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A Gladiator Stole My Lunchbox
Henry thinks he's done with time travel. He's also fed up with his little sister and wants a break. But then he finds himself sent back to Ancient Rome, living...
The Lives of the Caesars
A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biographies of the twelve Caesars, by the award-winning historian and The Rest Is History podcaster Tom Holland. The ancient Roman empire was the...
Gladiator School 1: Blood Oath
Introducing Gladiator School, a new series of novels set in a world of blood, sweat and sand, heated battles and fierce loyalty and fiercer rivalry. Young Lucius's privileged life is...
Circus Maximus: An unforgettable Roman odyssey of rivalry and power
The charioteer in his purest form. The supreme master of destiny and the elements. A man who made a circus out of life, and life out of a circus. 'A.D....
The Romans: A 2,000-Year History
'At last, a history of the Roman state as it has always been crying out to be told, and never has been!' RODERICK BEATON The greatest empire in Western history...
Shadows in the Spring: A brand-new, gripping, time-slip romance,
Two souls bound together for eternity but lost in time. Until now. Brimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay's gripping dual-time novel travels from the present day...
Uncommon Wrath: How Caesar and Cato's Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the
A dual biography of Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger that offers a dire warning: republics collapse when partisanship overrides the common good. In Uncommon Wrath , historian Josiah Osgood...
Roman Barbarian Wars: The Era of Roman Conquest
The history of the 'barbarian' peoples of Europe is filled with dramatic wars and migrations along with charismatic and often farsighted leaders. Inevitably, their greatest challenge was their struggle with...
Justinian II: The Roman Emperor Who Lost his Nose and his Throne and
Justinian II became Roman emperor at a time when the Empire was beset by external enemies. His forces gained success against the Arabs and Bulgars but his religious and social...
Caesar
From the very beginning, Caesar's story makes dazzling reading. In his late teens he narrowly avoided execution for opposing the military dictator Sulla. He was decorated for valour in battle,...
In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire
The Roman army was one of the most effective fighting forces in history. The legions and their commanders carved out an empire which eventually included the greater part of the...
The Early History of Rome
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Livy's brilliant history of the founding and early years of Rome Livy (c. 59 BC-AD 17) dedicated most of his life to writing some 142 volumes of history, the first...
The Neverending Empire: The Infinite Impact of Ancient Rome
From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire. "The only way...
The Eagle and the Spade: Archaeology in Rome during the Napoleonic Era
This book is an account of an almost completely neglected archaeological epic, the uncovering and restoration of all the classical monuments of Rome during the French occupation (1809-14). This was...
Dictionary of Roman Religion
Dictionary of Roman Religion contains more than 1,400 entries. Among the topics covered are deities and spirits, festivals, sacrifices, temples, altars, cult objects, burial rites, writers on religion, and historical...
What is a Man?: Changing Images of Masculinity in Late Antique Art
What Is a Man? enriches our understanding of the paradigm shift produced by feminist theory, that gender is constructed, not "natural," and is political. Indeed, Kampen's essay explores new ground,...
Rome in the Dark Ages
The book titled Rome in the Dark Ages by the author Peter Llewellyn. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Heroes of Olympus, The, Book Five: Blood of Olympus, The-(new cover)
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The breathtaking conclusion to the mega-bestselling Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan, now with fresh and exciting new cover art by Nilah Magruder. Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers...
Cosa: Houses
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This is an archaeological report on the Roman town of Cosa. It covers a group of recently excavated houses between the forum and the Florentine gate, tracing the development of...
Beyond Boundaries - Connecting Visual Cultures in the Provinces of
The Roman Empire had a rich and multifaceted visual culture, which was often variegated due to the sprawling geography of its provinces. In this remarkable work of scholarship, a group...
Spartacus Road: A Journey Through Ancient Italy
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A narrative account of the Classical Thracian gladiator chronicles his gladiatorial school training, post-escape leadership of a growing army of slaves and defeat of major Roman armies before his capture...
Roman Landscape: Culture and Identity
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This book tackles how and why 'landscape' (farms, gardens, countryside) set the scene in the first centuries BCE and CE for Romans keen to talk up and about (but also...
