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Imperial Brothers: Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople by Hughes, Ian 9781399074490
RRP: £15.99£11.61The latest of Ian Hughes' Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors, Valentinian and Valens. Valentian was selected and proclaimed as emperor in AD 364, when the Empire was still reeling from the disastrous defeat and death... -
The Romans For Dummies by Guy de la Bedoyere
RRP: £23.99£16.17"A must for anyone interested in the Roman Empire and its impact on world history."-Tony Robinson, star of Blackadder and Time Team This entertaining and informative guide is the perfect introduction to the amazing world of ancient Rome and its emperors,... -
Tacitus Histories I: A Selection by Benedict Gravell
£19.16This is the endorsed publication from OCR and Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Histories Book I sections 4 (finis Neronis ...) to 7, 12-14, 17-23 and 26, and the A-Level (Group 2) prescription of Histories Book I sections... -
Britannia: The Creation of a Roman Province by John Creighton 9780415487146
RRP: £43.99£38.44This book completely re-evaluates the evidence for, and the interpretation of, the rule of the kings of Late Iron Age Britain: Cunobelin and Verica. Within a few generations of their reigns, after one died and the other had fled, Rome's ceremonial... -
The Roman Triumph by Mary Beard
RRP: £23.95£19.14It followed every major military victory in ancient Rome: the successful general drove through the streets to the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill; behind him streamed his raucous soldiers; in front were his most glamorous prisoners, as well as... -
Greek and Roman Political Ideas: A Pelican Introduction by Melissa Lane
RRP: £10.99£7.77Where do our ideas about politics come from? What can we learn from the Greeks and Romans?How should we exercise power?Melissa Lane teaches politics at Princeton University, and previously taught political thought at the University of Cambridge, where... -
The Fall of the Western Roman Empire: Archaeology, History and the Decline of Rome by Neil Christie 9780340759660
£33.26The decline of the Roman Empire has been a subject of fascination and debate for centuries. In this original new work, Neil Christie draws on numerous sources, interweaving the latest archaeological evidence, to reconstruct the period's landscape and... -
Roman Britain: A New History 55 BC-AD 450 by Patricia Southern
RRP: £18.99£12.71For nearly four centuries, from AD 43 to 410, Britain was a small province on the north-western edge of the vast Roman Empire. Though it was small, it was not insignificant. There were more Roman soldiers in Britain than there were in the provinces of... -
Rome and the Mediterranean: The History of Rome from its Foundation by Livy 9780140443189
RRP: £16.99£12.28Books XXXI to XLV cover the years from 201 b.c. to 167 b.c., when Rome emerged as ruler of the Mediterranean.About the AuthorTitus Livius (59BC-AD17) began working on his History of Rome at the age of 30 and continued for over 40 years until his death. ... -
Roman Battle Tactics 109BC - AD313 by Ross Cowan 9781846031847
RRP: £21.00£12.94How, exactly, did Rome become master of the ancient world? This book examines and illustrates the tactics employed by the legions of late Republican and early Imperial Rome, from the evidence o f ancient writers. The greatest military machine in the... -
A Grand Tour of the Roman Empire by Marcus Sidonius Falx by Dr. Jerry Toner
RRP: £16.99£12.28'Toner again spins a tale that is enjoyable and informative.' The Times Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx and his amanuensis, Dr Jerry Toner. Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre of Athens before... -
A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-700 by Stephen Mitchell 9781119768555
RRP: £41.95£37.13A sweeping historical account of the Later Roman Empire incorporating the latest scholarly research In the newly revised 3rd edition of A History of the Later Roman Empire, 284-700, distinguished historians Geoffrey Greatrex and Stephen Mitchell deliver... -
Visitors' Historic Britain: Northumberland: Romans to Victorians by Craig Armstrong 9781526702784
RRP: £12.99£9.09Northumberland to the Romans it was Ad Fines, the limit of the Empire, the end of the Roman World. It was here in 122 AD that the Emperor Hadrian decided to build a wall stretching from coast-to-coast to provide protection, to show the might of the... -
Iron Age and Roman Settlement in the Upper Thames Valley: Excavations at Claydon Pike and other sites within the Cotswold Water Park by A. Smith 9780947816742
RRP: £34.99£31.21The Cotswold Water Park Project is a landscape study centred upon parts of the Upper Thames Valley within what is now the Cotswold Water Park. The report is based upon four key excavated rural settlements, the most extensive being that at Claydon... -
Maurice's Strategikon: Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy by George T. Dennis
RRP: £25.99£22.04As a veteran campaigner, the Byzantine emperor Maurice (582-602) compiled a unique and influential handbook intended for the field commander. In this first complete English translation, the Strategikon is an invaluable source not only for early Byzantine... -
The Bar Kokhba War AD 132-136: The last Jewish revolt against Imperial Rome by Lindsay Powell
RRP: £16.99£12.28In AD 132, Shim'on Ben Koseba, a rebel leader who assumed the messianic name Shim'on Bar Kokhba ('Son of a Star'), led the people of Judaea in open rebellion, aiming to establish their own independent Jewish state and to liberate Jerusalem from the... -
50 Finds of Roman Coinage by Andrew Brown
RRP: £15.99£10.85Roman coinage represents the largest single category of object recorded through the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), with over 300,000 single finds in addition to several thousand hoards. This dataset, unparalleled anywhere else in the... -
Roman History: Bk. 56-60, v. 7 by Cassius Cocceianus Dio
RRP: £24.95£23.74A sweeping chronicle from Aeneas to Alexander Severus.Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), circa AD 150-235, was born at Nicaea in Bithynia in Asia Minor. On the death of his father (Roman governor of Cilicia) he went in 180 to Rome, entered the Senate, and... -
The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus by Paul Zanker
RRP: £29.95£24.53Art and architecture are mirrors of a society. They reflect the state of its values, especially in times of crisis or transition. Upon this premise Paul Zanker builds an interpretation of Augustan art as a visual language that both expressed and... -
