Enemies at the Gate by Patricia Southern

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/195 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Enemies at the Gate Author: Patricia Southern Narrator: Rupert Bush Format: mp3 Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins Release date: 05-16-24 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Architecture Publisher's Summary: The legend of the foundation of Rome by Romulus in 753BC accords very well with the earliest defensive walls on the Palatine Hill, made of clay and timber and showing evidence of animal sacrifices. To trace the continual efforts to fortify Rome is to trace the rise and fall of the Roman Empire - through the taking of the city by the Gauls in 390/387, the wars with the Italian states, the threat of Hannibal, the establishment of the Republic, attacks by the northern tribes and eventual division and collapse.