Author: David Matz
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476671699
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Chariot races. Gladiatorial combat. Fishing. Hunting. Swimming. The ancient Romans enjoyed these sports--sometimes with fanatical enthusiasm. This reference book contains more than 100 entries covering sporting events and activities of the era, and the Romans who sponsored, competed in and attended them. Charioteer Appuleius Diocles, in a career spanning 24 years, competed in 4,257 races, winning an astounding 1,462 of them. Alypius, the young friend of St. Augustine, was both drawn to and repulsed by gladiatorial battles and struggled to shake his mania for the spectacle of blood sport. Brief abstracts of the entries are included for quick reference, along with an expansive glossary and biographical notes on the ancient authors cited.
Ancient Roman Sports, A-Z
Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z
Author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134589158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar's wife? How did the ancient Greeks make blusher from seaweed? Just how does one wear a toga?If, as many claim, the importance of clothes lies in their detail, then this a book that no sartorially savvy Classicist should be without. Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z is an alphabetized compendium of styles and accessories that form the well-known classical image: a reference source of stitches, drapery, hairstyles, colours, fabrics and jewellery, and an analysis of the intricate system of social meanings that they comprise.The entries range in length from a few lines to a few pages and cover individual aspects of dress alongside surveys of wider topics and illuminating socio-cultural analysis, drawn from ancient art, literature and archaeology. For those who want to take their reading further, there are references to both primary sources and modern scholarship.This book is be fascinating for anyone delving into it with an interest in style and dress, and an invaluable companion for any classicist.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134589158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar's wife? How did the ancient Greeks make blusher from seaweed? Just how does one wear a toga?If, as many claim, the importance of clothes lies in their detail, then this a book that no sartorially savvy Classicist should be without. Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z is an alphabetized compendium of styles and accessories that form the well-known classical image: a reference source of stitches, drapery, hairstyles, colours, fabrics and jewellery, and an analysis of the intricate system of social meanings that they comprise.The entries range in length from a few lines to a few pages and cover individual aspects of dress alongside surveys of wider topics and illuminating socio-cultural analysis, drawn from ancient art, literature and archaeology. For those who want to take their reading further, there are references to both primary sources and modern scholarship.This book is be fascinating for anyone delving into it with an interest in style and dress, and an invaluable companion for any classicist.
Christianity in Ancient Rome
Author: Bernard Green
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0567032507
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
of the Pope." --Book Jacket.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0567032507
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
of the Pope." --Book Jacket.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern: A-Z
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The Gladiators
Author: Fik Meijer
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312364021
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
An analysis of the lives of ancient Rome's gladiators explores how they were both despised and hero-worshiped, chronicling how tens of thousands of gladiators perished publicly over the course of six hundred years.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312364021
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
An analysis of the lives of ancient Rome's gladiators explores how they were both despised and hero-worshiped, chronicling how tens of thousands of gladiators perished publicly over the course of six hundred years.
Britannica Student Encyclopedia (A-Z Set)
Author: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
ISBN: 161535557X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2927
Book Description
Entertaining and informative, the newly updated Britannica Student Encyclopedia helps children gain a better understanding of their world. Updated for 2012, more than 2,250 captivating articles cover everything from Barack Obama to video games. Children are sure to immerse themselves in 2,700 photos, charts, and tables that help explain concepts and subjects, as well as 1,200 maps and flags from across the globe. Britannica Student is curriculum correlated and a recent winner of the 2008 Teachers Choice Award and 2010 AEP Distinguished achievement award.
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
ISBN: 161535557X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2927
Book Description
Entertaining and informative, the newly updated Britannica Student Encyclopedia helps children gain a better understanding of their world. Updated for 2012, more than 2,250 captivating articles cover everything from Barack Obama to video games. Children are sure to immerse themselves in 2,700 photos, charts, and tables that help explain concepts and subjects, as well as 1,200 maps and flags from across the globe. Britannica Student is curriculum correlated and a recent winner of the 2008 Teachers Choice Award and 2010 AEP Distinguished achievement award.
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire
Author: Matthew Bunson
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438110278
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
Not much has happened in the Roman Empire since 1994 that required the first edition to be updated, but Bunson, a prolific reference and history author, has revised it, incorporated new findings and thinking, and changed the dating style to C.E. (Common Era) and B.C.E. (Before Common Era). For the 500 years from Julius Caesar and the Gallic Wars in 59-51 B.C.E. to the fall of the empire in the west in 476 C.E, he discusses personalities, terms, sites, and events. There is very little cross-referencing.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438110278
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
Not much has happened in the Roman Empire since 1994 that required the first edition to be updated, but Bunson, a prolific reference and history author, has revised it, incorporated new findings and thinking, and changed the dating style to C.E. (Common Era) and B.C.E. (Before Common Era). For the 500 years from Julius Caesar and the Gallic Wars in 59-51 B.C.E. to the fall of the empire in the west in 476 C.E, he discusses personalities, terms, sites, and events. There is very little cross-referencing.
From Roman Provinces to Medieval Kingdoms
Author: Thomas F. X. Noble
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415327423
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
How, when and why did the Middle Ages begin? This reader gathers together a prestigious collection of revisionist thinking on questions of key research in medieval studies.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415327423
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
How, when and why did the Middle Ages begin? This reader gathers together a prestigious collection of revisionist thinking on questions of key research in medieval studies.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern: A-Z
Author: Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthologies
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthologies
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Library of the World's Best Literature: A-Z
Author: Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description