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Roman Surrey
In AD 43, the area of south-east England now known as Surrey became part of the Roman Empire.The succeeding 400 years saw the development of settlements, roads, industry and a new …
Travellers from Europe in the Ottoman and Safavid Empires, 16th–17th Centuries
This collection of Sonja Brentjes's articles deals with travels, encounters and the exchange of knowledge in the Mediterranean and Western Asia during the 16th and 17th centuries, …
Map of the Body, a Map of the Mind: Visualising Geographical Knowledge in the Roman World
A Map of the Body, a Map of the Mind is a study about the relationship between geography and power in the ancient Roman world, and most particularly about the visualisation of …
The Ottoman Age of Exploration
In 1517, the Ottoman Sultan Selim ¨the Grim¨ conquered Egypt and brought his empire for the first time in history into direct contact with the trading world of the Indian Ocean. …
Giuliano da Sangallo and the Ruins of Rome
An illuminating reassessment of the architect whose innovative drawings of ruins shaped the enduring image of ancient RomeGiuliano da Sangallo (1443–1516) was one of the first …
Imperial Roman Army
The Emperor Augustus believed that the Roman army occupied a crucial lace at the heart of the empire and it was he who made it a fully professional force. This book looks at the …
Religion and Society in Roman Palestine
This collection of papers combines important archaeological and textual evidence to examine diverse aspects of religion and society in Roman Palestine.A range of international …
Foodways in Roman Republican Italy
Foodways in Roman Republican Italy explores the production, preparation, and consumption of food and drink in Republican Italy to illuminate the nature of cultural change during …
Imagining the Byzantine Past
Two lavish, illustrated histories confronted and contested the Byzantine model of empire. The Madrid Skylitzes was created at the court of Roger II of Sicily in the mid-twelfth …
Ancient Rome for Kids
Discover the Incredible Wonders of Ancient Rome Ever wondered what life was like in the bustling streets of Rome or how gladiators fought in the Colosseum? Ancient Rome for Kids …
Ancient Roman Literary Gardens
Gardens are not central in Latin literature, but usually somewhere off to the side, as was often the real garden. They appear, however, in some form in nearly all literary genres …