Rome's World

Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered - Richard J. A. Talbert

Clear step-by-step guide to painting by a professional painter, Andy Singleton takes you from preparing and assembling the figure right through to ...

The Aeneid is Virgil's Masterpiece. His epic poem recounts the story of Rome's legendary origins from the ashes of Troy and proclaims her destiny o...

Reducere. With incomparable storytelling skill, New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough brings Rome alive in all her majesty--and illuminates th...

Reducere. The legions of Rome were among the greatest fighting forces in history. For almost half a millennium they secured the known world under the power o...

DescriptionThough Scotland was never successfully conquered by the Roman Empire, the lands north of Hadrian's Wall nonetheless include many Roman s...

Reducere. In this revised and expanded edition of Ancient Rome, author Paul A. Zoch presents the history and mythology of Rome, from its legendary progenitor...

DescriptionIn this updated edition of his concise biography, Werner Eck tells the extraordinary story of Augustus, Rome's first monarch. Incorporat...

Reducere. On the horizons of many warring tribes, Roman warriors, knights from chivalric orders and the devoted penniless appeared on a divine mission ready ...

Reducere. ``Cato, history's most famous foe of authoritarian power, was the pivotal political man of Rome; an inspiration to our Founding Fathers; and a caut...

Reducere. Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Hannibal is the biography of a man who, against all...

Reducere. The Pirate Cats are up to no good againThis time, Bonzo and company travel to Rome, Italy in the year 80 AD to the opening of the Colosseum, Rome's...

Caligula is Emperor, his reign marked by excess, ambition, decadence, cruelty, madness, sexual scandal and death. Rufus is a young slave living a w...

Rome's first emperor, Augustus, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, has probably had the most lasting effect on history of all rulers of the classica...

DescriptionNine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen The lives of the...

This lively and engaging volume in Prestel's successful -Children Should Know- series opens a door into the fascinating world of architecture. Buil...

DescriptionRome, the Eternal City - birthplace of western civilisation and soul of the ancient world - has a history that stretches back two thousa...

Reducere. PROSEIn this prequel to the now-classic Makers of Modern Strategy, Victor Davis Hanson, a leading scholar of ancient military history, gathers prom...

Reducere. Rome in the archaic age was a minor satellite between the Etruscan and Greek world. This book traces the expansion of Roman influence first within ...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough returns us to an age of magnificent triumphs, volcanic passions, and barbaric cruelties.Throug...

Reducere. DescriptionHannibal BarcaThere are notorious figures in history who have withstood the test of time, and then there is Hannibal Barca. This man sta...

Reducere. Written in the 2nd century by the Greek historian Polybius, "The Histories" is a multi-volume work detailing many of the events, people, and ideas ...

Reducere. "May Steven Saylor's Roman empire never fall. A modern master of historical fiction, Saylor convincingly transports us into the ancient world...ent...

Reducere. While Europe as a whole remains a first world economic power despite Brexit, it has been unable to build a truly democratic and efficient state or ...

Reducere. This is the first full-length study of the final war between Rome and the ancient Macedonian monarchy and its last king, Perseus. The Roman victory...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, the definitive history of Rome's most devastating defeat August 2, 216 BC was one of hi...

Read all about the bloodthirsty battles of ancient Rome!Discover the deadliest fighters of the Roman Empire in this fascinating guide to the gladia...

Reducere. To discover the full story of Rome's rise to become the mightiest empire the world has known and the astounding little-known facts about how it fel...

Reducere. To discover the full story of Rome's rise to become the mightiest empire the world has known and the astounding little-known facts about how it fel...

The Ancient Greeks needed to deceive the Romans about the time and location of the Trojan War. At Ilios and Troy, their ancestors had destroyed the...

DescriptionIn the sixteenth installment of the international bestselling Marching With Caesar series, with the death of Titus Porcinianus Pullus, C...

DescriptionFollowing Rome's long road to peace after decades of civil war, Cassius Dio provides the fullest account of the reign of the first emper...

Reducere. During a crowded service at a cathedral in Germany, armed intruders in monks' robes unleash a nightmare of blood and destruction. But the killers h...

Reducere. Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) is one of the great figures of early modern Europe, and one of the least understood. Ingrid D. Rowland's biography estab...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, po...

Reducere. How did a single village community in the Italian peninsula eventually become one of the most powerful imperial powers the world has ever known? In...

Reducere. Titus Lucretius Carus was probably born in the early first century B.C., and died in the year 55. Little is known of his life, although two tantali...

Reducere. Republished in a beautiful new package, the eternal classic that captures the Eternal City in all its vibrant enchantmentBringing to life the legen...

Reducere. The world often misunderstands its greatest men while neglecting others entirely. Scipio Africanus, surely the greatest general that Rome produced,...

Sallust is the earliest Roman historian of whom complete works survive, a senator of the Roman Republic and younger contemporary of Cicero, Pompey ...

A thirty year retrospective of Roman subway graffiti with stories from 90 of the most prolific writers in the Roman scene. This is a thoughtful jou...

Reducere. The authoritative edition of Antony and Cleopatra from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students ...

Reducere. In 1964-65, the Roman Catholic Church brutally and almost universally abandoned the Latin language. This sparked a violent polemic in some places, ...

Reducere. In 1964-65, the Roman Catholic Church brutally and almost universally abandoned the Latin language. This sparked a violent polemic in some places, ...

Reducere. The rise and fall of ancient Rome has been on American minds from the beginning of our republic.Today we focus less on the Roman Republic than on t...

Four Emperors. Two Friends. One Destiny.As twilight descends on the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire is but a shadow of its former self. Decades of...

Reducere. DescriptionWith its expansive empire, boundless wealth, glorious architecture, and advanced military, Rome was the apex of civilization in the anci...

Reducere. Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series(Part I and Part II)Byron and Hitler were equally entranced by Ro...

Reducere. When Rome's blue-eyed boy Germanicus, adopted son and possible heir of the Emperor Tiberius, dies abroad in highly suspicious circumstances, the fi...

Reducere. About DK Eyewitness RomeDiscover why Italy's capital is one of the world's most romantic, charismatic and unforgettable cities!Whether you want to ...

Reducere. Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals, alive in memory as a scourge, hero, military genius and demi-god. To Muslims, Russians and westerners, ...

In the last three decades, significant attention has been given to the way in which New Testament texts engage and respond to the imperial world in...

*Includes pictures. *Includes ancient accounts of gladiatorial games and other spectacles. *Explains how the Colosseum was designed and built, as w...

Reducere. Drawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome's Great Fire--and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire Accord...

"Monsignor Franco is known as an engaging storyteller of his impactful time in the Church. Read this book and you will see why." -- Timothy Cardina...

Reducere. Decius Caecilius Metellus is moving up in the world. He's won some money and glory fighting pirates in the Mediterranean and expects a speedy elect...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing Mithras *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a tabl...

Reducere. "Is there anyone on earth who is so narrow-minded or uninquisitive that he could fail to want to know how and thanks to what kind of political syst...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Parthians written by ancient historians *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further read...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Italy, then keep reading...It is not an easy job to draw the border between the history of Italy...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Italy, then keep reading...It is not an easy job to draw the border between the history of Italy...