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
RRP: £14.99£10.20An abridged edition of Edward Gibbon's THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, which compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into a single epic narrative.Famously sceptical about Christianity, unexpectedly sympathetic to the barbarian... -
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain by Martin Millett 9780198854890
£44.61This book provides a twenty-first century perspective on Roman Britain, combining current approaches with the wealth of archaeological material from the province. This volume introduces the history of research into the province and the cultural changes... -
The Five Good Emperors: The History of the Roman Empire During the Reigns of Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius by Charles River Editors 9781791384838
RRP: £11.14£9.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781791384838Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)... -
Letters to Atticus: v. 4 by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £24.95£22.92The private correspondence of Rome's most prolific public figure.To his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other of his correspondents except perhaps his brother. In Cicero's Letters to Atticus we get an intimate look at his motivations... -
Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity by Walter Scheidel 9780691172187
RRP: £30.00£23.82The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern worldThe fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's... -
Roman Conquests: Britain by Simon Elliott
RRP: £19.99£14.68The Roman Conquests series seeks to explain when and how the Romans were able to conquer a vast empire stretching from the foothills of the Scottish Highlands to the Sahara Desert, from the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf. How did their armies adapt to and... -
Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
RRP: £42.00£32.83Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. The fashions they set were taken up... -
The Komnene Dynasty: Byzantium's Struggle for Survival 1057-1185 by John Carr 9781526702296
£27.65The 128-year dynasty of the Komneni (1057 to 1185) was the last great epoch of Byzantium, when the empire had to fend off Turkish and Norman foes simultaneously. Starting with the extremely able Alexios I, and unable now to count on help from the West,... -
Cicero, Pro Cluentio: A Selection by Matthew Barr
RRP: £16.99£15.22This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Cicero's Pro Cluentio, sections 1-7 and 10-11, and the A-Level (Group 2) prescription of sections 27-32 and 35-37, giving full Latin text,... -
Lucretius I: An Ontology of Motion by Thomas Nail
RRP: £21.99£17.97The most original and shocking interpretation of Lucretius in the last 40 yearsThomas Nail argues convincingly and systematically that Lucretius was not an atomist, but a thinker of kinetic flux. In doing so, he completely overthrows the interpretive... -
Roman Legions, the (europa Militaria Special 2) by Peterson
RRP: £14.95£12.27Military historian and museum curator Daniel Peterson has been active in the field of 'living history' for may years, and has marched and ridden hundreds of miles across Europe to recreate the day-to-day experiences of the Roman soldiers of 2,000 years... -
Letters to Atticus: v. 3 by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £24.95£22.92The private correspondence of Rome's most prolific public figure.To his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other of his correspondents except perhaps his brother. In Cicero's Letters to Atticus we get an intimate look at his motivations... -
The Spatha by M.C. Bishop
RRP: £13.99£9.75Adopted from the Celts in the 1st century BC, the spatha, a lethal and formidable chopping blade, became the primary sword of the Roman soldier in the Later Empire. Over the following centuries, the blade, its scabbard, and its system of carriage... -
Trajan: Rome's Last Conqueror by Jackson, Nicholas 9781784387075
RRP: £25.00£17.62Until the publication of this captivating biography, no such volume on Trajan's life has been tailored to the general reader. The unique book illuminates a neglected period of ancient Roman history, featuring comprehensive maps and photographs to help... -
The Legacy of Rome: How the Roman Empire Shaped the Modern World by Simon Elliott
RRP: £20.00£14.71The world of the Roman Republic and Empire is still very much with us, alive and a key companion as we negotiate the trials and tribulations of modern life. We don't just walk in the footsteps of Romans great and small; we walk side by side with them.At... -
Between Sahara and Sea: Africa in the Roman Empire by David J. Mattingly
RRP: £38.95£37.66Between Sahara and Sea: Africa in the Roman Empire challenges orthodox views of the story of Africa under Roman domination. It presents a new framework for understanding this and other territories incorporated in the Roman empire. Based on decades of... -
Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome by Stephen Dando-Collins 9780471686132
£13.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471686132Author Stephen Dando-CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)... -
Wroxeter: Life & Death of a Roman City by Roger White 9780752414096
RRP: £17.99£13.33The 'Old Work', the largest fragment of a Roman civilian building still standing in Britain, is a spectacular landmark which points to the site of Wroxeter Roman City, between medieval Shrewsbury and modern Telford. In its prime the city was the fourth... -
The upper Walbrook valley cemetery of Roman London by Chiz Harward 9781907586255
RRP: £25.00£21.30Six excavations (1987-2007) at Finsbury Circus on the north side of the City of London uncovered over 130 Romano-British burials, part of the upper Walbrook cemetery, to the west of the better-known `northern' cemetery (around Bishopsgate). Set within... -
The Civil War by Lucan
RRP: £24.95£22.92Epic history.Lucan (M. Annaeus Lucanus, AD 39-65), son of wealthy M. Annaeus Mela and nephew of Seneca, was born at Corduba (Cordova) in Spain and was brought as a baby to Rome. In AD 60 at a festival in Emperor Nero's honor Lucan praised him in a... -
Reach of Rome: A Journey Through the Lands of the Ancient Empire, Following a Coin by Alberto Angela
£19.55In this unconventional and accessible history, Italian best-seller Alberto Angela literally follows the money to map the reach and power of the Roman Empire. To see a map of the Roman Empire at the height of its territorial expansion is to be struck by...