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Roman Southwark - Settlement and Economy by Carrie Cowan 9781901992786
RRP: $36.06$34.77This report presents an overview of Roman urban development in London south of the Thames. The establishment of the Roman bridge and the first approach roads and landing places, made Southwark an ideal location for the development of facilities for... -
Roman and Later Development East of the Forum and Cornhill: Excavations at Lloyd's Register, 71 Fenchurch Street, City of London by Richard Bluer 9781901992434
RRP: $27.03$22.67Excavations in 1996-7 uncovered important new evidence for the development of the eastern part of the Roman Londinium, as well as medieval and later activity. Early Roman activity took place on sloping ground near a minor tributary of a small stream,... -
Roman and Medieval Development South of Newgate: Excavations at 3-9 Newgate Street and 16-17 Old Bailey, City of London by Ken Pitt 9781901992588
RRP: $12.84$10.51Important new evidence of Londons 2nd-century AD Roman pottery industry has been found along the western side of a tributary of the Walbrook stream. Up to eight kilns, producing Verulamium region white ware, and a probable potters workshop represent... -
Roman Conquests: North Africa by Nic Fields 9781844159703
RRP: $25.79$18.42The third in the Roman Conquests series briefly covers Rome's first forays into the dark continent during the First and Second Punic Wars, then covers in detail her vindictive final conquest and destruction of Carthage in the Third Punic War. The... -
The Roman Emperor Aurelian: Restorer of the World - New Revised Edition by John F White 9781526781871
RRP: $19.34$14.13The ancient Sibylline prophecies had foretold that the Roman Empire would last for 1000 years. As the time for the expected dissolution approached in the middle of the third century AD, the empire was lapsing into chaos, with seemingly interminable civil... -
Sallust's Bellum Catilinae by J. T. Ramsey
$52.70In his Bellum Catilinae, C. Sallustius Crispus or Sallust (86-35/34 B.C.E.) recounts the dramatic events of the year 63 B.C.E. when a disgruntled and impoverished nobleman, L. Sergius Catilina, after two electoral defeats, made himself the leader of a... -
Roman and medieval development south of Cheapside by Isca Howell 9781907586170
RRP: $19.35$16.20Excavations on the south side of Cheapside found evidence for Roman timber buildings and pits dating to the later 1st and 2nd centuries AD, and a masonry building constructed after c AD 125. The main west-east road through Londinium lay immediately north... -
Letters of Pliny: A Selection by Carl Hope
RRP: $16.76$15.30This is the OCR-endorsed edition covering the Latin A-Level (Group 2) prescription of Pliny, Letters 1.9; 3.16; 4.2; 4.19; 8.8; 8.16; 8.17; 9.6, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary, with a detailed introduction that also covers the... -
Suetonius: Vol 1 by Suetonius
RRP: $32.19$29.57Antiquity's imperial biographer par excellence.Suetonius (C. Suetonius Tranquillus, born ca. AD 70), son of a military tribune, was at first an advocate and a teacher of rhetoric, but later became the emperor Hadrian's private secretary, 119-121. He... -
The Roman History: From Romulus and the Foundation of Rome to the Reign of the Emperor Tiberius by Velleius Paterculus 9781603845915
RRP: $21.92$17.81This essential document for the study of Roman history traces the story of Rome from Romulus and the foundations of Rome to the reign of the Emperor Tiberius. It is especially valuable to historians and students for its vivid eyewitness account of the... -
The Government of the Roman Empire: A Sourcebook by Barbara Levick
RRP: $49.01$43.06This book reveals how an empire that stretched from Glasgow to Aswan in Egypt could be ruled from a single city and still survive more than a thousand years. The Government of the Roman Empire is the only sourcebook to concentrate on the administration... -
The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363-628 by Geoffrey Greatrex
RRP: $69.65$60.46Late Antiquity was an eventful period on the eastern frontier of the Roman empire. From the failure of the Emperor Julian's invasion of Persia in 363 AD to the overwhelming victory of the Emperor Heraclius in 628, the Romans and Persians were engaged in... -
Hammer of Rome: Gaius Valerius Verrens 9 by Douglas Jackson
RRP: $12.89$9.17Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, this formidable and compelling historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson will have you absolutely gripped..."Spectacular and satisfying...thrilling and dramatic...Roman historical fiction... -
