The Complete Roman Collection for Palm OS

About The Complete Roman Collection

Rome – it was the greatest empire the world has ever known, and it endured for more than 700 years before finally being destroyed from within by its own immorality and unbridled ambition. Once a Republic, Julius Caesar turned it into an Empire ruled by a succession of emperors who proved the maxim that "absolute power corrupts absolutely." The Complete Roman Collection includes every seminal work on ancient Rome including Suetonius' "The Twelve Caesars" and Tacitus' "The Annals of Imperial Rome." If you've always been fascinated by ancient Rome, then this is must-have for you or the history buff in your family. It's got it all got it all - scandal, love, lust, murder, jealousy, gluttony, pleasure-seeking, treachery, adultury, wars, horrific battles, and public drunkenness, to say nothing of those two ultimate bad boys Caligula and Nero. "Besides the abuse of free-born lads, and the debauch of married women, [Nero]
committed a rape upon Rubria, a Vestal Virgin. ... He gelded the boy Sporus, and
endeavored to transform him into a woman. He even went so far as to marry him ...
Suetonius Tranquillus
The Twelve CaesarsThe Complete Roman Collection includes: • The Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus • The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius • The Histories by Tacitus • The Satyricon by Petronius Arbiter • The History of Rome Vol. 1 by Titus Livius • The History of Rome Book I by Theodor Mommsen • The Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar • The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton • Letters by Pliny the Younger • The Common People of Ancient Rome by Frank Abbott • Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae by Jennie Hall • The Agricola by Tacitus
Do You Know?
What "SPQR" on the battle standards of the Roman Legions meant?
Answer:
Senatus PopulusQue Romanus which means "The Senate and the People of Rome."

Do You Know?
The names of the seven hills of Rome?
Answer:
Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal.
To read The Complete Roman Collection on your Palm, you must first have eReader installed. If you don't already have it, it is available for free on the web. The Complete Roman Collection is downloaded in a zipped format, so you must first unzip it using either Winzip or Stuffit Expander then, use your desktop software to install those books you want to read to your handheld, launch eReader, and start reading. It's that easy.Our Support Center at support@rampartgames.com is available 24/7 to answer any questions you might have. If you experience any problems, please include the make and model of your handheld or smartphone in your email.