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Alexandrian, African and Spanish Wars by Julius Caesar
RRP: £24.95£22.92Arrivals, inspections, victories.In this volume are three works concerning the campaigns engaged in by the great Roman statesman Julius Caesar (100-44 BC), but not written by him. The Alexandrian War, which deals with troubles elsewhere also, may have... -
The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun by Philip Matyszak 9780500297292
RRP: £14.99£9.80The gripping stories of the most colourful and formidable characters to challenge the might of Rome. Until recently, it was assumed that Rome carried the torch of civilization into the barbarian darkness, bringing law, architecture, and literature to... -
We Are the Romans: Meet the People Behind the History by David Long
RRP: £11.99£8.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783125999Author David LongFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Welbeck Publishing GroupPublisher Welbeck Publishing Group -
Early Rome to 290 Bc: The Beginnings of the City and the Rise of the Republic by Guy Bradley
RRP: £31.00£26.05The emergence of Rome as an imperial power. In the first few centuries of its existence, Rome developed from a minor settlement on the Tiber into the most powerful city-state in Italy. This book examines the reasons for Rome's emergence and success... -
Hannibal by Ernle Bradford 9781497637900
£6.17 - £13.24The life of the great military commander of ancient Carthage from the bestselling author of Thermopylae and Gibraltar. Born in Carthage in 247 BC, Hannibal Barca is considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Following the example... -
Lives of the Caesars: v. 2 by Suetonius
RRP: £24.95£22.92Antiquity'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 Meroe Head of Augustus by Thorsten Opper
RRP: £6.00£4.40Made from Bronze with eyes inlaid with glass pupils set in metal rings, the 'Meroe Head' is a magnificent portrait of Julius Caesar's great nephew and adopted heir Augustus (63 BC-AD 14). Once forming part of a statue of Rome's revered first true emperor... -
The Histories: Bks. 1-3 by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: £24.95£22.92The paramount historian of the early Roman empire.Tacitus (Cornelius), famous Roman historian, was born in AD 55, 56 or 57 and lived to about 120. He became an orator, married in 77 a daughter of Julius Agricola before Agricola went to Britain, was... -
Cicero Philippic II: A Selection by Christopher Tanfield
RRP: £17.99£16.05This is the endorsed publication from OCR and Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Cicero's Philippic II sections 44-50 (... viri tui similis esses) and 78 (C. Caesari ex Hispania redeunti...)-92, and the A-Level (Group 2)... -
A Week In the Life of a Greco-Roman Woman by Holly Beers 9780830824847
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830824847Author Holly BeersFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 208gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm * 13mm -
Ancient Epic by K King 9781118255346
RRP: £25.95£22.60Ancient Epic offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics - Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Apollonius of Rhodes' Agonautica. Provides an accessible introduction to the... -
An Introduction to the Roman Military – From Marius (100 BCE) to Theodosius II (450 CE) by C Whately
RRP: £32.95£29.14Follows the military lives of three soldiers across the Roman world, providing interesting, historical insight into the Roman military from the late republic to the end of antiquity in the west This book introduces readers to three historical Roman... -
Roman Britain and the Roman Navy by David J. P. Mason 9780752425412
RRP: £25.00£18.15So much has been written about the Roman army in Britain that the vital role of the navy - both in support of the army and in the defence of this distant Roman province - has been largely overlooked. In providing the first comprehensive account of the... -
Everyday Life of a Soldier on Hadrian's Wall by Paul Elliot 9781781553640
£22.35Walk the Wall, gaze northwards across hostile territory, man the turrets and milecastles...What was life like for the Roman troops stationed on Hadrian's Wall? Follow the life of one man, a Tungrian soldier, through recruitment, training, garrison duty... -
Diodorus Siculus, The Persian Wars to the Fall of Athens: Books 11-14.34 (480-401 BCE) by Siculus Diodorus
RRP: £21.99£18.79Only one surviving source provides a continuous narrative of Greek history from Xerxes' invasion to the Wars of the Successors following the death of Alexander the Great-the Bibliotheke, or "Library," produced by Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus (ca... -
A Historical Guide to Roman York by Chrystal, Paul 9781526781284
RRP: £25.00£18.02Considering that York was always an important Roman city there are few books available that are devoted specifically to the Roman occupation, even though it lasted for over 300 years and played a significant role in the politics and military activity of... -
Edge of Empire: Rome'S Frontier on the Lower Rhine by Jona Lendering 9789490258054
RRP: £25.00£16.24Every ancient author writing about the Low Countries, was preoccupied with the complete contrast between the civilized people of the Roman Empire and the tribes of noble savages or barbarians living outside it. Julius Caesar exploited this preconception... -
Histories: Bks. 4-5 by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: £24.95£22.92The paramount historian of the early Roman empire. Tacitus (Cornelius), famous Roman historian, was born in AD 55, 56 or 57 and lived to about 120. He became an orator, married in 77 a daughter of Julius Agricola before Agricola went to Britain, was... -
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 9781914602139
RRP: £20.00£14.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914602139Author Marcus AureliusFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Chiltern PublishingPublisher Chiltern Publishing -
Apuleius Metamorphoses V: A Selection by Stuart R. Thomson
£15.11This is the endorsed publication from OCR and Bloomsbury for the Latin A-Level (Group 2) prescription of Apuleius' Metamorphoses V, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary for sections 11-24. A detailed introduction covers the prescribed text... -
Roman Religion: A Sourcebook by Valerie M. Warrior 9781585100309
