Bar Kokhba: The Jew Who Defied Hadrian and Challenged the Might of Rome, Hardcover - Lindsay Powell

Reducere. BAR KOKHBA is the search for the truth of the epic struggle between two strong-willed leaders over who would rule a nation.One was Hadrian, the cos...

In 132 AD, Simeon Bar Kosiba, a rebel leader who assumed the messianic name Simon Bar Kokhba ('son of a star'), led the people of Judaea and Galile...

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Marcus Agrippa personified the term 'right-hand man'. As Emperor Augustus' deputy, he waged wars, pacified provinces, beautified Rome, and played a...

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Capturing the pivotal moment when Rome transformed from a republic to a world empire, spanning over three hundred action-packed years.

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Germanicus (a.k.a. Germanicus Iulius Caesar) was regarded by many Romans as a hero in the mold of Alexander the Great. His untimely death, in suspi...

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On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed.

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DescriptionAttila the Hun is a household name. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European history for the next two decades. At...

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The Emperor Hadrian writes a valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accessi...