Alberto Angela\'s Ancient Rome

[montelatici]

This book has been recently translated into English. It is an absolute jewel of a book for those who want to understand what the city of Rome was like at the height of the empire. There is a section which describes how Romans counted numbers which is amazing.

http://www.amazon.com/Day-Life-Ancient-R...1933372710

[Epictetus]

That looks very good. I've always loved Carcopino's classic Daily Life in Ancient Rome, but that is getting very dated. This looks to be a good successor.

[Tormenta]

I read Alberto Angela book in the original language and I found it very nice, with an easy pace narration, not complex. I think that this is good book for who don't have a large knowledge about roman society.

[marcos]

If you like Aberto Angela, looks for another his book titled "following a coin" or at least this is my translation from the italian title.