Rome in Africa

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; A note on certain words; Introduction; BETWEEN THE DESERT AND THE SEA; THE RISE OF CARTHAGE; THE WARS BETWEEN ROME AND CARTHAGE; NEW MASTERS FOR AFRICA; THE CONQUEST OF A COUNTRY; GRANARY OF THE EMPIRE; THE SIX HUNDRED CITIES; CAREERS OPEN TO TALENT; THE FIRST AFRICAN EMPEROR; THE NEW RELIGION; A CHURCH DIVIDED; THE GREATEST AFRICAN; THE VANDAL INTERREGNUM; AFRICA RETURNS TO THE EAST; Appendix of site plans; Bibliography; Modern and ancient place names; Index.
Susan Raven recounts the story of this magnificent Empire in North Africa, drawing on a wide variety of historical and archaeological evidence in addition to her own experience of the region.