History Research Guide: History of Ancient Rome

The following are selected general histories of Western Civilization from prehistory through the Thirty Years War.

• Ancient Rome: a military and political history - DG 231 M33 2004
• Cambridge illustrated history of the Roman world - DG 209 C36 2003
• Daily life of the ancient Romans - DG 78 M385 2002
• Handbook to life in ancient Rome - DG 77 A35 1993
• Civilization : a new history of the Western world  - CB 245 O775 2006
• Western civilization in world history  - CB 245 S743 2003
• The Oxford history of the classical world - DE 59 O94 1986
• Spartacus - DG 258.5 S3513 2013

Use the online catalog to conduct a keyword or subject search. Be sure to note:

• the collection of the item (Reference, Periodical, Folio, Book)
• the item's call number
• whether the item is available or has been checked out
• if the item is an ebook or website, use the embedded link to access it.

To become more familiar with searching the online catalog, complete the online Library Tutorial

E-books are accessible through the online catalog or from the e-book vendor's website.  In the online catalog, e-books are identified as e-Book under the collection.  You may need your full Carroll CC email address and password to get into these off-campus.

The preferred way to search for e-books is through the online catalog. Enter your keywords and then limit your search by format to ebook and your location to Carroll Community College.

To search for e-books through a vendor's website, go to the Library's ebook web page and select one of the ebook sites.