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Roman Army Units in the Eastern Provinces (2): 3rd Century AD by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £11.99£8.43Drawing upon the latest literary and archaeological research, this is an in-depth study of the Roman Army units based in the Eastern Provinces during the turbulent third century of the Roman Empire. In this book, eminent Roman historian, Dr Raffaele... -
Dictionary of Classical Mythology by Jennifer R. March 9781782976356
£44.30Jenny March's acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition. It is a... -
Verulamium: The Roman City of St Albans by Rosalind Niblett 9780752419152
RRP: £22.50£16.79In its heyday Verulamium was the third largest city in Roman Britain, was no less than seven temples within the city walls. Why it was that Verlamion, the iron age settlement of the Catuvellauni, became so prosperous and what this prosperity meant for... -
Letters: v. 1: Bks.I-VII by Pliny the Younger
RRP: £24.95£23.39Correspondence from a distinguished and eventful life.The Younger Pliny was born in AD 61 or 62, the son of Lucius Caecilius of Comum (Como) and the Elder Pliny's sister. He was educated at home and then in Rome under Quintilian. He was at Misenum at the... -
Roman Mythology: A Traveller's Guide from Troy to Tivoli by David Stuttard
RRP: £16.99£11.54All 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... -
The Roman Empire in Crisis, 248 260: When the Gods Abandoned Rome by Pearson, Paul N
RRP: £25.00£18.02This book is a narrative history of a dozen years of turmoil that begins with Rome's millennium celebrations of 248 CE and ends with the capture of the emperor Valerian by the Persians in 260. It was a period of almost unremitting disaster for Rome,... -
Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe by Judith Herrin 9780691153438
£38.34A riveting history of the city that led the West out of the ruins of the Roman EmpireAt the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new capital city was rising in the West. Here, in Ravenna on... -
The Alternative Augustan Age by Josiah Osgood 9780197673652
RRP: £24.99£22.52The princeps Augustus (63 BCE - 14 CE), recognized as the first of the Roman emperors, looms large in the teaching and writing of Roman history. Major political, literary, and artistic developments alike are attributed to him. This book deliberately and... -
By the Emperor's Hand by Timothy Dawson 9781848325890
RRP: £30.00£21.95By the sixth century of the common era the Roman Empire already had many hundreds of years of accumulated ceremonial embedded in its government, and practical science embodied in its army. The transition from Republic to Imperium and the more... -
Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere
RRP: £12.99£11.46A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero-these are the names history associates with the early Roman Empire. Yet, not a single one of... -
Laws by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £24.95£23.79The statesman on statecraft.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 ... -
From the Gracchi to Nero: A History of Rome 133 BC to AD 68 by H. H. Scullard
RRP: £18.99£17.27From the Gracchi to Nero is an outstanding history of the Roman world from 133 BC to 68 AD. Fifty years since publication it is widely hailed as the classic survey of the period, going through many revised and updated editions until H.H. Scullard's death... -
Theoderic the Great: King of Goths, Ruler of Romans by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer 9780300254433
RRP: £35.00£33.91The first full-scale history of Theoderic and the Goths in more than seventy-five years, tracing the transformation of a divided kingdom into a great power "A monumental exploration. . . . It is the most important treatment of its subject since Wilhelm... -
Garrison Life at Vindolanda: A Band of Brothers by Anthony Birley 9780752419503
RRP: £22.50£16.79The ink writing-tablets, first indentified at Roman Vindolanda, just south of Hadrian's Wall, in 1973, revealed a hitherto unknown papyrus-substitute, thin leaves of wood for day-to-day book-keeping and letters. Dating mostly from the years AD 90-125... -
The Civil War by Julius Caesar 9780199540624
RRP: £10.99£7.77`All over Italy men were conscripted, and weapons requisitioned; money was exacted from towns, and taken from shrines; and all the laws of god and man were overturned.' The Civil War is Caesar's masterly account of the celebrated war between himself... -
Starting to Teach Latin Steven Hunt (University of Cambridge, UK) 9781350368132
RRP: £24.99£21.93This book for teachers provides both practical, up-to-date guidance and a theoretical overview on a number of key topics in Latin teaching. Updated throughout, this new edition includes information about and analysis of recent Latin textbook publications... -
Rome's Revolution: Death of the Republic and Birth of the Empire by Richard Alston 9780190663469
RRP: £15.99£12.63Novelized, televised, and endlessly scrutinized by scholars, the fall of the Roman Republic marks one of history's great turning points. Historians have studied the descent of the Republic into civil war as a great political tragedy, a warning from the... -
The Secret History of the Roman Roads of Britain by M. C. Bishop 9781526761132
RRP: £14.99£10.95There have been many books on Britain's Roman roads, but none have considered in any depth their long-term strategic impact. Mike Bishop shows how the road network was vital not only in the Roman strategy of conquest and occupation, but influenced the... -
The House of Whispers by Anna Mazzola
RRP: £14.99£10.95*Picked as one of the best historical novels of 2023 by The Times!*'A creepy, chilling story - another Anna Mazzola triumph!' JENNIFER SAINT'Chilling and compelling, with echoes of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca' ESSIE FOXSometimes the secrets of the past... -
Constantine the Emperor by David Potter 9780199755868
RRP: £30.49£22.76This year Christians worldwide will celebrate the 1700th anniversary of Constantine's conversion and victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply... -
Lydia by Paula Gooder
RRP: £16.99£14.46The New Testament tells us very little about Lydia, a seller of purple cloth who was living in Philippi when she met the apostle Paul on his second missionary journey. And yet she is considered the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe. In her... -
