About the Book Books on ancient Rome examine the Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. This period encompasses the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the decline and fall of the western empire. By the end of the Roman Republic in 27 BC, Rome had conquered all the lands around the Mediterranean and beyond. The empire extended from the Atlantic to Arabia and from the mouth of the Rhine to North Africa. Plagued by its internal instability and attacked by various migratory people, the west of the empire broke up into separate barbarian kingdoms in the 5th century. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That’s why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search “Leopold Classic Library” in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!