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This room is my library and private study. Many days I will be here working or meeting with some of my associates about our business activities. A great city needs its commerce!

If you\'re looking for something to read, there is a modest collection of historical and literary works on the shelves. I just acquired a History of Rome by some Greek fellow named Polybius. Feel free to browse!

You may also enjoy reading my City Guide: Roma or my Country Guide: Italia.

Here you will also find a record of my correspondence with the historical and academic boards of the City. My particular historical interests in Ancient Rome are the late Republic, the equites, the Roman economy, and Roman law. If you need help, my librarius Xenocles will help you find what you\'re looking for.

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• Room background courtesy of Bari Augustus.
  
• Main library image and scrolls insert courtesy of the VRoma Project.
  
• Mosaic of cargo ships from Piazzale della Corporazione in Ostia Antica, image from University of Barcelona, Center for the Study of Provincial Interdependence in Classical Antiquity (image edited).
  
• Image of Roman trade ship from Thinkquest Library.
  
• Detail from mosaic at Roman Palace and Museum, Fishbourne, UK.