Roman Empire: the Golden Age

This book is the fifth in the National Geographic global history series, "The Rise and Fall of Rome" ("Rome: From Monarchy to Republic", "Rome: Conquest of the Mediterranean", "The End of the Roman Republic", "The Rise of the Roman Empire", "The Roman Empire: The Golden Age", "The Roman Empire: The Fall of Rome"). This book recreates the peak period of the history of the Roman Empire from the 1st century AD to the 2nd century AD. The Flavian dynasty ended the chaotic situation after Nero's autocratic monarchy and entered the stable period of the empire. The Antoninus dynasty started a new stage in which wealthy Spanish families ruled Rome and vigorously expanded its territory to reach the peak of the empire. It also touched on the ancient city of Pompeii, early Christianity and the Eastern religions of Rome, as well as the urban development and social culture of Rome. National Geographic Global History Series This series is a large-scale historical book series project produced by the National Geographic Society. It is the cultivation and accumulation of historical and cultural content over more than 100 years, with a total of 30 kinds of books. The contents of this series of books are carefully created by scholars from top international universities and a multi-disciplinary team. 5,000 Rare four-color historical pictures are collected by world-class museums and are of great collection value. The books in this series are as follows - "The First Pharaohs" "The Egyptian Empire" "The End of Ancient Egypt" "Mesopotamian Civilization" "Kingdoms and Empires in the Near East" "The Origin of Greece" "Classical Greece" "The Fall of Athens" "The Empire of Alexander" "Rome: From Monarchy to Republic" "Rome: Conquest of the Mediterranean" "The End of the Roman Republic" "The Rise of the Roman Empire" "The Roman Empire: The Golden Age" "The Roman Empire: The Fall of Rome" "The Glory of Byzantium" "Medieval Europe" "The Expansion of Islam" "The Christian Kingdoms and the Crusades" "The New Route to the East" "The End of the Middle Ages" "The Conquest of America" "The Renaissance" "Turkey, the Russian Empire and Ming Dynasty China" "Absolute Monarchy" "The Age of Exploration" "The Enlightenment" "The French Revolution and Napoleon" "The World in the 19th Century" "The World Wars"