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Rome's oldest known Latin inscription dates from the sixth century BC; the most recent major specimen was mounted in 2006--a span of more than two and a half millennia. Remarkably, many of these inscriptions are still to be found in situ, on the walls, gates, temples, obelisks, bridges, fountains, and churches of the city. Classicist Tyler Lansford has collected some 400 of these inscriptions and arranged them--with English translations--into fifteen walking tours that trace the physical and historical contours of the city.
Each itinerary is prefaced by an in-depth introduction that provides a survey of the history and topography of the relevant area of the city. The Latin texts appear on the left-hand page with English translations on the right. The original texts are equipped with full linguistic annotation, and the translations are supplemented with historical and
Rome's oldest known Latin inscription dates from the sixth century BC; the most recent major specimen was mounted in 2006--a span of more than two and a half millennia. Remarkably, many of these inscriptions are still to be found in situ, on the walls, gates, temples, obelisks, bridges, fountains,
This book advances our understanding of the place of Latin inscriptions in the Roman world beyond the vague concept of 'the epigraphic habit'. It enables readers to appreciate both the potential and the limitations of inscriptions as historical source material, by considering the diversity of
Exploring the many Latin inscriptions to be found in Reading, and what they tell us about the people and history of the
Discover the lives of the ancient Romans, pieced together from inscriptions, discarded letters, biographies and myth over two thousand years of history. The Roman empire witnessed a huge diversity of human experience over its history. At its pinnacle, it exerted its rule across Europe, Africa and
Offering a beguiling view of the history of walking, Wanderers guides us through the different ways of seeing--of being--articulated by ten pathfinding women writers. 'A wild portrayal of the passion and spirit of female walkers and the deep sense of 'knowing' that they found along the
A guide to walking the hills of Leicestershire and Rutland and places to see when you are
The approach reflects the traditions of the Cambridge Latin Course, but the guide will prove helpful to all students of Latin, whatever course they have followed. This volume represents a straightforward and practical approach to the study of Latin grammar for the contemporary
Charles Esdaile's new guide to the Battle of Waterloo presents the experience of the soldiers who took part in the battle in the most graphic and direct way possible - through their own words. In a series of walks he describes in vivid detail what happened in each location on 18 June 1815 and he
Guidebook to the final 400km of the Via Francigena pilgrim route from Lucca to Rome. Crossing Tuscany in the heartland of Italy, the route goes through two of the region's most important cities, Lucca and Siena, and visits San Gimignano, Monteriggioni, and Radicofani. Described in 18 stages, with
The home of trusted Latin dictionaries for everyday language learning. This Latin Dictionary and Grammar offers the student of Latin the essential two-in-one reference: a comprehensive Latin to English and English to Latin dictionary and a user-friendly Latin grammar in one handy
One of the few books focused completely on mindful walking and walking meditation. This revised edition of the best-selling title (nearly 80,000 copies sold to date) includes over 30 percent new material--including new walking meditation poems and practices--and provides a practical and
This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin A-Level (Group 2) prescription of Livy's History of Rome, Book I, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary for chapters 53-54, 56 (haec agenti ...)-60, with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed text to be
For lovers of Rome, a guidebook that presents a historical tour of the Eternal City's better- and lesser-known buildings and monuments.Rome's architectural remains date as far back as the city's founding in the 8th century BCE. The primitive settlement that began on the Palatine Hill grew over the
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Walking Arras marks the final volume in a trilogy of walking books about the British sector of the Western Front. Paul Reed once more takes us over paths trodden by men who were asked to make a huge - and, for all too many, the ultimate - sacrifice. The Battle of Arras falls between the Somme and
This superb guide brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and well-known scholars of Roman topography, archeology and art, to a broad English-language audience. Conveniently organized by walking tours and illustrated throughout with clear maps, drawings, and plans,