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A Short History of the Byzantine Empire: Revised Edition by Dionysios Stathakopoulos
£13.32Incorporating the latest scholarly developments to offer an in-depth account of the history of the Byzantine Empire, this revised edition sheds new light on the Empire's culture, theology, and economic and socio-political spheres. Charting from the... -
Herculaneum - Italy's Buried Treasure by Joseph Jay Deiss 9780892361649
RRP: £25.00£17.28A vivid portrayal of life in Pompeii's sister city, this book includes a detailed description of the ancient Villa dei Papiri, on which the present Getty Museum in Malibu is modeled.Book InformationISBN 9780892361649Author . DeissFormat PaperbackPage... -
The Histories: No. 2 by Polybius
£23.39Hellenistic history.The historian Polybius (ca. 200-118 BC) was born into a leading family of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea) and served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favoring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he... -
The Dancing Lares and the Serpent in the Garden: Religion at the Roman Street Corner by Harriet I. Flower 9780691175003
£36.32The most pervasive gods in ancient Rome had no traditional mythology attached to them, nor was their worship organized by elites. Throughout the Roman world, neighborhood street corners, farm boundaries, and household hearths featured small shrines to... -
History of Rome, Volume VIII: Books 28-30 by Livy
£23.39Rome, from the beginning.Livy (Titus Livius), the great Roman historian, was born at Patavium (Padua) in 64 or 59 BC, where after years in Rome he died in AD 12 or 17. Livy's history, composed as the imperial autocracy of Augustus was replacing the... -
History of the Wars: Bks.6, 16-7, 35, v. 4: Gothic War Continues by Procopius
£23.39Late antique military operations.Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the fifth century, became a lawyer. In AD 527 he was made legal adviser and secretary of Belisarius, commander against the Persians, and went with Belisarius again in... -
Virgil by Alison Keith
RRP: £21.99£19.28The works of Virgil (70-19 BCE) define the 'golden age' of Latin poetry and have inspired a long tradition of interpretation and adaptation that starts in his own time and extends to important modern authors. His ascent from the lesser genre of pastoral... -
Blood in the Arena: The Spectacle of Roman Power by Alison Futrell
£26.50From the center of Imperial Rome to the farthest reaches of ancient Britain, Gaul, and Spain, amphitheaters marked the landscape of the Western Roman Empire. Built to bring Roman institutions and the spectacle of Roman power to conquered peoples, many... -
Cicero by Gesine Manuwald 9781780764023
£22.01Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE) introduced Romans to the major schools of Greek philosophy, forging a Latin conceptual vocabulary that was entirely new. But for all the sophistication of his thinking, it is perhaps for his political and oratorical... -
The Roman Province of Judea: The Turbulent History and Legacy of Rome's Rule in Ancient Israel and Judah by Charles River Editors 9781981711345
RRP: £10.24£8.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781981711345Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
All Roads Lead to Rome: The History of the Appian Way by Charles River Editors 9781497443365
RRP: £10.24£8.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781497443365Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Roman Helmets by John Travis
RRP: £20.00£13.34The Roman military is an iconic, ancient institution; everybody is familiar with the image of fearsome Roman soldiers marching in their famous columns. In this book, Roman military experts Hilary and John Travis turn their attention to the helmets used... -
Barbarians and Romans, A.D. 418-584: The Techniques of Accommodation by Walter A. Goffart
£35.32Despite intermittent turbulence and destruction, much of the Roman West came under barbarian control in an orderly fashion. Goths, Burgundians, and other aliens were accommodated within the provinces without disrupting the settled population or... -
Roman Shields by Hilary Travis
RRP: £20.00£13.34The Roman military is an iconic, ancient institution; everybody is familiar with the image of fearsome Roman soldiers marching in their famous columns. In this book, Roman military experts John and Hilary Travis turn their attention to the shields used... -
The Wars of the Maccabees by Dr. John D. Grainger 9781526782267
RRP: £14.99£10.95By the early second century BC, Israel had long been under the rule of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. But the policy of deliberate Hellenization and suppression of Jewish religious practices by Antiochus IV, sparked a revolt in 167 BC which was led... -
A Monument to Dynasty and Death: The Story of Rome's Colosseum and the Emperors Who Built It by Nathan T. Elkins 9781421432557
£18.67Go behind the scenes to discover why the Colosseum was the king of amphitheaters in the Roman world-a paragon of Roman engineering prowess.Early one morning in 80 CE, the Colosseum roared to life with the deafening cheers of tens of thousands of... -
Everyday Life of a Soldier on Hadrian's Wall by Paul Elliot 9781781553640
RRP: £34.95£22.44Walk 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... -
History of Rome, Volume VI: Books 23-25 by Livy
£23.39Rome, from the beginning.Livy (Titus Livius), the great Roman historian, was born at Patavium (Padua) in 64 or 59 BC, where after years in Rome he died in AD 12 or 17. Livy's history, composed as the imperial autocracy of Augustus was replacing the... -
The Twelve Caesars by Alexander Thomson 9781613824252
£22.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613824252Author Alexander ThomsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 628Imprint Simon & BrownPublisher Simon & BrownWeight(grams) 1070gDimensions(mm) 254mm *... -
As the Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History by Jo-Ann Shelton
£51.29As the Romans Did offers a rich, revealing look at everyday Roman life. It provides clear, lively translations of a fascinating array of documents drawn from Latin and Greek source material--from personal letters, farming manuals, medical texts, and... -
