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  • Byzantium at War

    AD 600–1453

    de John Haldon ...
    Series series Guide to...
    Byzantium survived for 800 years, yet its dominions and power fluctuated dramatically during that time. Now explained in a compact, easy-to-read e-edition.John Haldon tells the story from the days when the Empire was barely clinging on to survival, to the age when its fabulous wealth attracted Viking mercenaries and Asian nomad warriors to its armies, their very appearance on the field enough to ... Leer más

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  • Augustus

    First Emperor of Rome

    “Superb....Augustus is a first-rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand.” (Washington Post)Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent period, facing off against Brutus, and eventually Antony and Cleopatra. He was a military dictator who schemed ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • Quid Pro Quo

    What the Romans Really Gave the English Language

    de Peter Jones ...
    Peter Jones takes the reader on a fascinating journey along the highways and byways of Roman life and culture, telling the amazing stories behind the original Latin meanings and uses of hundreds of our everyday words. Taking in every aspect of the ancient world, including science, religion, military matters, politics and literature, Jones shows just how much the English language owes to the ... Leer más

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  • Italy and Her Invaders

    Volume IV - Imperial Restoration

    It was a ‘truceless war’ which Justinian’s ambassador had denounced against the cringing Theodahad when he heard of the murder of Amalasuntha. And in truth all the schemings and machinations of the Byzantine Court had been rewarded beyond their deservings by as fair and honorable an excuse for war as ever prince could allege. Lilybaeum and Gratiana, Sicilian forts and Hunnish deserters, had all ... Leer más

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  • Cleopatra's Kidnappers

    How Caesars Sixth Legion Gave Egypt to Rome and Rome to Caesar

    A powerful tale of war, romance, and one of history's most desperate gamblesJulius Caesar was nothing if not bold. When, in the wake of his defeat of Pompey at Pharsalus his victorious legions refused to march another step under his command, he pursued his fleeing rival into Egypt with an impossibly small force of Gallic and German cavalry, raw Italian recruits, and nine hundred Spanish prisoners ... Leer más

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  • The Fate of Rome

    Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire

    de Kyle Harper ...
    Series series The Princeton History of the Ancient World
    How devastating viruses, pandemics, and other natural catastrophes swept through the far-flung Roman Empire and helped to bring down one of the mightiest civilizations of the ancient worldHere is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book to examine the catastrophic role that climate change ... Leer más

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  • Death in Ancient Rome

    A Sourcebook

    de Valerie Hope ...
    Series series Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
    Presenting a wide range of relevant, translated texts on death, burial and commemoration in the Roman world,this book is organized thematically and supported by discussion of recent scholarship. The breadth of material included ensures that this sourcebook will shed light on the way death was thought about and dealt with in Roman society. ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • The Shape of the Roman Order

    The Republic and Its Spaces

    Series series Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
    In recent years, a long-established view of the Roman Empire during its great age of expansion has been called into question by scholars who contend that this model has made Rome appear too much like a modern state. This is especially true in terms of understanding how the Roman government ordered the city — and the world around it — geographically. In this innovative, systematic approach, Daniel ... Leer más

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  • The Goths

    Series series Conquerors of the Roman Empire
    The fascinating history of "a race that simply would not accept defeat" ( Books Monthly).In the late fourth century, pressure from the Huns forced the Goths to cross the Danube into the Roman Empire. The resultant Battle of Adrianople in 378 was one of Rome's greatest defeats. Both western (Visigoth) and eastern (Ostrogoth) branches of the Goths had a complex relationship with the Romans, ... Leer más

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  • Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99

    Series series Roman Imperial Biographies
    The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred.John Grainger's detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He explores how, why and by whom Domitian was killed, the rule of Nerva, chosen to succeed him, and finally Nerva's own choice of successor, Trajan, who became a strong and respected emperor against the odds ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • Ancient Rome

    From Romulus and Remus to the Visigoth Invasion

    Series series Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations
    Echoes of ancient Roman concepts of governance, law, and society still ring throughout the world today. A stranger to neither war nor wealth, ancient Rome was shaped as much by strife as it was by prosperity. The expansion of the Roman Empire was buoyed by this culture’s tendency to embrace traditions of its newly assimilated peoples, making Rome a cradle of endless and enduring possibilities. The ... Leer más

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  • Rome Travel Guide

    Welcome to Rome!It was once the seat of a vast and powerful empire known for its conquering armies, grand architecture, ahead of its time engineering, and lavish lifestyles of the ruling elite. Today’s modern Rome has all of the elegant, ancient history of its past life mixed with the modern feel of a city at the epicenter of all things Italian. Where else but the “Eternal City” can you grab a ... Leer más

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