Download or read book The Government of the Roman Empire written by Dr Barbara Levick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals how an empire that stretched from Glasgow to Aswan in Egypt could be ruled from a single city and still survive more than a thousand years. The Government of the Roman Empire is the only sourcebook to concentrate on the administration of the empire, using the evidence of contemporary writers and historians. Specifically designed for students, with extensive cross-referencing, bibliographies and introductions and explanations for each item, this new edition brings the book right up-to-date, and makes it the ideal resource for students of the subject.