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Article: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Rome.
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ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANCIENT ROME (2004, $19.95) by Mike Corbishley. Getty Publications, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90049.
This is a reference book designed for students ages 9 and older. Its more than 200 entries include everyday life in Roman cities and countrysides, as well as farming, trade, leisure and games, religion, language and war. The book is beautifully illustrated, containing a wide range of images: ruins of temples, aqueducts, jewelry, armor, stone carvings, mosaics, sculptures, and architecture. To help the ...