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An Introduction to Ancient Rome
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by Mauro LO DICO
ISBN978-4-939130-39-7 A4;
106 pp
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The second installment in the Introduction to
History series, An Introduction to Ancient
Rome presents a straightforward and engaging
narrative of one of the major origins of Western
civilization. In 25 succinct topics, classical Roman
history and culture, from its modest beginnings
millennia ago to an enduring legacy still felt
today, is now accessible to everyone.
Written in a lucid style for both non-native and
younger native English speakers alike, each unit
consists of four pages. The first pre-teaches
vocabulary that will appear in the informative
reading on the next page, where a corresponding
visual such as a map or chart helps explain the
text. The word count of successive readings slightly
lengthens to accommodate the later, more detailed
content as well as to aid in improving reading
skills. The third page comprises comprehension
exercises and the fourth page includes discussion
questions that demonstrate how each subject is
relevant to us today, a recommended homework
research project to delve a little deeper into each
issue, and a related image for added interest.
Finally, the appendix lists simplified family trees
of the most important imperial dynasties to show how
power was transferred from one generation to the
next.
This book, then, is the ideal place to begin
learning about the ancient Romans, who have
influenced much of the world through their language,
law, religion, entertainment, engineering, and more!
A full Teacher's Manual is also available as
a free pdf. Please contact the
publisher or distributor directly to obtain
your copy.
Use this book for:
- Reading courses (or as a graded reader)
- History courses
- (Comparative) Culture courses
- Classics courses
- Self-study (as a resource)
- Adult learners
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About the Author
Mauro Lo Dico is from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
where he received a BA with honours in Greek
archaeology at McGill University. He then studied
Roman history at Queen's University in Kingston,
Ontario, where he was awarded an MA. Next, at the
University of Sussex in Brighton, UK, he completed
his PhD in English literature and culture,
specializing in the classical tradition. He now
lectures on English and the Western classics as an
associate professor at Nihon University in Tokyo,
Japan.
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