A History of the Roman Republic by Klaus Bringmann 9780745633718
RRP: $32.24$28.13In this new and authoritative history of the Roman republic, distinguished historian Klaus Bringmann traces the rise of a small city state near the Tiber estuary into a power that controlled the Italian peninsula and created the final Empire of... -
Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD by Peter Brown 9780691161778
RRP: $32.25$26.03Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. Yet by the fall of Rome, the church was becoming rich beyond measure. Through the Eye of a Needle is a sweeping intellectual... -
Mutina 43 BC by Nic Fields
RRP: $19.34$14.13In the aftermath of the murder of Gaius Julius Caesar, his self-declared successor Mark Antony struggled to hold together his legacy. Following an abortive coup attempt by Caesar's adopted son Octavian, two of Antony's legions declared for him, leading... -
The Roman Invasion of Britain: Archaeology versus History by Hoffmann, Birgitta 9781526756633
RRP: $19.34$14.13The purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the Roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources, and compare it with the archaeological evidence, which is often contradictory. Archaeologists and historians all too often work in... -
The Romans in Scotland and The Battle of Mons Graupius by Simon Forder
RRP: $14.18$9.35In AD 77, Roman forces under Agricola marched into the northern reaches of Britain to pacify the Caledonian tribesmen. For seven years, the Romans campaigned across what is now Scotland. In AD 83, they fought the final battle at Mons Graupius, where... -
Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations by Martin Goodman
RRP: $24.50$17.56In Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations, Martin Goodman explores the history of a titanic struggle whose repercussions are still felt today. In 70CE, after four years of Jewish rebellion, Roman legions devastated the great city of... -
Empress of Rome by Kate Quinn
RRP: $12.89$8.77'Fans of Philippa Gregory will be entranced. Kate Quinn's unforgettable third novel is a mesmerising story of passion, ambition and betrayal.' ELLEUnder its beloved Emperor Trajan, the Roman Eagle spreads its wings, advancing ever further into the... -
Roman Britain's Pirate King: Carausius, Constantius Chlorus and the Fourth Roman Invasion of Britain by Elliott, Simon 9781399094368
RRP: $28.38$18.46In the mid-3rd century AD Roman Britain's regional fleet, the Classis Britannica, disappeared. It was never to return. Soon the North Sea and English Channel were over-run by Germanic pirates preying upon the east and south coast of Britain, and the... -
Three Ages of Rome: Fast Play Rules for Exciting Ancient Battles by Philip Garton
RRP: $32.25$23.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915070265Author Philip GartonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Roman Chester: Fortress at the Edge of the World by David Mason
RRP: $32.25$23.93Much of Roman Chester has been lost through post-Roman dismantling and `recycling' of building materials, though excavations over recent years have added substantially to our knowledge of the town known as Deva. In this companion volume to Chester:... -
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard 9780871404237
RRP: $38.69$33.51Ancient Rome was an imposing city even by modern standards, a sprawling imperial metropolis of more than a million inhabitants, a "mixture of luxury and filth, liberty and exploitation, civic pride and murderous civil war" that served as the seat of... -
The Frontiers of Imperial Rome by Breeze, David J 9781526760807
RRP: $19.34$14.98At its height, the Roman Empire was the greatest empire yet seen with borders stretching from the rain-swept highlands of Scotland in the north to the sun-scorched Nubian desert in the south. But how were the vast and varied stretches of frontier defined... -
Londinium: A Biography: Roman London from its Origins to the Fifth Century by Richard Hingley
RRP: $37.40$33.82*** Winner of the PROSE Award (2019) for Classics *** This major new work on Roman London brings together the many new discoveries of the last generation and provides a detailed overview of the city from before its foundation in the first century to... -
The Coming of the Greeks: Indo-European Conquests in the Aegean and the Near East by Robert Drews
