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The Roman Empire
'A readable and very informative history packed with a wealth of splendid detail' Joyce Tyldesley OBE, author of Tutankhamun'A brilliantly concise, but also entertaining, summary - …
Settlement and Soldiers in the Roman Near East
The Roman Near East has been a source of fascination and exasperation - an immense area, a rich archaeological heritage as well as documents in several local languages, a region …
Apopthegms
An apophthegm is a concise , truthful saying; a maxim, or aphorism. The following is an expansive collection of apophthegms by Francis Bacon, the famous English philosopher and …
Graeco-Roman Horror and its Modern Reception
This volume introduces a fresh exploration of Classical literature, examining its engagement with personal or collective tragedy, horrific events, and fear-inflicting episodes. It …
Aspects of Roman History 82BC-AD14
Aspects of Roman History 82BC–AD14 examines the political and military history of Rome and its empire in the Ciceronian and Augustan ages. It is an indispensable introduction to …
Citizenship in Antiquity
Citizenship in Antiquity brings together scholars working on the multifaceted and changing dimensions of citizenship in the ancient Mediterranean, from the second millennium BCE to …
In Bed with the Romans
One way or another the Romans spent quite a lot of time in bed, in between conquering and civilising the known world. The men were intent on demonstrating their power and virility; …
Roman Imperialism
This book examines the course and nature of Roman expansion during the Republic and Early Empire, focusing on the impact of Roman rule on the subject, and the effect of empire on …
History of Rome, Volume VII
Rome, from the beginning.Livy (Titus Livius), the great Roman historian, was born at Patavium (Padua) in 64 or 59 BC, where after years in Rome he died in AD 12 or 17. Livy’s …
Study of Greek and Roman Religions
How should ancient religious ideas be approached? Is "e;religion"e; an applicable term to antiquity? Should classicists, ancient historians, and religious studies scholars …
Hadrian's Wall
A penetrating and lucid history of the best-known and most spectacular monument to the Roman Empire in Britain. Taking into account new research findings about the building of the …
Eager to be Roman
Eager to be Roman is an important investigation into the ways in which the population of Pontus et Bithynia, a Greek province in the northwestern part of Asia Minor (on the …