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The Histories: No. 2 by Polybius
$30.17Hellenistic 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
$46.85The 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
$30.17Rome, 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
$30.17Late 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: $28.37$24.87The 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
$34.19From 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
$28.39Marcus 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: $13.21$10.72Apologies 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: $13.21$10.55Apologies 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: $25.80$17.21The 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
$45.56Despite 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: $25.80$17.21The 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: $19.34$14.13By 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
$24.08Go 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: $45.09$28.95Walk 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
$30.17Rome, 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
$29.40Apologies 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
$66.16As 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: $10.50$9.55Apologies 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
$27.05This 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: $21.92$20.78Apologies 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
$32.83The 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
$24.29Apologies 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: $29.66$26.65This 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: $32.19$21.97Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Suetonius: Lives of Galba, Otho and Vitellius by David C. A. Shotter 9780856685385
RRP: $32.62$29.23Suetonius 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
$144.43A 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: $116.10$105.75The 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: $28.38$20.15In 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: $92.88$89.73Apologies 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... -
Messalina: A Story of Empire, Slander and Adultery by Honor Cargill-Martin 9781804549643
$17.13This 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: $141.90$130.63A 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... -
Junian Latinity in the Roman Empire Volume 1: History, Law, Literature by Pedro L pez Barja 9781399507462
RRP: $154.80$142.07The first comprehensive multi-disciplinary study of Junian Latinity Sets a new agenda for the study of Junian Latinity, slavery, manumission and citizenship at Rome Discusses the historical and legal developments of Junian Latinity from Republic to and... -
Why We're All Romans: The Roman Contribution to the Western World by Carl J. Richard 9780742567795
RRP: $21.87$17.45This engaging yet deeply informed work not only examines Roman history and the multitude of Roman achievements in rich and colorful detail but also delineates their crucial and lasting impact on Western civilization. Noted historian Carl J. Richard... -
The Colosseum by Keith Hopkins 9780674060319
RRP: $28.38$18.54Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series(Part I and Part II) Byron and Hitler were equally entranced by Rome's most famous monument, the Colosseum. Mid-Victorians admired the hundreds of varieties of flowers in... -
Two Romes: Rome and Constantinople in Late Antiquity by Lucy Grig 9780199739400
RRP: $151.58$126.46The city of Constantinople was named New Rome or Second Rome very soon after its foundation in AD 324; over the next two hundred years it replaced the original Rome as the greatest city of the Mediterranean. In this unified essay collection, prominent... -
Spirits of the Dead: Roman Funerary Commemoration in Western Europe by Maureen Carroll 9780199291076
$133.61Spirits of the Dead examines the importance attached to preserving the memory of the dead in the Roman world, and explores the ways in which funerary inscriptions can be used to reconstruct Roman lives, however fragmentarily and imperfectly. It is the... -
Res Publica and the Roman Republic: 'Without Body or Form' by Louise Hodgson 9780198777380
$145.67Res Publica and the Roman Republic tells the story of an idea - res publica - and shows us what it meant and was made to mean in the particular historical context of the late Roman Republic. Since the term was politically ubiquitous, often used... -
Historical Commentary on Tacitus: Histories I and II by G. E. F. Chilver 9780198148302
$100.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780198148302Author G. E. F. ChilverFormat HardbackPage Count 294Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressDimensions(mm) 222mm * 149mm... -
Tacitus' Annals by Ronald Mellor 9780195151923
$71.47Tacitus' Annals is the central historical source for first-century C.E. Rome. It is prized by historians since it provides the best narrative material for the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero, as well as a probing analysis of the imperial system of...