you’ll receive the books in time for the assignments.
Note:In addition to the book below, we will also be reading and discussing primary source readings. All of the readings are available here on the website and are linked to from the schedule page under the weeks they are assigned.
➊ A History of the Roman People, 7th Edition
by Celia E. Schultz, Allen M. Ward, F. M. Heichelheim, C. A. Yeo. Routledge, 2019. ISBN 9781138724693.
$140 (list price paperback, but see links below for possibly cheaper alternatives).
- Getting this book:
- Buy or rent directly from the publisher.
- Rent (new, used, or digital) or buy (new or used) via the Lehman Bookstore.
- Rent or buy (new, used, or digital) via Valore Books or Amazon.
- Buy (new or used) via Abe Books or Alibris.
- Buy via Google Play.
- Earlier editions (where the lead author is Allen M. Ward):
- The fifth and sixth editions are similar, but previous ones are more significantly different.
- Buy the sixth edition (ISBN: 978-0-205-84679-5) new or used (many inexpensive copies seem to be available) at Amazon or Abe Books.
- A physical copy of the 6th edition is available at Lief Library.
- There is a digital copy of the fourth edition available to borrow for free at archive.org. (Currently marked unavailable to borrow except for those with disabilities.)