The Oxford History of the Roman World, Paperback - John Boardman

In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. This authoritative and compelling work tells the story of the r...

From the epic poems of Homer to the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age, to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership,...

The study of Roman society and social relations blossomed in the 1970s. By now, we possess a very large literature on the individuals and groups th...

Reducere. In this impressive volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and histo...

The Oxford History of the Reformation is the story of one of the truly epochal events in world history, and how it helped create the world we live ...

DescriptionSince its first publication to mark the bicentenary of the French Revolution in 1989, this Oxford History has established itself as the ...

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

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): H. H. ScullardIllustration(s): 6 Line drawings, black and whiteNumber of pages: 498Collection: Routledge ...

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

This is the most authoritative account of life in Medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the coming of the Renaissance. Full cove...

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

Presents a survey of the perception and reality of the use of cosmetics and perfumes under the Roman Empire. This work, a companion to "Roman Cloth...

Explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to the present day. Essential reading for anyone who wants to under...

Reducere. The Roman Empire lasted for more than a millennia. From a small city it grew to encompass almost 1.7 million miles. It's innovations in warfare, po...

This volume is devoted to life-writing in English from 1945 to the present day, a period in which life-writing became an increasingly popular and a...

Reducere. A new edition of this best-selling history of Britain, from Roman times, now updated to cover the first decade of the 21st century. The Oxford Hist...

Reducere. Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Richard (Professor of musicology, Professor of musicology, University of California, Berkeley) Tar...

The Oxford Illustrated History of the World is the story of humanity itself, from earliest times to the present day, and the changes-good and bad-w...

The Oxford History of Western Music, College Edition, Second Edition, immerses students in the engaging story of the Western musical tradition. By ...

Reducere. The Oxford History of Anglicanism is a major new and unprecedented international study of the identity and historical influence of one of the world...

Sister of Caligula. Wife of Claudius. Mother of Nero. The story of Agrippina, at the center of imperial power for three generations, is the story o...

Offering a survey of Greek vases, this book sketches their stylistic history. It explores the process of identifying artists; the methods of making...

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

Bathing in the Roman World - Fikret Yegul

This book provides a new account of the urbanism of the Roman world between 100 BC and AD 300. To do so, it draws on a combination of textual sourc...

The First World War, now a century ago, still shapes the world in which we live, and its legacy lives on, in poetry, in prose, in collective memory...

Reducere. The history of filmmaking, from prehistoric cave experiments with light and shadow to the popularity of streaming and imminent future changes, pres...

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

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

Publisher: Temple Lodge PublishingAuthor(s): Terry M. BoardmanIllustration(s): halftonesPublication date: 2013Dimensions: 216 x 139 x 17Cover type:...

John Boardman, one of the best known and acknowledged scholars of the classical Greek world, has updated his definitive survey of its arts, the mos...

The Battle of TowtonPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Andrew BoardmanIllustration(s): 32 Illustrations, black and whitePublication date: 2...

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

New-cover paperback edition, with 24 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations, and spanning all forms of the art from Ancient Egyptian festival...

In 1868, samurai radicals overthrew the last shogun in the name of ancient Japanese ways. Then they took an opposite course, building a modern Japa...

Offering a wide and expansive new treatment of the role water played in the lives of people across the Roman world, papers consider ports and their...

Reducere. This extraordinary work on Roman history by J.B. Bury covers the period of more than 200 years from the time of Julius Caesar until the end of Marc...

DescriptionPresented here is the final and most coherent section of a sweeping classic work in environmental history, The Unending Frontier. The Wo...

An edited volume mapping the history of the book, from the Ancient World through to the rapidly changing world of the book in the second decade of ...