Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome (Scarre Chris)(Paperback)

Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome (Scarre Chris)(Paperback)

This is the first book to focus on the succession of rulers of imperial Rome, using timelines and other visual aids throughout. Now no one need be in any doubt as to who built the Colosseum or when Rome was sacked by the Goths: Chronicle of the Roman Emperors provides the answers quickly and

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (Scarre Chris)(Paperback)

More than fifteen centuries after its fall, the Roman Empire remains one of the most formative influences on the history of Europe. Its physical remains dot the landscape from Scotland to Syria. Its cities are still the great metropolises of the continent. Its law and institutions have shaped

Christians in Caesar's Household: The Emperors' Slaves in the Makings of Christianity (Flexsenhar Michael)(Paperback)

Examines the role of the Roman emperors' slaves in the rise of Christianity, and how imperial slaves were essential to early Christians' self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean

The Art of the Roman Empire: 100-450 Ad (Elsner Jaś)(Paperback)

The passage from Imperial Rome to the era of late antiquity, when the Roman Empire underwent a religious conversion to Christianity, saw some of the most significant and innovative developments in Western culture. This stimulating book investigates the role of the visual arts, the great diversity

Reign of X Vol. 1 (Ewing Al)(Paperback)

After the Dawn comes the Reign! In the wake of X OF SWORDS, it's one giant leap for mutantkind as Krakoa turns its attentions to space -- and relaunches S.W.O.R.D.! Back on Krakoa, Cyclops and his allies grapple with the ramifi cations of their recent ordeal and the fateful decisions that were made

Army of the Roman Emperors - Archaeology and History (Fischer Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

A major overview of the imperial Roman army: its soldiers, weapons, equipment and

Minecraft Graphic Novel-Reign of Terror 2 (Independent & Unofficial): The Next Chapter of the Enthralling Unofficial Minecraft Epic Fantasy (Olaguer Rain)(Paperback)

Return to Rainimator's amazing land of epic fantasy with the second part of the Reign of Terror series. Based on the hit animated YouTube animations with over 1 million subscribers, this independent and unofficial title continues the battle. Witness the daring rescue of the Dragon Tamer, see him

Prague in the Reign of Rudolph II - Eliška Fučíková

Prague in the Reign of Rudolph II takes readers back to the days of the Habsburg Emperor Rudolph II (1576-1611) when Prague became the metropolis of the Holy Roman Empire, and when the imperial court was a much sought-after milieu for scholars and artists, as well as magicians and adventurers. As

Imperial Rome Ad 193 to 284: The Critical Century (Ando Clifford)(Paperback)

A pioneering history of this period of crisisThe Roman empire during the period framed by the accession of Septimus Severus in 193 and the rise of Diocletian in 284 has conventionally been regarded as one of crisis. Between 235 and 284, at least eighteen men held the throne of the empire, for an

Khartoum - The Ultimate Imperial Adventure (Asher Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The British campaign in the Sudan in Queen Victoria's reign is an epic tale of adventure. Sent to evacuate the country, British hero General Gordon was murdered in Khartoum by an army of dervishes led by the Mahdi. This work presents an account that sheds light on this tale of honour, courage,

The Reign of Emperor Gallienus: The Apogee of Roman Cavalry (Syvnne Ilkka)(Pevná vazba)

This is the only fully illustrated military life of the Emperor Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (253-268). Considered the most blatantly military man of all of the soldier emperors of the third century, Gallienus is the emperor in Harry Sidebottom's best-selling Warrior of Rome novels.Gallienus

Rome Victorious: The Irresistible Rise of the Roman Empire (Hoyos Dexter)(Pevná vazba)

Rome - Urbs Roma: city of patricians and plebeians, emperors and gladiators, slaves and concubines - was the epicentre of a far-flung imperium whose cultural legacy is incalculable. How a tiny settlement, founded by desperate adventurers beside the banks of the River Tiber, came to rule vast tracts

The Reign of the Vedic Gods (Achuthananda Swami)(Paperback)

Home to one of the ancient civilizations of the world, India is also the birthplace of numerous gods worshipped by millions of Hindus living in India and across the globe. Over the centuries many of these gods rose to power and became the object of utmost devotion, only to fall from grace and lose

Rome: The Art of War - (Rome 4): A captivating historical page-turner full of political tensions, passion and intrigue (Scott Manda)(Paperback / softback)

Rome: AD69, The Year of the Four Emperors. Three Emperors have ruled in Rome this year and a fourth, Vespasian, has been named in the East. As the legions march toward civil war, Sebastos Pantera, the spy whose name means leopard, returns to Rome intent on bribery, blackmail and

Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard (de la Bdoyre Guy)(Paperback)

A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make--or destroy--the emperors they served Founded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of the emperor and his family. As the centuries

Imperial Brothers: Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople (Hughes Ian)(Pevná vazba)

The latest of Ian Hughes' Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors, Valentinian and Valens. Valentian was selected and proclaimed as emperor in AD 364, when the Empire was still reeling from the disastrous defeat and death in battle of Julian the Apostate (363) and

Agent of Rome: The Far Shore (Brown Nick)(Paperback)

When the deputy commander of Rome's Imperial Security Service is assassinated on the island of Rhodes, Cassius Corbulo swiftly finds himself embroiled in the investigation. Assisted once more by ex-gladiator bodyguard Indavara and servant Simo, his search for the truth is complicated by the

The Later Roman Empire: A.D. 354-378 (Marcellinus Ammianus)(Paperback)

A Roman historian chronicles Rome on the brink of collapse Ammianus Marcellinus was the last great Roman historian, and his writings rank alongside those of Livy and Tacitus. The Later Roman Empire chronicles a period of twenty-five years during Marcellinus' own lifetime, covering the reigns of

The Princesse de Cleves (Lafayette Madame de)(Paperback)

Set towards the end of the reign of Henry II of France, The Princesse de Cleves (1678) tells of the unspoken, unrequited love between the fair, noble Mme de Cleves, who is married to a loyal and faithful man, and the Duc de Nemours, a handsome man most female courtiers find irresistible. Warned by

Imperial Women of Rome: Power, Gender, Context (Boatwright Mary T.)(Pevná vazba)

The 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 as the more familiar but biased ancient

Kings & Queens of Ancient Britain: A Magnificent Chronicle of the First Rulers of the British Isles, from the Time of Boudicca and King Arthur to the (Phillips Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Starting with Britain under Roman rule, this book details the story of the British monarchs, whose lives and legacies have often passed into legend and separates fact from fiction in the reigns of King Arthur, Queen Boudicca and Shakespeare's King

Dispensation of Death (Jecks Michael)(Paperback)

1325: England is a hotbed of paranoia under the reign of the increasingly unpredictable Edward II and his lover, Sir Hugh le Despenser. When the Queen's lady-in-waiting is slaughtered and a man's body, hideously mutilated, is discovered behind the throne, the King demands to be avenged. Sir Baldwin

Sheriff of Babylon (King Tom)(Paperback)

The Fog of War Baghdad, 2003. The reign of Saddam Hussein is over. The Americans are in command. And no one is in control. Former cop turned military contractor Christopher Henry knows that better than anyone. He's in country to train up a new Iraqi police force, and one of his recruits has just

Zeitgeist 2025: Countdown to the Secret Destiny of America... the Lost Prophecies of Qumran, and the Return of Old Saturn's Reign (Horn Thomas R.)(Paperback)