The Roman Forum: The History and Legacy of the Center of Rome's Empire by Charles River Editors 9781985760837
RRP: £8.14£7.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985760837Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Cicero Pro Milone: A Selection by Robert West 9781474266185
£20.97This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Cicero's pro Milone sections 24-32, 34-35 and 43-52, and the A-Level (Group 2) prescription of sections 53-64 (to defendere) and 72-80, giving... -
The Complete Histories of Polybius by Polybius 9781420934236
RRP: £16.99£16.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781420934236Author PolybiusFormat PaperbackPage Count 606Imprint Digireads.comPublisher Digireads.comWeight(grams) 875gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 34mm -
Hadrian by Grocyn Lecturer James Morwood 9781849668866
£25.45The Roman emperor Hadrian, who lived from 76 to 138 AD was a hugely influential figure whose architectural legacy is obvious even today. However, he was also contradictory and mysterious: he was a Spaniard who became emperor at Rome; he was a popular,... -
24 Horas En La Antigua Roma by Philip Matyszak 9788441439221
£18.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788441439221Author Philip MatyszakFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Edaf AntillasPublisher Edaf AntillasWeight(grams) 408g -
The Field Armies of the East Roman Empire, 361–630 Anthony Kaldellis 9781009296939
RRP: £22.99£20.66This book presents a new history of the leadership, organization, and disposition of the field armies of the east Roman empire between Julian (361–363) and Herakleios (610–641). To date, scholars studying this topic have privileged a poorly understood... -
The Roman Imperial Succession by John D Grainger 9781399021432
RRP: £24.95£17.03Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Suetonius: Lives of Galba, Otho and Vitellius by David C. A. Shotter 9780856685385
RRP: £25.29£22.66Suetonius has often been used as if he were an historian, and at the same time criticised for not being one. This is a new translation of and commentary on Suetonius' biographies of three emperors, Galba, Otho, and Vitellius, who held power for short ... -
The Transition to Late Antiquity, on the Danube and Beyond by Andrew Poulter 9780197264027
£111.96A major contribution to one of the most fascinating debates about the Ancient World, this volume provides a significant insight into the changes that occurred in the late Roman period and which shaped the emergence of early medieval Europe. The volume... -
Restorations of Empire in Africa: Ancient Rome and Modern Italy's African Colonies by Samuel Agbamu 9780192848499
RRP: £90.00£81.98The histories of Europe and Africa are closely intertwined. At times, this closeness has been emphasized, at other times, suppressed and denied. Since the nineteenth century, European imperial powers have carved up the continent of Africa among... -
The Roman Emperors of Britain by Tony Sullivan 9781399064415
RRP: £22.00£15.62In 55 BC, on a stretch of beach near Deal in East Kent, the Romans’ first invasion was in great danger of being pushed back into the sea by a host of Britons defending the beach. The eagle bearer of the Tenth Legion jumped into the surf and urged his... -
Imperial Cult and Imperial Representation in Roman Cyprus by Takashi Fujii 9783515102575
RRP: £72.00£71.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783515102575Author Takashi FujiiFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbHPublisher Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden... -
Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, Volume 62 by Kimberley Bowes 9781879549241
£77.27The Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, an annual publication of the American Academy in Rome, gathers articles on topics including Roman archaeology and topography, ancient and modern Italian history, Latin literature, and Italian art and... -
Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, Volume 61 (2016) by Kimberly Bowes 9781879549234
£77.52This volume represents the American Academy in Rome, its fellows, and the international community who use its excellent facilities. The Memoirs present a selection of articles on topics such as Roman archaeology, ancient and modern Italian history, Latin... -
The Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, Volume 58 by Brian Curran 9781879549210
£76.11This volume from the American Academy in Rome represents the interests of the AAR, its fellows, residents, and the larger international community who utilize its excellent library and facilities. The Memoirs series (MAAR) presents a selection of... -
Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome v. 49 (2004) by Anthony Corbeill 9781879549128
£53.49This newest volume from the American Academy in Rome represents the interests of the AAR, its fellows, residents and the larger international community who utilize its excellent library and facilities. The Memoirs series (MAAR) presents a selection of... -
Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome v. 46 by Anthony Corbeill 9781879549098
£53.38Contents Nuragic Tower Models and Ancestral Memory R. Ross Holloway Rhythm in Catullus 34 George Sheets Literacy and Luxury in the Early Empire: A Papyrus-Roll Winder from Pompeii Susan Wood Portraits, Plots, and Politics: Damnatio memoriae and the... -
Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome v. 45 by Malcolm Bell 9781879549081
£52.83Contents Watching the Skies: Janus, Auspication, and the Shrine in the Roman Forum Rabun Taylor Reconsidering the So-called "Sede degli Augustali" at Ostia Margaret A. Laird Juvenal's Third Satire: Umbricius' Rome, Vergil's Troy Gregory A... -
Messalina: A Story of Empire, Slander and Adultery by Honor Cargill-Martin 9781804549643
£13.28This is the story of Messalina – third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world. The scandalous image of the Empress Messalina as a ruthless and sexually insatiable schemer, derived from the work of... -
Roman Law Essentials by Craig Anderson 9781474425070
RRP: £110.00£101.26A 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...