About the Author

Ralph W. Mathisen is Professor of History, Classics, and Medieval Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has authored, edited, or coedited thirteen books and has published 100 scholarly articles.

Reviews

"Ancient Roman Civilization provides a solid primary-source approach to Roman history--and much more. The text is particularly effective in contextualizing the rise and fall of Rome within the geographical and cultural limits of the greater Mediterranean basin and its various peoples from early Celts and Scythians to the emergence of the Muslim and Byzantine empires."--Brian Duvick, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs"The integration of sources into the narrative is an excellent idea!"--Timothy Doran, California State University, Los Angeles