The Roman World (Complete Two Volume Set in Slip Case)

Routledge Kegan & Paul. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0710099754 . This specific set of hardback books is in very good condition with some minor wear to the covers or edges and corners but with hard board covers that have tight bindings. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased but for an R stamp on the bottom page edges of both volumes. There is a faint odor of cigarettes with this set, but otherwise this set is actually in near fine to fine condition. The dust jackets and slip case is in very good condition with some very minor cover or edge wear. Due to the size and weight of this set of books, additional postage may be required for priority or international shipments.We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Rome continues to influence our daily lives more than 1500 years after the formal end of the Roman Empire. The republican, Celtic and hellenistic background to the Empire is examined in this book which also looks at the development of the imperial army and its deployment on the frontiers. Urban and rural life and society and the legal system which bound them together are considered, as are the varied religious beliefs of the great heterogenous mass of people which made up the population of the Empire. All the pictures have been chosen to illustrate the detailed points of the text." This is the complete two volume set of this exquisite works. ; 10 X 7.80 X 2.80 inches; 900 pages .