Early Rome to 290 BC: The Beginnings of the City and the Rise of the Republic (Bradley Guy)(Paperback)

Early Rome to 290 BC: The Beginnings of the City and the Rise of the Republic (Bradley Guy)(Paperback)

A new view of early Rome as a highly mobile society within a wider interconnected Mediterranean network Covers the rise of Rome from small scale community to supremacy in central Italy Uses the latest archaeological evidence to demonstrate the sophisticated and cosmopolitan nature of early Rome

Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to 146 BC: The Imperial Republic (Rosenstein Nathan)(Paperback)

Rome's stunning rise to mastery of the ancient MediterraneanNathan Rosenstein charts Rome's incredible journey and command of the Mediterranean over the course of the third and second centuries BC. He describes the Republic's great wars - against Pyrrhus, Carthage and Hannibal, and the kings of

Ancient Rome: Social and Historical Documents from the Early Republic to the Death of Augustus (Dillon Matthew)(Paperback)

In this second edition, Ancient Rome presents an extensive range of material, from the early Republic to the death of Augustus, with two new chapters on the Second Triumvirate and The Age of Augustus. Dillon and Garland have also included more extensive late Republican and Augustan sources on

Rise of Rome - From the Iron Age to the Punic Wars (1000 BC - 264 BC) (Lomas Dr Kathryn)(Paperback / softback)

A fresh, original account of the origins and rise of the ancient world's greatest imperial

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

A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War (Forsythe Gary)(Paperback)

During the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 B.C., the Romans in large measure developed the social, political, and military structure that would be the foundation of their spectacular imperial success. In this comprehensive

The Rise of Rome: Books One to Five (Livy)(Paperback)

'The fates ordained the founding of this great city and the beginning of the world's mightiest empire, second only to the power of the gods' Romulus and Remus, the rape of Lucretia, Horatius at the bridge, the saga of Coriolanus, Cincinnatus called from his farm to save the state - these and many

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

Rome in the Late Republic (Beard Mary)(Paperback)

This textbook outlines the key features of the period of Rome in the late Republic, from the attitudes of the aristocracy and the role of state religion to the function of political institutions. This second edition also contains a new introduction and an updated

The End of the Roman Republic 146 to 44 BC: Conquest and Crisis (Steel Catherine)(Paperback)

A crucial and turbulent centuryBy 146, Rome had established itself as the leading Mediterranean power.Over the next century, it consolidated its power into an immense territorial empire. At the same time, the internal balance of power shifted dramatically, as a narrow ruling elite was challenged

The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll (Gillett Charlie)(Paperback)

Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis (Marhoefer Laurie)(Paperback)

How The Irish Saved Civilization - The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe (Cahill Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

The untold story of Ireland's role, from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval

The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction (Gwynn David M.)(Paperback)

The rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilization. From humble beginnings on the seven hills beside the Tiber, the city of Rome grew to dominate the ancient Mediterranean. Led by her senatorial aristocracy, Republican armies defeated Carthage

Rome's Great Eastern War: Lucullus, Pompey and the Conquest of the East, 74-62 BC (Sampson Gareth C.)(Pevná vazba)

Despite Rome's conquest of the Mediterranean, by the turn of the first century BC, Rome's influence barely stretched into the East. In the century since Rome's defeat of the Seleucid Empire in the 180s BC, the East was dominated by the rise of new empires: Parthia, Armenia and Pontus, each vying to

Mists of Avalon (Bradley Marion Zimmer)(Paperback / softback)

Here is the tragic tale of the rise and fall of Camelot - but seen through the eyes of Camelot's women: The devout Gwenhwyfar, Arthur's Queen; Vivane, High priestess of Avalon and the Lady of the Lake; above all, Morgaine, possessor of the sight, the wise, the wise-woman fated to bring ruin on them

The Early History of Rome: Books I-V of the History of Rome from Its Foundation (Livy Titus)(Paperback)

With stylistic brilliance and historical imagination, the first five books of Livy's monumental history of Rome record events from the foundation of Rome through the history of the seven kings, the establishment of the Republic and its internal struggles, up to Rome's recovery after the fierce

The Money Power: Empire of the City and Pawns in the Game (Carr William Guy)(Paperback)

'The Money Power' contains two classic books on geopolitics, 'Pawns in the Game' and 'Empire of the City,' which present the thesis that the wars and revolutions of modern times have been engineered by an English-speaking finance oligarchy to perpetuate their balance of power over the world. They

Knowledge and the Early Modern City: A History of Entanglements (de Munck Bert)(Paperback)

Knowledge and the Early Modern City uses case studies from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries to examine the relationships between knowledge and the city and how these changed in a period when the nature and conception of both was drastically transformed. Both knowledge formation and the

Strategies of Remembering in Greece Under Rome (100 BC - 100 Ad) (Dijkstra Tamara M.)(Paperback)

At the beginning of the first century BC Athens was an independent city bound to Rome through a friendship alliance. By the end of the first century AD the city had been incorporated into the Roman province of Achaea. Along with Athenian independence perished the notion of Greek self-rule. The rest

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (Baker Simon)(Paperback)

'Ancient Rome' is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Focusing on six turning points in Roman history, Simon Baker's absorbing narrative charts the rise and fall of a political machine unmatched in its brutality, genius, and lust for power. From the conquest of the

The Ancient Romans: History and Society from the Early Republic to the Death of Augustus (Dillon Matthew)(Paperback)

This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the political, military, and social history of ancient Rome from the earliest days of the Republic to its collapse and the subsequent foundations of the empire established by Augustus prior to his death in AD 14. Interspersed through the discussion

The Gnostic Religion (Jonas Hans)(Paperback)

The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of

The Cat and the City (Bradley Nick)(Paperback)

In Tokyo - one of the world's largest megacities - a stray cat is wending her way through the back alleys. And, with each detour, she brushes up against the seemingly disparate lives of the city-dwellers, connecting them in unexpected ways. But the city is changing. As it does, it pushes her to