In The Romans: All That Matters, John Manley focuses on some of the fundamental aspects of the Roman Empire, especially those topics that have relevance beyond the study of Antiquity itself - how its material remains and philosophical concepts have survived and still influence us today.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 1 The Roman legacy
• 2 Romans as conquerors
• 3 The rulers of Rome
• 4 The common people
• 5 An empire of things
• 6 Decline and fall
• 100 Ideas
• Author biography
• Select bibliography
• Acknowledgements
• Timeline