Each volume in the Beginning History series tells children about different aspects of life in bygone times. The series provides general background information about each period covered. This book describes what it was like to live in a city in Roman times. It looks at the streets and buildings, and also aspects of Roman life such as shopping, bathing, entertainment and religion. The author places Roman towns and cities in the context of their vast Empire, seeing them as centres of trade, law, administration and culture, and provides a vivid picture of life for the city-dwellers of the Roman Empire.