Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: History. (2003) Chronicles the history of Rome from the Neolithic period through the Third Punic War. Investigates early Italian civilization, the establishment of the Roman civilization, Etruscan influences in Roman culture, Etruscan rule of Rome, the Roman Republic, and the expansion of the Roman Empire. Explains the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Punic Wars.