Hammer of Rome: Gaius Valerius Verrens 9 by Douglas Jackson
RRP: £12.99£9.09Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, this formidable and compelling historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson will have you absolutely gripped..."Spectacular and satisfying...thrilling and dramatic...Roman historical fiction... -
Armies of Julius Caesar 58-44 BC by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £14.99£10.95Gaius Julius Caesar remains the most famous Roman general of all time. Although he never bore the title, historians since Suetonius have judged him to be, in practice, the very first 'emperor' - after all, no other name in history has been synonymous... -
The Jewish War by Josephus 9780199646029
RRP: £12.99£9.09'I am Josephus...I myself fought against the Romans' In August of AD 70 the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by Roman forces after a six-month siege. This was the disastrous outcome of a Jewish revolt against Roman domination which began in AD 66 with... -
Empress of Rome: The Life of Livia Matthew Dennison 9780857381637
RRP: £12.99£8.60Empress of Rome is the fascinating biography of one of the most perplexing and powerful figures of the ancient world: the empress Livia. Second wife of the emperor Augustus and the mother of his successor Tiberius, Livia has been vilified by posterity... -
Strasbourg AD 357 by Dr Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £15.99£11.61Civil war in the Western Roman Empire between AD 350-53 had left the frontiers weakly defended, and the major German confederations along the Rhine - the Franks and Alemanni - took advantage of the situation to cross the river, destroy the Roman... -
Virgil Aeneid XII: A Selection Dr James Burbidge (Head of Classics, Tonbridge School, UK) 9781350059214
RRP: £16.99£15.22This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 3) prescription of Aeneid Book XII, lines 1-106, 614-727, and the A-Level (Group 4) prescription of Aeneid Book XII, lines 728-952, giving full Latin text,... -
Imperial Triumph: The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine (AD 138-363) by Michael Kulikowski
RRP: £14.99£10.95Imperial Triumph presents the history of Rome at the height of its imperial power. Beginning with the reign of Hadrian in Rome and ending with the death of Julian the Apostate on campaign in Persia, it offers an intimate account of the twists and often... -
The Histories by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: £12.99£9.09In AD68 Nero's suicide marked the end of the first dynasty of imperial Rome. The following year was one of drama and danger, though not of chaos.In the surviving books of his Histories the barrister-historian Tacitus, writing some thirty years after the... -
Tiberius Robin Seager (The University of Liverpool) 9781405115292
RRP: £32.95£29.14Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, which focuses on the Emperor's complex character as the key to understanding his reign. The most readable account available of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor.Argues that... -
Latin Inscriptions by Dirk Booms 9780714122885 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£4.87Latin inscriptions can appear daunting - a jumble of letters without any structure or meaning. However, once you know how, most are easy to read as they follow strict rules of grammar and abbreviation. This book will teach readers how to 'decipher' them... -
Latin Inscriptions Dirk Booms 9780714122885
RRP: £9.99£6.80Latin inscriptions can appear daunting - a jumble of letters without any structure or meaning. However, once you know how, most are easy to read as they follow strict rules of grammar and abbreviation. This book will teach readers how to 'decipher' them... -
Imperial Rome AD 284 to 363: The New Empire by Jill Harries
RRP: £32.00£29.97A distinct perspective on the momentous religious change in the region Diocletian (284-305) and his principal successor, Constantine (306-337), would rule the Roman world for over half a century and Constantine's sons would build on their legacy... -
Roman Army Units in the Eastern Provinces 1: 31 BC-AD 195 by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £12.99£9.09Between the reigns of Augustus and Septimius Severus, the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire frequently saw brutal fighting, most notably during the conquest of Dacia by Trajan, the suppression of the Great Revolt in Judea and intermittent clashes... -
A Short Guide to Roman London by Andrew Tibbs 9781398117952
RRP: £16.99£11.47London, or Londinium, was founded by the Romans in about AD 50 and soon became the most important city in Britannia. Straddling the River Thames, it was a hive of activity, as it is today. In this accessible and readable book, Roman expert and... -
Imperial Women of Rome: Power, Gender, Context by Mary T. Boatwright 9780197777008
RRP: £19.99£18.61The Imperial Women of Rome explores the constraints and activities of the women who were part of Rome's imperial families from 35 BCE to 235 CE, the Roman principate. Boatwright uses coins, inscriptions, papyri, material culture, and archaeology, as well... -
Diocletian and the Military Restoration of Rome Lee Fratantuono 9781526771834
RRP: £25.00£24.47The third century AD was one of unprecedented crisis and chaos for the Roman Empire. Nightmares both internal and external threatened to spell the end of Rome's thousand-year history. Diocletian was born either a slave or a freedman, and he grew up to... -
The Dream of Rome by Boris Johnson
RRP: £9.99£6.64Focussing on how the Romans made Europe work as a homogenous civilisation and looking at why we are failing to make the EU work in modern times, this is an authoritative and amusing study from bestselling author Boris Johnson. In addition to... -
Imperial Roman Warships 193-565 AD by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £11.99£9.08The period of relative peace enjoyed by the Roman Empire in its first two centuries ended with the Marcomannic Wars. The following centuries saw near-constant warfare, which brought new challenges for the Roman Navy. It was now not just patrolling the... -
Crassus: The First Tycoon by Peter Stothard
RRP: £18.99£18.22The story of Rome's richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory "A perfectly paced biography."-Tom Holland, Times Literary Supplement Marcus Licinius Crassus (115-53 BCE) was a modern man in an ancient world, a pioneer...