That Tyrant, Persuasion. How Rhetoric Shaped the Roman World, Hardback - J. E. Lendon

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): J. E. LendonIllustration(s): 5 b/w illus.Number of pages: 328Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 168 ...

Examines the often graphic depictions of violence which are characteristic of many genres of Latin literature, from Plautine comedy to the Christia...

This pioneering analysis of the relationship between rhetoric and poetry offers both a fresh take on key texts from the Greco-Roman rhetorical trad...

A new history of Roman art and archaeology, from its very beginnings in Etruscan art to the adoption of Christianity.

The first book to present an analysis of images of working people in Roman society and to interpret the meaning and significance of these images. W...

In this pithy guide, speechwriter Guy Doza plucks some of the finest slogans from history, romance and business to show how politicians, marketers ...

Patent documents describe inventions and offer accurate information about the history of technology. This book shows how patents and the inventions...

A unique collection of works that marked the development of philosophy from classical times to the new millennium.Publisher: The Ivy PressAuthor(s)...

Bathing in the Roman World - Fikret Yegul

Reducere. A fully illustrated, comprehensive guide to the Roman World - its history, government, army, religion and everyday life. The comprehensive factfind...

Peoples of the Roman World - Mary T. Boatwright

Melvyn Bragg explores a controversial selection of British books and their huge impact on historyPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Melvyn Bra...

DescriptionWhat set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the...

The world's finest pocket guide to the gift of the gab.

Charting the many and varied ways the coconut has shaped and continues to shape our world

Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Neil (Author) OliverNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 42Cover type: ...

From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Ricks knocks it out of the park with this jewel of a book. On every page I learned something new. Read it every night if you want to restore your f...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Thomas E. RicksNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 135 x 203 x 29Cover type: PaperbackRedescop...

A compulsive page-turner about the battle for Berlin and control of the Western world in the aftermath of the Second World War from 'the master of ...

DescriptionIn Bathing in the Roman World, Fikret Yegul examines the social and cultural aspects of one of the key Roman institutions. Guiding the r...

Trade, Commerce, and the State in the Roman World - Andrew Wilson, Alan Bowman

A groundbreaking book that explains how the world's history of empires still shapes our lives and politics today

The author was inspired by his family history to examine the British manufacturing industry.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Philip Hamly...

Reducere. Minutes before 1pm on March 21st, 1893 the body of respected businessman Louis Schilling was found mutilated in the office of his Kalamazoo meat ma...

Rhetorical Animals explores what the study of communication and persuasion would look like if it included the voices of all persuasive species, fro...

A far-reaching, urgent, and thoroughly engaging exploration of our relationship with animals - from the acclaimed Financial Times journalist. *A GU...

Examines the Roman games focusing on the practicalities of entertainment and architectural venues. This book offers an introduction to the main for...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Nicholas CraneNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 196 x 28Cover type: Paperback / so...

By their social and material context as markers of graves, dedications and public signs of honour, inscriptions offer a distinct perspective on the...

Taking the ten biggest lies from history and looking at the people who propagated them, social commentator and expert historian Otto English shows ...

Publisher: Beacon PressAuthor(s): Polly J. PriceNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 235 x 30Cover type: HardbackRedescopera...