RRP: £21.99£17.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585100309Author Valerie M. WarriorFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoPublisher Focus Publishing/R Pullins &... -
Caesar Commentarii. I. (Gallic War): (Bellum Gallicum, cum A. Hirti supplemento) by Julius Caesar 9780198146025
£26.43(Bellum Gallicum, cum A. Hirti supplemento.) Edited by R. L. A. Du Pontet.Book InformationISBN 9780198146025Author R. L. A. Du PontetFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams)... -
The Mildenhall Treasure by Richard Hobbs
RRP: £6.00£4.40In 1942, while ploughing a field near Mildenhall in Suffolk, eastern England, Gordon Butcher stumbled upon a hoard of 34 silver objects that he turned over to his boss and owner of the land, Sydney Ford. Dating back to Roman Britain, fourth century AD,... -
Orations. Other Fragments by Cato
RRP: £24.95£22.92Ancient Rome's original archconservative.M. Porcius Cato (234-149 BC), one of the best-known figures of the middle Roman Republic, remains legendary for his political and military career, especially his staunch opposition to Carthage; his modest way... -
The Routledge History of Disability by Roy Hanes
RRP: £43.99£38.84The Routledge History of Disability explores the shifting attitudes towards and representations of disabled people from the age of antiquity to the twenty-first century. Taking an international view of the subject, this wide-ranging collection shows that... -
Constantine the Emperor by David Potter
RRP: £17.49£12.61No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along after him. Indeed, this major new biography argues... -
Pro Caecina, etc. by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £24.95£22.92The ascending statesman.Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106-43 BC), Roman lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, of whom we know more than of any other Roman, lived through the stirring era that saw the rise, dictatorship, and death of Julius... -
House of the Surgeon, Pompeii: Excavations in the Casa del Chirurgo (VI 1, 9-10.23) by Michael Anderson 9781785707285
RRP: £70.00£56.57The House of the Surgeon represents the first major publication of an important series of excavations undertaken by the Anglo-American Project in Pompeii (1994-2006) at the ancient city of Pompeii in a city block known as Insula VI 1. This is one of the... -
The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180-395 by David S. Potter
RRP: £43.99£39.44The Roman Empire at Bay is the only one volume history of the critical years 180-395 AD, which saw the transformation of the Roman Empire from a unitary state centred on Rome, into a new polity with two capitals and a new religion-Christianity. The book... -
Chariot Racing in the Roman Empire by Fik Meijer 9780801896972
RRP: £28.00£24.05A massive crowd of people, cloaked in the colors of their beloved athletes, slowly fill a 150,000-seat arena to cheer on their favorite teams. Athletes enter the stadium amid great pomp and circumstance as opposing fans hurl insults at one another and... -
The End of Roman Britain by Michael E. Jones
RRP: £32.00£29.13Among the provinces long occupied by Rome, Britain retained the slightest imprint of the invading civilization. To explain why this was true, Jones offers a lucid and thorough analysis of the economic, social, military, and environmental problems that... -
Castle to Fortress: Medieval to Post-Modern Fortifications in the Lands of the Former Roman Empire by Kaufmann, J E
RRP: £25.00£18.02Across western Europe the long tradition of castle-building took on its most sophisticated form in the later medieval period and then, in response to the development of gunpowder weapons, it underwent a fundamental change - from castle to fortress. This,... -
Variety: The Life of a Roman Concept by William Fitzgerald 9780226299495
RRP: £48.00£45.99The idea of variety may seem too diffuse, obvious, or nebulous to be worth scrutinizing, but modern usage masks the rich history of the term. This book examines the meaning, value, and practice of variety from the vantage point of Latin literature and... -
Roman Mythology: A Traveller's Guide from Troy to Tivoli by David Stuttard
RRP: £14.95£10.92All Roads Lead to Rome, as the famous saying goes. The sites and events throughout the ancient world provided Romans with a rich tapestry to weave the stories of their past. Rome itself was a melting pot of peoples from across the Mediterranean and... -
Justinian II: The Roman Emperor Who Lost his Nose and his Throne and Regained Both by Peter Crawford
RRP: £30.00£21.35Justinian II became Roman emperor at a time when the Empire was beset by external enemies. His forces gained success against the Arabs and Bulgars but his religious and social policies fuelled internal opposition which resulted in him being deposed and... -
Bandits in the Roman Empire: Myth and Reality by Thomas Grunewald
RRP: £53.99£46.87This wide-ranging and informative survey of 'outsider' groups in the Roman Empire will contribute greatly to our understanding of Roman social history.Examining men such as as Viriatus, Tacfarinus, Maternus and Bulla Felix, who were called latrones after... -
Herculaneum and the House of the Bicentenary - History and Heritage by Sarah Court
RRP: £26.00£22.10This volume vividly recounts, for general readers, the Roman town of Herculaneum, destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE and uniquely preserved for nearly two thousand years. Initial chapters offer an engaging historical overview of the... -
Rome - A High-speed History by Terry Deary 9781407111780
£3.44 - £4.59Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Gill Mill: Later Prehistoric Landscape and a Roman Nucleated Settlement in the Lower Windrush Valley at Gill Mill, near Witney, Oxfordshire by Paul Booth 9781905905423
RRP: £35.00£28.82The valley floodplain landscape covered by the Gill Mill quarry, almost 130ha, was intensively exploited from about 300 BC at a variety of Iron Age settlements. The largest of these remained in occupation into the early 3rd century AD, but meanwhile a... -
Wars and Battles of the Roman Republic: The Military, Political and Social Fallout by Paul Chrystal 9781781553053
RRP: £18.99£14.00Wars and Battles of The Roman Republic is no arid list of military engagements. In each listed battle, individual points of military or sociological interest are highlighted and examined, including the use of elephants as weapons, the first deployment of...