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God's Calendar and the Attempt to Eclipse It
The Bar Kokhba War AD 132–136
A highly illustrated account of the final Jewish rebellion against Roman rule, appealing for any enthusiast of Roman or Jewish history.In AD 132, Shim'on Ben Koseba, a rebel leader …
How Roman Families Survived Work, Women, Wages, and Urban Life in the Roman Empire
How did ordinary Roman families survive in one of history's greatest empires?When most people think of ancient Rome, they imagine emperors, gladiators, senators, and military …
Civil War
The great Roman poet Lucan (39-65 AD) is considered one of the most important Latin Poets of all time. His masterful epic "e;Pharsalia,"e; or "e;Civil War"e; …
Image and Reality of Roman Imperial Power in the Third Century AD
Image and Reality of Roman Imperial Power in the Third Century AD focuses on the wide range of available sources of Roman imperial power in the period AD 193-284, ranging from …
Byzantine Art
The opulence of Byzantine art, with its extravagant use of gold and silver, is well known. Highly skilled artists created powerful representations reflecting and promoting this …
Roman Antiquities and Ancient Mythology
Roman Antiquities and Ancient Mythology is an overview of Roman culture and mythology, suited for the college or high school reader. The original illustrations and a table of …
Devil's Brood
Revolution and Constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire and Iran
In his book on constitutional revolutions in the Ottoman Empire and Iran in the early twentieth century, Nader Sohrabi considers the global diffusion of institutions and ideas, …
Novum Millennium
This volume reflects the different methods and new approaches to the study of Byzantine history that have characterized the work of Paul Speck, to whom it is dedicated, and above …
Dreams and Experience in Classical Antiquity
From the Iliad to Aristophanes, from the gospel of Matthew to Augustine, Greek and Latin texts are constellated with descriptive images of dreams. Some are formulaic, others …
Gladiators and Beast Hunts
Gladiators and Beasthunts is a comprehensive survey of arena sports in ancient Rome, focusing upon gladiatorial combat and the beast-hunts (venationes). Whilst numerous books have …