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The Adventurer's Son: A Memoir
Author: Roman Dial Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Gripping." -New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) * "A page-turner that will rip your heart out."...
The Roman Primacy to A.D. 461
B. J. Kidd was Lecturer of Pembroke College and Vicar of St. Paul's, Oxford.
The Mirror of Venus: Women in Roman Art
Though images of women were ubiquitous in the Roman world, these were seldom intended to be taken simply at face value. The importance of marriage, motherhood and political stability was...
Populus: Living and Dying in the Wealth, Smoke and Din of Ancient Rome
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient worldLiving in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians, philosophers,...
The Battle That Stopped Rome: Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the
In AD 9, a Roman traitor led an army of barbarians who trapped and then slaughtered three entire Roman legions: 20,000 men, half the Roman army in Europe. If not...
The Archaic Community Of The Romans
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Author: Robert E. A. PalmerBinding: HardbackPublished: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some markings on dust jacket and tape residue markings on FEP....
A New History of the Roman Emperors: from Augustus to Romulus
Few books before have explored the exploits, achievements and notorious antics of ancient Rome's imperial dynasties in such readable detail. This engaging chronicle describes the lives of every man (and...
Lucius Verus and the Roman Defence of the East
Author: M. C. Bishop Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 197 Lucius Verus is one of the least regarded Roman emperors, despite the fact that he was co-ruler with his adoptive...
A Roman Journal
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Author: StendhalBinding: HardbackPublished: THE ORION PRESS LIMITED, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsA Roman Journal presents Stendhal's vivid observations and personal reflections on the Eternal City during his...
Annals
Compelling new translation of the Annals, by Cynthia Damon Tacitus' Annals recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero...
A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women
Rome as you've never seen it before - brazenly unconventional, badly behaved and ever so feminine. 'Hugely entertaining and illuminating' -Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den A WATERSTONES BEST...
Cultural Memories In The Roman Empire
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Author: Karl Galinsky And Kenneth LapatinBinding: PaperbackPublished: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2015Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, Pencil underlining on first...
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
This definitive three-volume Penguin Classics edition provides a complete and unmodernized text, presenting the History as it appeared to its early readers Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and...
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon...
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...
Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
No city on earth has preserved its past as has Rome. Visitors stand on bridges that were crossed by Julius Caesar and Cicero, walk around temples visited by Roman emperors,...
More Roman Tales
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear. Chipped along spine and folds. Page Condition: Yellowed/ foxed. Markings: previous owner sticker on FEP. Binding condition: Binding intact. Rome pulses with...
The Roman
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Author: Mika WaltariBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1966, First UK EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Roman is a historical novel by Finnish author Mika Waltari,...
Ruso and the Demented Doctor: Roman Historical Mystery
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Moneta: A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
The extraordinary story of Rome told through one of the world's once most ubiquitous objects- coins. The extraordinary story of ancient Rome, history's greatest superpower, as told through humankind's most...
Romans On The Bay Of Naples: A Social And Cultural Study Of The Villas And Their Owners From 150 B.C. To A.D. 400
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Author: John H. D'ArmsBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press; Cambridge Massachusetts, 1970Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor tanning; in very good...
The Annals of Imperial Rome
Tacitus' Annals of Imperial Rome recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. With clarity...
Romans
Here is the Rome of the Popes, of a poet who loathed priests - Shelley, his wife and their son - in happiness and in tragedy. Here too are the...
The Encyclopedia Of The Roman Empire: An Illustrated Guide
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew civilizations have shaped the course of human history with the ambition, brutality, and brilliance of Rome, and The Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire: An Illustrated...
Gladiator: The Roman Fighter's (Unofficial) Manual
Experience at first hand the spectacular, brutal life and savage death of the most iconic figure of ancient Rome.This manual will take the reader from the first faltering steps over...
The Romans
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Kathryn Welch Format: Hardback...
The Lives of the Caesars
A masterful 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 supreme...
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
This definitive three-volume Penguin Classics edition provides a complete and unmodernized text, presenting the History as it appeared to its early readers Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and...
Rome
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Author: E. R. ChamberlinBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General wear and yellowing of external dust cover and internal cover; pages in good...
The Romans, The: Their Life and Customs
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Romanitas: v. 1
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Sophia McDougall Format: Paperback...
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...
When in Rome: A Social Life of Ancient Rome
A vibrant, accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1300 years later. To support its findings the book features hundreds of translations...
Romans Magnified: With a 3x Magnifying Glass!
Zoom in to discover what life was like for Ancient Romans in this innovative and interactive illustrated title that takes you right into their fascinating world! Learn how the Romans...
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 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...
Roman Art And Architecture
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the grandeur of the Pantheon to the sweeping arches of the Colosseum, Roman Art and Architecture presents...
Warlords of Republican Rome
The war between Caesar and Pompey was one of the defining moments in Roman history. The clash between these great generals gripped the attention of their contemporaries and it has...
Latin Military Papyri of Dura-Europos (P.Dura 55-145): A New Edition
This is a full new edition of the Latin papyri from Dura Europos, which provide a wealth of material for several branches of Classical scholarship. They are a priceless source...
The Roman Villa
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Author: John PercivalBinding: HardbackPublished: B.T. Batsford LTD, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General yellowing of cover and internal pagesThe acclaimed work The Roman Villa by John Percival...
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...
A City And A World: A Roman Sketchbook
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Author: Bernard WallBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis evocative work presents a vivid portrait...