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The Romans On The Bay Of Naples: An Archaeological Guide by Lawrence Keppie
RRP: £17.99£13.33Roman towns and villas on the Bay of Naples are among the best know to the modern public, largely because some, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, were buried under ash, pumice and mud, when nearby Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, preserving them for our... -
Greek Historical Inscriptions 478-404 BC by Robin Osborne
£38.54This volume is both a companion to the editors' Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404-323 BC, and a successor to the later part of the Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions to the End of the Fifth Century BC, edited by Russell Meiggs and David M. Lewis... -
Napoleon's Commentaries on Julius Caesar: A New English Translation by R. A. Maguire 9781526716279
RRP: £16.99£12.28While in exile on St Helena, Napoleon dictated a commentary on the wars of Julius Caesar, later published in 1836. In each chapter he summarized the events of one campaign, then added comments from the standpoint of his own military knowledge. Over the... -
London's Roman Amphitheatre by Nick Bateman 9781901992717
RRP: £29.95£25.13The discovery of one of Roman Londons most significant buildings - its amphitheatre - underneath the medieval Guildhall resulted from major archaeological excavations which took place between 1985 and 1999 as part of the City of London Corporations ... -
The Wars of Justinian I by Michael Whitby
RRP: £25.00£17.62Justinian I was the last great conquering Roman emperor, who dramatically increased the size of his realm although he never actually led an army in person. His long reign (527-565) was devoted to the challenging project of _renovatio imperii_, that is... -
Cato the Younger: Life and Death at the End of the Roman Republic by Fred K. Drogula 9780190869021
£34.63Marcus Porcius Cato ("the Younger") is most famous for being Julius Caesar's nemesis. His sustained antagonism was in large part responsible for pushing the Romans towards civil war. Yet Cato never wanted war even though he used the threat of violence... -
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor by Anthony Everitt
RRP: £20.00£13.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812970586Author Anthony EverittFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 488gDimensions(mm) 234mm... -
Roman Towns in Britain by Guy de la Bedoyere 9780752429199
RRP: £25.00£18.55Today, Britain's Roman Town survive in numerous different forms: from the earthworks of small roadside settlements in Lincolnshire, to the unending new discoveries from deep beneath London's busy modern streets, and the great ruins at Leicester and... -
Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern by Mary Beard 9780691225876
RRP: £20.00£15.54From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 yearsWhat does the face of power look like? Who gets... -
Sea Eagles of Empire: The Classis Britannica and the Battles for Britain by Simon Elliott
RRP: £14.99£11.28Winner of Military History Monthly's 2017 Book of the Year AwardThe Classis Britannica was the Roman regional fleet controlling and protecting the waters around the British Isles - in other words, Britain's first-ever navy.For over 200 years it played a... -
Alexander The Great And The Hellenistic Age by Peter Green
RRP: £9.99£6.80A masterly narrative survey of three centuries, from Alexander's conquest and empire to the triumph of Rome.The book begins with the personality and achievements of Alexander the Great, and continues with the military and political violence of the... -
Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World by Colin Elliott 9780691219158
RRP: £28.00£21.36A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacleIn the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over... -
Augustus to Nero: A Sourcebook on Roman History, 31 BC-AD 68 by David Braund 9781138781900
RRP: £53.99£46.87The years from the battle of Actium to the death of Nero stand at the very heart of Roman history. Yet the sources of this key period, particularly the inscriptions, papyri and coins, are not readily accessible. Crucial new discoveries remain buried in... -
Aetius: Attila's Nemesis by Ian Hughes 9781526778840
RRP: £16.99£12.28In AD 453 Attila, with a huge force composed of Huns, allies and vassals drawn from his already-vast empire, was rampaging westward across Gaul (essentially modern France), then still nominally part of the Western Roman Empire. Laying siege to Orleans,... -
Popular Culture in Ancient Rome by Jerry Toner 9780745643106
RRP: £18.99£16.87The mass of the Roman people constituted well over 90% of the population. Much ancient history, however, has focused on the lives, politics and culture of the minority elite. This book helps redress the balance by focusing on the non-elite in the Roman... -
Greek Myths in Roman Art and Culture: Imagery, Values and Identity in Italy, 50 BC-AD 250 by Zahra Newby
RRP: £36.99£29.75Images of episodes from Greek mythology are widespread in Roman art, appearing in sculptural groups, mosaics, paintings and reliefs. They attest to Rome's enduring fascination with Greek culture, and its desire to absorb and reframe that culture for new... -
Roman Centurions 753–31 BC: The Kingdom and the Age of Consuls by Dr Raffaele D’Amato
RRP: £12.99£11.01A detailed glimpse into the weapons, equipment and uniforms worn by Roman Centurions from the Roman Kingdom right through to the height of the Republic. Including new research, photographs of artefacts and the signature Men-at-Arms artwork, this is an... -
Rome on the Euphrates: The Story of a Frontier by Freya Stark
RRP: £12.99£9.54A detailed account of famed travel writer Freya Stark's journey through the Mediterranean. When Roman legions marched into Asia Minor in 200BC, their plan was to secure a buffer zone between the Mediterranean, which they virtually owned, and the area... -
The Selhurst Park Project: Middle Barn, Selhurstpark Farm, Eartham, West Sussex 2005-2008 by George Anelay 9781789251166
RRP: £40.00£32.78Excavations at Middle Barn, Selhurst Park, Eartham uncovered a Middle Iron Age to early Roman farmstead, sitting upon the southern slopes of the South Downs in West Sussex, and overlooking the Sussex coastal plain. Few such excavations have been... -
Rome's First Frontier: The Flavian Occupation of Northern Scotland by David Woolliscroft 9780752430447
RRP: £27.50£20.26Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall are Britain's best-known Roman frontiers but a more northerly line is also known, on and around the Gask Ridge in Perthshire, which seems to represent the earliest fortified land frontier anywhere in the Roman Empire... -