The Foundation of Rome: Myth and History
At once a historical essay and a self-conscious meditation on the writing of history, The Foundation of Rome takes as its starting point a series of accounts of Rome's origins...
The Ara Pacis Augustae and the Imagery of Abundance in Later Greek and
David Castriota examines one of the most important monuments of early Roman Imperial art, the Ara Pacis Augustae, the sculptured marble altar built to celebrate the peace, prosperity, and stability...
Roman Public Buildings
Roman Public Buildings was first published in the Exeter Studies in History series in 1989. It examines the development of Roman architecture and the significance of different types of buildings...
Hadrian and the Cities of the Roman Empire
Cities throughout the Roman Empire flourished during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-138), a phenomenon that not only strengthened and legitimized Roman dominion over its possessions but also revealed Hadrian...
Nero: the man behind the myth
One of the best known figures from Roman history, Nero (r. AD 54-68) is most often characterised as a tyrannical and ineffectual ruler, who fiddled while Rome burnt. Such a...
Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book -...
Ancient Roman Gardens
A history of the development of Roman gardens from humble vegetable patches to the sophisticated formats seen at the height of the empire. Domestic, public, town and country gardens are...
Houses and Society in the Later Roman Empire
Houses are often assumed to be reliable mirrors of society, fossils of family structures, social hierarchies and mental maps of worlds now vanished. This is particularly true of the elite...
Rome in the Ancient World: From Romulus to Justinian
How did the Romans go from a small village on the banks of the Tiber to an imperial power that at its height encompassed some 64 million people across three...
Ancient Rome: From Everyday Life to An Emperor's Life
Travel back in time and explore the extraordinary world of ancient Rome From bakers and soldiers to gladiators and emperors, find out what it was like to live in one...
Roman Domestic Buildings
Intended as a companion to "Roman Public Buildings"(0-85989-239-5) by the same editor, this volume completes the architectural picture of Roman society. The text covers the political, social and economic significance...
Rome: Day One
Andrea Carandini's archaeological discoveries and controversial theories about ancient Rome have made international headlines over the past few decades. In this book, he presents his most important findings and ideas,...
Hannibal's Oath: The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy
According to ancient sources, Hannibal was only nine years old when his father dipped the small boy's hand in blood and made him swear eternal hatred of Rome. Whether the...
Studies in Ancient Technology: Volume III
"Studies in Ancient Technology" forms a series of books, each containing a number of essays on ancient technology, covering both the preclassical and classical period and demonstrating the continuity and...
Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures and Innovations
Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her books and TV presenting....
Religion & Classical Warfare: The Roman Republic
AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first...
Domination
This is the story of the fall of an Empire - and the rise of another. Who spread Christianity, how, and why? In her quest to find the answer, Professor...
Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths
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A witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what they can illuminate about #MeToo to the radical imagery of Beyonce . The picture...
Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint
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A definitive new biography of the Byzantine emperor Justinian Justinian is a radical reassessment of an emperor and his times. In the sixth century CE, the emperor Justinian presided over...
Crossing the Pomerium: The Boundaries of Political, Religious, and
A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient RomeThe ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the city-a division...
The Legacy of Rome: A New Appraisal
The achievements of the Roman world have profoundly affected European and world civilization. The original Legacy of Rome, edited by Cyril Bailey, was published in 1923 and has been widely...
Fields of Battle
Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read...
Cleopatra: The captivating new retelling of the story of the legendary
Cleopatra, Egyptian Princess, grows up the favoured daughter of the Pharoah, hiding amongst the scrolls in the great library of Alexandria with her beloved slave Charmian, longing for the chance...
Why I am a Stoic
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Plagued by ill-health, violently sick at sea, irritated by renovation costs- Seneca is never less than sympathetically human. In these letters...
Tyrant
The latest gripping instalment in the bestselling Nero trilogy follows empress Agrippina's ceaseless pursuit of absolute power for her son to rule over the Roman Empire Ancient Rome, AD 50...
Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome's
'Pacy, witty and authoritative' Jonathan Freedland 'In her hands, ancient history becomes a vivid avenue of approach to a burning modern-world concern... a powerful and important book' Daily Telegraph A...