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Etruscan Civilisation - A Cultural History by Sybille Haynes 9780892366002
RRP: $58.05$49.83This comprehensive survey of Etruscan civilization, from its origin in the Villanovan Iron Age in the ninth century B.C. to its absorption by Rome in the first century B.C., combines well-known aspects of the Etruscan world with new discoveries and fresh... -
Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside: New Perspectives and Controversies by Martin Henig 9781803273808 [USED COPY]
RRP: $74.82$37.41Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside: New Perspectives and Controversies by Martin Henig
RRP: $74.82$74.39Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside had its genesis in a conference held at the British Museum in 2009 and brings together a range of papers on buildings that have been categorised as 'villas', mainly in Roman Britain,... -
The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino: Understanding the Roman Games by Jerry Toner
$24.08The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus' passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt of shooting a tiger, an elephant, and a hippopotamus; his prowess... -
Enemies of Rome, The:From Hannibal to Attila the Hun: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun by Philip Matyszak 9780500251249 [USED COPY]
RRP: $24.45$24.30Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Rome Resurgent: War and Empire in the Age of Justinian by Peter Heather 9780197500538
RRP: $23.21$19.18Between the fall of the western Roman Empire in the fifth century and the collapse of the east in the face of the Arab invasions in the seventh, the remarkable era of the Emperor Justinian (527-568) dominated the Mediterranean region. Famous for his... -
Roman History, Volume IV: Civil Wars, Books 1-2 by Appian
$30.17Rome's internal conflicts, from the Gracchi to the Empire.Appian (Appianus) is among our principal sources for the history of the Roman Republic, particularly in the second and first centuries BC, and sometimes our only source, as for the Third Punic War... -
Issues in the Conservation of Paintings by Mark Leonard 9780892367818
RRP: $51.60$44.62This volume on paintings conservation includes more than seventy texts ranging from the fifteenth century to the present day. Some are classic and highly influential writings; others, although little known when first published, in retrospect reflect... -
Beyond Greek: The Beginnings of Latin Literature by Denis Feeney
$26.63A History Today Best Book of the YearA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearVirgil, Ovid, Cicero, Horace, and other authors of ancient Rome are so firmly established in the Western canon today that the birth of Latin literature seems inevitable... -
History for kids: History of Religion by Dinobibi Publishing 9781076369284
RRP: $10.31$8.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781076369284Author Dinobibi PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)... -
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Abridged Edition by Edward Gibbon
RRP: $24.50$16.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375758119Author Edward GibbonFormat PaperbackPage Count 1312Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 697gDimensions(mm)... -
Roman Bath Discovered by Barry Cunliffe 9780752419022 [USED COPY]
RRP: $29.03$3.03Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Sertorius and the Struggle for Spain by Philip Matyszak
RRP: $19.34$14.64When, after a brutal civil war, the dictator Sulla took power in Rome (82 BC), among the many who refused to accept his rule was a young army officer called Quintus Sertorius. Sertorius fled, first to Africa and then to Spain, where he made common cause... -
Valerius Maximus: Memorable Doings and Sayings: v. 1 by Valerius Maximus
$30.17Exemplary wisdom from ancient Rome.Valerius Maximus compiled his handbook of notable deeds and sayings during the reign of Tiberius (AD 14-37). The collection was admired in antiquity and has recently been attracting renewed scholarly attention. Yet to... -
I Claudia II: Women in Roman Art and Society by Yale University Art Gallery 9780292743403
$27.40I, Claudia: Women in Ancient Rome-an exhibition and catalog produced by the Yale University Art Gallery-provided the first comprehensive study of the lives of Roman women as revealed in Roman art. Responding to the popular success of the exhibit and... -
The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians by J. B. Bury 9780393003888
RRP: $30.90$22.21In print for more than thirty years, this book has long served as a standard text on the Germanic penetration of the Roman Empire. Bury's history is indispensable to anyone who seeks to understand the connection between the barbarian migrations of the... -
Blood of Rome: Caratacus by John Salter 9781491245385
RRP: $17.52$16.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781491245385Author John SalterFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Race and Ethnicity in the Classical World: An Anthology of Primary Sources in Translation by Rebecca Futo Kennedy 9781603849944
$23.19By offering fluent, accurate translations of extracts and fragments from a wide assortment of ancient texts, this volume allows a comprehensive overview of ancient Greek and Roman concepts of otherness, as well as Greek and Roman views of non-Greeks and... -
A Companion to the Punic Wars by Dexter Hoyos 9781119025504
RRP: $46.38$41.37A Companion to the Punic Wars offers a comprehensive new survey of the three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC. Offers a broad survey of the Punic Wars from a variety of perspectivesFeatures contributions from an outstanding... -
Jews and Their Roman Rivals: Pagan Rome's Challenge to Israel by Katell Berthelot
$42.62How encounters with the Roman Empire compelled the Jews of antiquity to rethink their conceptions of Israel and the TorahThroughout their history, Jews have lived under a succession of imperial powers, from Assyria and Babylonia to Persia and the... -
Propertius, Tibullus and Ovid: A Selection of Love Poetry by Anita Nikkanen 9781474266147
RRP: $24.50$21.80This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 3) prescription of Ovid's Amores 1.1 and 2.5, Propertius 1.1 and Tibullus 1.1 with the A-Level (Group 4) prescription of Ovid's Amores 2.7 and 2.8, Propertius 1.3... -