RRP: $45.15$35.10When did the Indo-Europeans enter the lands that they occupied during historical times? And, more specifically, when did the Greeks come to Greece? Robert Drews brings together the evidence--historical, linguistic, and archaeological--to tackle these... -
Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity by Walter Scheidel
RRP: $23.21$18.14The 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... -
The Caudine Forks 321 BC: Rome's most humiliating defeat by Nic Fields
RRP: $20.63$14.98In its long history, the Roman Republic suffered many defeats, but none as humiliating as the Caudine Forks in the summer of 321 BC. Rome had been at war with the Samnites - one of early Rome's most formidable foes - since 326 BC in what would turn out... -
Military History of Late Rome 425-457 by Syvanne, Ilkka 9781848848535
RRP: $32.25$22.73_The Military History of Late Rome 425-457_ analyses in great detail how the Romans coped with the challenge posed by masses of Huns in a situation in which the Germanic tribes had gained a permanent foothold in the territories of West Rome. This... -
The Roman King Arthur?: Lucius Artorius Castus by Sullivan, Tony 9781399084024
RRP: $25.80$18.43The 2004 film, King Arthur, starring Clive Owen and Keira Knightley, introduced the audience to Lucius Artorius Castus as the basis to the much later legend of King Arthur. The book analyses the theories behind the film which link this second to third... -
The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World: The Jews of Palestine from Alexander the Great to the Arab Conquest by Peter Schafer
RRP: $49.01$43.06The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World examines Judaism in Palestine throughout the Hellenistic period, from Alexander the Great's conquest in 334BC to its capture by the Arabs in AD 636. Under the Greek, Roman and finally Christian supremacy... -
The Roman Way by Edith Hamilton 9780393354454
RRP: $18.05$14.63In this informal history of Roman civilization, Edith Hamilton vividly depicts the Roman life and spirit as they are revealed in the greatest writers of the time. Among these literary guides are Cicero, who left an incomparable collection of letters;... -
In Search of the Romans Second Edition by James Renshaw
RRP: $28.37$26.33In Search of the Romans is a lively and informative introduction to ancient Rome. Making extensive use of ancient sources and copiously illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps and plans, now for the first time in colour, its opening two chapters... -
The Emperor Caligula in the Ancient Sources by Anthony A. Barrett 9780198854579
RRP: $25.80$24.26There can be few historical figures who have made such a powerful impact on the popular imagination as the Roman emperor Caligula (died AD 41). Yet an accurate reconstruction of his life and reign largely eludes us. This is paradoxical. The source... -
Gladiators 4th-1st centuries BC by Francois Gilbert
RRP: $18.05$13.89This new study lifts the veil on the high-profile but often misunderstood gladiators of ancient Rome, from their origins to the dawn of the Principate. Originating in funeral rites during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BC, the Roman gladiator games... -
Life, Death and Entertainment in the Roman Empire by D. S. Potter 9780472034284
RRP: $29.61$24.66Life, Death, and Entertainment gives those with a general interest in Roman antiquity a starting point, informed by the latest developments in scholarship, for understanding the extraordinary range of Roman society. Family structure, slavery, gender... -
The Disappearing Ninth Legion: A Popular History by Mark Olly 9781846945595
RRP: $12.89$11.08The Disappearing Ninth Legion puts this mysterious Roman legion firmly back on the historic map. A great deal of fiction and conjecture has appeared in books, films, and on the internet, but this book draws on actual historical and up-to-date... -
Roman Military Dress by Graham Sumner 9780752445762
RRP: $32.25$23.93The Roman military was one of the most powerful forces of the ancient world. But what did its soldiers wear? This book presents an accurate and illuminating study of a popular yet understudied subject. Spanning 1000 years from the Late Republic to the... -
Greece and Rome at War by Peter Connolly 9781848329416
RRP: $25.79$24.02In this sumptuous guide to twelve centuries of military development, Peter Connolly combines a detailed account of the arms and armies of Greece and Rome with his superb full-colour artwork. Making use of fresh archaeological evidence and new material on...