Isola Sacra Survey: Ostia, Portus and the port system of Imperial Rome(Pevná vazba)

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

Augustus and the Destruction of History - The politics of the past in early imperial Rome(Pevná vazba)

Black 1919: Riots, Racism and Resistance in Imperial Britain (Jenkinson Jacqueline)(Pevná vazba)

The riots that broke out in various British port cities in 1919 were a dramatic manifestation of a wave of global unrest that affected Britain, parts of its empire, continental Europe and North America during and in the wake of the First World War. During the riots, crowds of white working-class

Port Royal - The Sunken City (Marx Robert F.)(Pevná vazba)

The true story of the city of Port Royal in Jamaica. In 1692 an earthquake and tidal wave caused the city to sink beneath the sea. Robert F. Marx was one of the men caught up in the legends of buried treasure and this book describes the fulfillment of his childhood dream: a two-and-a-half year

Missale O.P. (1939) (Catholic Church)(Pevná vazba)

This is the 1939 edition of the Missale iuxta ritum sacri Ordinis Praedicatorum, published in Rome in 1939 under the authority of Fr. Gillet, Master of the Order of Preachers. It contains the chants in an

Port Designer's Handbook, Fourth edition (Thoresen Carl)(Pevná vazba)

Now in its fourth edition, Port Designer's Handbook is the definitive guide to the layout, design and construction of harbours and port

Bristol Port and Channel Nostalgia (Cranfield Malcolm)(Pevná vazba)

Butrint 4: The Archaeology and Histories of an Ionian Town (Hansen Inge Lyse)(Pevná vazba)

This richly illustrated volume discusses the histories of the port city of Butrint, and its intimate connection to the wider conditions of the Adriatic. In so doing it is a reading, and rereading, of the site that adds significantly to the study of Mediterranean urban history over the longue dur e

The Lisbon Route: Entry and Escape in Nazi Europe (Weber Ronald)(Pevná vazba)

The Lisbon Route tells of the extraordinary World War II transformation of Portugal's tranquil port city into the great escape hatch of Nazi Europe. Royalty, celebrities, diplomats, fleeing troops, and ordinary citizens desperately slogged their way across France and Spain to reach the neutral

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

The Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan (Wynn Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

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 Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome

The essential illustrated guide to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome, vividly retelling their stories and exploring their origins. Who were the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome? What did they mean to the people who worshipped them? Although their time of widespread

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

If Everyone Returned, the Island Would Sink: Urbanisation and Migration in Vanuatu (Petrou Kirstie)(Pevná vazba)

Focusing on the small island of Paama, Vanuatu, and the capital, Port Vila, this book presents a rare and recent study of the ongoing significance of urbanization and internal migration in the Global South. Based on longitudinal research undertaken in rural 'home' places, urban suburbs and

Threads: From the Refugee Crisis (Evans Kate)(Pevná vazba)

A heartbreaking, full-color graphic novel of the refugee drama In the French port town of Calais, famous for its historic lace industry, a city within a city arose. This new town, known as the Jungle, was home to thousands of refugees, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, all hoping, somehow, to

Europe and the Roma - Klaus-Michael Bogdal

The first full, comprehensive account of the cultural representation of the Roma in European historyThis remarkable book describes a dark side of European history: the rejection of the Roma from their initial arrival in the late Middle Ages to the present day. To Europeans, the Roma appeared to be

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

Wicked City: The Many Cultures of Marseille (Hewitt Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

Marseille is a thoroughly ambiguous place. France's second city and its major sea-port, its impact on the national imagination is unparalleled. Yet it is also a frontier city, arguably capital of the Mediterranean, and with a traditionally suspect allegiance to the French nation. This apartness,

The Emperors of Rome: The Story of Imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the Last Emperor (Potter David)(Paperback)

The Emperors of Rome charts the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through profiles of the greatest and most notorious of the emperors, from the autocratic Augustus to the feeble Claudius, the vicious Nero to the beneficent Marcus Aurelius, through to the maniac Commodus and beyond. Interwoven with

S.P.Q.R: A History of Ancient Rome (Beard Mary)(Pevná vazba)

Ancient Rome was an imposing city even by modern standards, a sprawling imperial metropolis of more than a million inhabitants, a 'mixture of luxury and filth, liberty and exploitation, civic pride and murderous civil war' that served as the seat of power for an empire that spanned from Spain to

Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia's Quest for World Power (Afinogenov Gregory)(Pevná vazba)

The untold story of how Russian espionage in imperial China shaped the emergence of the Russian Empire as a global power.From the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, the Russian Empire made concerted efforts to collect information about China. It bribed Chinese porcelain-makers to give up trade

The Ordnance Survey Kids' Adventure Book (Anon)(Pevná vazba)

*The brains behind The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book and The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain, bring you the ultimate guide to adventure.* Perfect for ages seven and up, and the best introduction to map-reading, navigation and the great outdoors. Want to become an expert map-reader? Want to

Goode on Commercial Law (Goode Roy)(Pevná vazba)

Goode on Commercial Law is the first port of call for the modern day practitioner with its theoretical and practical coverage of commercial law in both a national and an international