The rise of Rome: the making of the world's greatest empire

I. Legend : a new Troy ; Kings and tyrants ; Expulsion ; So what really happened?

II. Story : The land and its people ; Free at last ; General strike ; The fall of Rome ; Under the yoke

III. History : The adventurer ; All at sea ; "Hannibal at the gates!" ; The bird without a tail ; Change and decay ; The gorgeous East ; Blood brothers ; Triumph and disaster ; Afterword

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