A Historical Perspective on Globalization

[Uticensis]

If you are still working on this project and decided to do something on Rome, I found a book at the library today that made me remember this thread and want to tell you about it: it's called "Globalizing Roman Culture," by Richard Hingely. It is a discussion of the spread of Roman culture and actually a comparison of this to modern globalization. It seemed like the perfect book. And its only 120 pages.

[Lucius Verenus]

Ctestwayo the Zulu king said of the British " First come the Missionaries, then come the traders, then come the Red Soldiers"

Pretty much can be said about the Romans (cept maybe the Missionary part)

Certainly Roman traders were very present in much of Gaul when Caesar began his campaigns there

I would pick the Romans as choice as there is a good variety of sources for them..