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Assyria’s empire was snuffed out and Nineveh lay abandoned and desolate for centuries. When Nineveh fell, the empire’s vengeful former vassals took the city apart brick by brick and massacred the inhabitants. A confederation of subject peoples, led by the city-state of Babylon, fell upon Nineveh, Assyria’s capital city. At its height the Assyrian Empire had dominated Asia Minor, ruled Egypt and established provinces deep in what is today Iran. In 612 BCE, a great empire came to an end. Stay up to date with the latest books, special offers, and exclusive content from Oneworld with our monthly newsletterġ Rome in the Republic: an empire without an emperor The right of Philip Matyszak to be identified as the Author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 They are not above handing out some basic physical chastisement, and they have long-established protocols for attacking the fire.Published in North America, Great Britain and Australia by Oneworld Publications 2014

#4 The Roman watch has the power to break into any premises where they suspect a fire might get out of control.

The city was divided into seven districts for fire prevention purposes, and Brevis and his colleagues were well aware that it was in the district they covered that the worst fire in Roman history began. #3 The Roman fire department, the Vigiles, had a special duty to maintain law and order on the streets after dark, but their main function was fire prevention. It was an attitude, and an entrepreneurial spirit that allowed the Romans to believe that, no matter how bad things were, they could always be better. #2 The city of Rome was more than just a collection of buildings and a society of interlocked communities. The people are the city: the buildings and monuments that tourists admire are secondary, important only as the physical echo of the people who built and lived among them.

Sample Book Insights: #1 This book takes us through one day in the life of Hadrian’s Rome, with the city seen from the different perspectives of twenty-four of its inhabitants. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.