Armies of the Roman Republic 264-30 BC: History, Organization and Equipment by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: $32.25$22.73The period covered in this book saw the Roman Republic face its greatest military challenges. In 264 the Romans were pitted against the might of Carthage in the first of the three Punic Wars, which would push Rome to the brink but end with the... -
Gladiator: The Complete Guide To Ancient Rome's Bloody Fighters by Konstantin S. Nossov
RRP: $32.19$24.02Gladiatorial games at first served as a solemn funeral rite to honor noble citizens. At the height of their eight-century reign of popularity, the games-which constantly evolved to include new events such as combat with animals and full-scale naval... -
Life in a Roman Legionary Fortress by Tim Copeland 9781445643588
RRP: $20.63$19.84The Roman legions were the formidable, highly organised and welldisciplined backbone of the Roman army, vital to maintaining order and control of the borders of the Empire and its subjugated peoples. The fortresses that were the bases of the legions... -
The Dignity of Labour: Image, Work and Identity in the Roman World by Dr Iain Ferris
RRP: $25.80$17.21This is the first book to present an analysis of images of working people in Roman society and to interpret their meaning and significance. What did work mean to the Romans? Numerous incidental illustrations of agricultural workers occur in Roman... -
Western Aristocracies and Imperial Court AD 364-425 by John Matthews 9780198144991
RRP: $83.85$73.61The central theme of this book is the relationship between the `public' and `private' lives of the men who were involved in the politics of the western Roman Empire in the later fourth and early fifth centuries. A postscript updates the book with regard... -
Man of High Empire: The Life of Pliny the Younger by Roy K. Gibson 9780199948192
RRP: $38.69$35.59Pliny the Younger (c. 60-112 C.E.)--senator and consul in the Rome of emperors Domitian and Trajan, eyewitness to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79, and early 'persecutor' of Christians on the Black Sea--remains Rome's best documented private individual... -
Aurelian and Probus: The Soldier Emperors Who Saved Rome by Ilkka Syvänne 9781399021456
RRP: $21.92$15.84This is a narrative military history of the emperors Lucius Domitius Aurelianus ('Aurelian', reigned 270-275) and Marcus Aurelius Probus (276-282) which also includes the other reigns between the years 268 and 285. It shows how these two remarkable... -
Letters to Quintus, Brutus, Octavian and Letter Fragments: WITH Invectives AND Handbook of Electioneering by Marcus Tullius Cicero
$30.17Private correspondence and dubious disquisitions.Cicero had an affectionate relationship with his only brother, Quintus, down to the closing years of their lives. The letters from Cicero to him in this collection offer an intimate look at their world... -
Ancient Rome: From Romulus to Justinian by Thomas R. Martin
RRP: $19.34$16.81A beautifully written, highly accessible, and comprehensive history of Rome from its founding in the eighth century BC through to Justinian in the sixth century CE. With commanding skill, Thomas R. Martin tells the remarkable and dramatic story of how a... -
Carthage's Other Wars: Carthaginian Warfare Outside the 'Punic Wars' Against Rome by Dexter Hoyos 9781781593578
RRP: $25.79$18.42Carthage was the western Mediterranean's first superpower, long before Rome, and her military history was powerful, eventful, and chequered even before her Punic Wars' against Rome. Although characterized in the surviving sources and modern studies as a... -
Augustus, First Roman Emperor: Power, Propaganda and the Politics of Survival by Matthew D.H. Clark 9781904675143
$35.75Rome's first emperor, Augustus, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, has probably had the most lasting effect on history of all rulers of the classical world. This book focuses on his rise to power and on the ways in which he then maintained authority... -
Crossing the Rubicon: Caesar's Decision and the Fate of Rome by Luca Fezzi
RRP: $35.48$30.04A dramatic account of the fateful year leading to the ultimate crisis of the Roman Republic and the rise of Caesar's autocracy When the Senate ordered Julius Caesar, conqueror of Gaul, to disband his troops, he instead marched his soldiers across the... -
Roman History, Volume V: Civil Wars, Books 3-4 by Appian
$30.17Rome's internal conflicts, from the Gracchi to the Empire.Appian (Appianus) is among our principal sources for the history of the Roman Republic, particularly in the second and first centuries BC, and sometimes our only source, as for the Third Punic War... -
Roman Law Essentials by Craig Anderson
$23.71A study and revision guide for Scots law students of Roman law'Roman Law Essentials' provides a clear overview of the structure of Roman government and society. It first introduces the sources and development of Roman Law. Then, it examines the three... -
The Economy of Pompeii by Andrew Wilson 9780198786573
$146.18This volume presents fourteen papers by Roman archaeologists and historians discussing approaches to the economic history of Pompeii, and the role of the Pompeian evidence in debates about the Roman economy. Four themes are discussed. The first of... -
Life In Ancient Rome by Joan P. Alcock 9780752448008
$18.47Ancient Rome, as a subject, has always attracted and fascinated people. The extent of its vast empire, much of it a result of its efficient military power, was such that many Romans believed that they governed the whole world, as it was then known, and... -
On the Embassy to Gaius: General Indexes: v. 10 by Philo
$30.17A diplomatic mission to the emperor Caligula.The philosopher Philo was born about 20 BC to a prominent Jewish family in Alexandria, the chief home of the Jewish Diaspora as well as the chief center of Hellenistic culture; he was trained in Greek as... -
Works: v.3 by Ammianus Marcellinus
$30.17A 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... -
Roman History, Volume III by Appian
$30.17Rome's foreign wars, nation by nation.Appian (Appianus) is among our principal sources for the history of the Roman Republic, particularly in the second and first centuries BC, and sometimes our only source, as for the Third Punic War and the destruction...