Lewis Naphtali, Reinhold Meyer. Roman Civilization: Selected Readings. Volume 1: The Republic and the Augustan Age

Columbia University Press, 1951. — 554 p.Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold's "Roman Civilization" is a classic book. Originally published by Columbia University Press, the authors have undertaken another revision which takes into account recent work in the field. These volumes consist of selected primary documents from ancient Rome, covering a range of over 1,000 years of Roman culture, from the foundation of the city to its sacking by the Goths. The selections cover a broad spectrum of Roman civilization, including literature, philosophy, religion, education, politics, military affairs, and economics. These English translations of literary, inscriptional, and papyrological sources, many of which are available nowhere else, create a mosaic of the brilliance, the beauty, and the power of Rome.