This is the fascinating and brilliant interpretation of the Romans and the Roman way of life, vividly recreated by Edith Hamilton, renowned classicist. Miss Hamilton describes the Roman Republic at its height as reflected in the comedies of Plautus and Terence; the surging political changes of Caesar's day, as revealed by Cicero; the money-mad, pleasure-bent Empire as seen by Horace and Catullus as well as the later poets and historians. With insight and subtle appreciation, she explores the contrast between Greek and Roman culture as well as the surprising similarities between Roman civilization and that of modern America.