Anthology of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation by Stephen M. Trzaskoma 9781624664977
RRP: £29.99£25.13This new edition of Anthology of Classical Myth offers selections from key Near Eastern texts-the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, Epic of Creation (Enuma Elish), and Atrahasis; the Hittite Song of Emergence; and the flood story from the book of... -
Mithridates the Great: Rome's Indomitable Enemy by Philip Matyszak 9781473828902
RRP: £12.99£9.09A military biography of Mithridates VI 'the Great' of Pontus, Rome's most persistent enemy. The Mithridiatic wars stretched over half a century and two continents, and have a fascinating cast of pirates, rebels, turncoats and poisoners (though an... -
The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine by Noel Lenski
RRP: £34.99£30.49The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine offers students a comprehensive one-volume survey of this pivotal emperor and his times. Richly illustrated and designed as a readable survey accessible to all audiences, it also achieves a level of... -
Roman Battle Tactics 109BC - AD313 by Ross Cowan 9781846031847
£9.49 - £12.65How, 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... -
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by Lesley Adkins
RRP: £21.99£16.01This handy reference provides full access to the 1,200 years of Roman rule from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD, including information that is hard to find and even harder to decipher. Clear, authoritative, and highly organized, Handbook to Life... -
Roman Empire: Power and People by Dirk Booms
£18.64Arguably the most formidable of powers the world has ever seen, the Roman Empire in its prime stretched from Spain to Iraq and from Germany to Egypt, encompassing all the territory in between. By AD 117, it had engulfed almost fifty countries we know... -
Military History of Late Rome 518-565 by Ilkka Syv nne
£37.12_The Military History of Late Rome 518-565_ provides a new, fresh analysis of the revival of Roman fortunes during the reigns of Justin I (518-527) and Justinian I (527-565). The book narrates in great detail the re-conquests of North Africa, Italy and... -
AD 410: The Year That Shook Rome by Sam Moorhead
£3.92The Goths' sack of Rome in AD 410 was an event which shook the Roman world to its core. This gripping book uncovers the key factors that contributed to Alaric the Goth's capture of Rome: mass migrations, military incompetence, civil war, court intrigue,... -
Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth by Jodi Magness 9780691167107
RRP: £25.00£19.58A new account of the famous site and story of the last stand of a group of Jewish rebels who held out against the Roman EmpireTwo thousand years ago, 967 Jewish men, women, and children-the last holdouts of the revolt against Rome following the fall of... -
Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher by Edward J. Watts
RRP: £27.99£23.61A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity's best known female intellectuals. During the sixteen centuries following her murder, by a mob of Christians, Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films... -
The Mirror of the Self: Sexuality, Self-Knowledge, and the Gaze in the Early Roman Empire by Shadi Bartsch 9780226038353
RRP: £80.00£77.01People in the ancient world thought of vision as both an ethical tool and a tactile sense, akin to touch. Gazing upon someone - or oneself - was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility introduced an erotic element... -
A Companion to the Roman Empire by David S. Potter
RRP: £39.95£36.04A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies, taking account of the most recent discoveries. This Companion brings together thirty original essays guiding readers through... -
Works: v.1 by Ammianus Marcellinus
RRP: £24.95£22.92A soldier's chronicle of Rome in decline.Ammianus Marcellinus (ca. AD 325-ca. 395), a Greek of Antioch, joined the army when still young and served under the governor Ursicinus and the emperor of the East Constantius II, and later under the emperor... -
Chedworth Roman Villa: Excavations and Re-Imaginings from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries by Professor Simon Esmonde Cleary
RRP: £100.00£83.67Ten years in the planning and with contributions by 27 expert authors, this is a comprehensive record of archaeological research at Chedworth Roman Villa, Gloucestershire (now in the care of the National Trust), from the nineteenth to the twenty-first... -
The Wandering Vine: Wine, the Romans and Me by Nina Caplan 9781472938459
RRP: £12.99£9.09WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS DEBUT DRINK BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 WINNER OF THE LOUIS ROEDERER INTERNATIONAL WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 'Wine is alive, ageing and changing, but it's also a triumph over death. These grapes... -
The Roman Market Economy by Peter Temin 9780691177946
RRP: £28.00£21.36The quality of life for ordinary Roman citizens at the height of the Roman Empire probably was better than that of any other large group of people living before the Industrial Revolution. The Roman Market Economy uses the tools of modern economics to... -
Roman York by Patrick Ottaway
RRP: £20.00£14.71The great historic city of York owes its origins to the Roman army which built a fortress here on the banks of the River Ouse in AD 71. By the early third century York had also became the site of a major urban center and the capital of the northern half... -
Historicising Ancient Slavery by Kostas Vlassopoulos
RRP: £25.99£21.06A new framework for studying slaves and slavery in ancient societies Offers a new theoretical framework for the study of ancient slavery Employs a global historical perspective Focuses on the agency of ancient slaves Explores the link between... -
Vox Populi: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Classical World but Were Afraid to Ask by Peter Jones 9781786498946
£5.49 - £7.32In this compelling tour of the classical world, Peter Jones reveals how it is the power, scope and fascination of their ideas that makes the Ancient Greeks and Romans so important and influential today. For over 2,000 years these ideas have gripped... -
Fragmentary Republican Latin: Volume VI by Robert Maltby
RRP: £24.95£22.92Three foundational Roman poets.The Loeb Classical Library series Fragmentary Republican Latin continues with three highly influential pioneers in the creation and development of Latin poetry.Livius Andronicus (born ca. 292 BC) was regarded by the Romans...