Author: Alberto Angela
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This voyage of exploration chronicles twenty-four hours in the life of a Roman patrician, beginning at dawn on an ordinary day in the year 115 A.D., with Imperial Rome at the height of its power.
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
Author: Lesley Adkins
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816074828
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Describes the people, places, and events of Ancient Rome, describing travel, trade, language, religion, economy, industry and more, from the days of the Republic through the High Empire period and beyond.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816074828
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Describes the people, places, and events of Ancient Rome, describing travel, trade, language, religion, economy, industry and more, from the days of the Republic through the High Empire period and beyond.
A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome
Author: Alberto Angela
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This voyage of exploration chronicles twenty-four hours in the life of a Roman patrician, beginning at dawn on an ordinary day in the year 115 A.D., with Imperial Rome at the height of its power.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This voyage of exploration chronicles twenty-four hours in the life of a Roman patrician, beginning at dawn on an ordinary day in the year 115 A.D., with Imperial Rome at the height of its power.
Ancient Rome
Author: Christopher S. Mackay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521809184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Sample Text
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521809184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Sample Text
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.
Life in Ancient Rome
Author: William Kaufman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486297675
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
All the magnificence of ancient Rome, depicted in 41 captioned, finely detailed illustrations: defeat of Germanic invaders, crushing of a slave revolt, assassination of Julius Caesar, more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486297675
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
All the magnificence of ancient Rome, depicted in 41 captioned, finely detailed illustrations: defeat of Germanic invaders, crushing of a slave revolt, assassination of Julius Caesar, more.
Ancient Rome
Author: David Stone Potter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500291245
Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The new Second Edition of the definitive history of Rome--from its beginnings to the Arab conquest, and beyond.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500291245
Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The new Second Edition of the definitive history of Rome--from its beginnings to the Arab conquest, and beyond.
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Author: Mary Beard
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1631491253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 743
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Kirkus Reviews Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction) Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) A San Francisco Chronicle Holiday Gift Guide Selection A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists shows why Rome remains "relevant to people many centuries later" (Atlantic). In SPQR, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome "with passion and without technical jargon" and demonstrates how "a slightly shabby Iron Age village" rose to become the "undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean" (Wall Street Journal). Hailed by critics as animating "the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life" (Economist) in a way that makes "your hair stand on end" (Christian Science Monitor) and spanning nearly a thousand years of history, this "highly informative, highly readable" (Dallas Morning News) work examines not just how we think of ancient Rome but challenges the comfortable historical perspectives that have existed for centuries. With its nuanced attention to class, democratic struggles, and the lives of entire groups of people omitted from the historical narrative for centuries, SPQR will to shape our view of Roman history for decades to come.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1631491253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 743
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Kirkus Reviews Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction) Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) A San Francisco Chronicle Holiday Gift Guide Selection A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists shows why Rome remains "relevant to people many centuries later" (Atlantic). In SPQR, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome "with passion and without technical jargon" and demonstrates how "a slightly shabby Iron Age village" rose to become the "undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean" (Wall Street Journal). Hailed by critics as animating "the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life" (Economist) in a way that makes "your hair stand on end" (Christian Science Monitor) and spanning nearly a thousand years of history, this "highly informative, highly readable" (Dallas Morning News) work examines not just how we think of ancient Rome but challenges the comfortable historical perspectives that have existed for centuries. With its nuanced attention to class, democratic struggles, and the lives of entire groups of people omitted from the historical narrative for centuries, SPQR will to shape our view of Roman history for decades to come.
24 Hours in Ancient Rome
Author: Philip Matyszak
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1782438572
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Walk a day in a Roman's sandals. What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most powerful and bustling cities - one that was eight times more densely populated than modern day New York?
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1782438572
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Walk a day in a Roman's sandals. What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most powerful and bustling cities - one that was eight times more densely populated than modern day New York?
Ancient Rome from the Earliest Times Down to 476 A.D.
Author: Robert F. Pennell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Romans in a New World
Author: David A. Lupher
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472031788
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Explores the impact the discovery of the New World had upon Europeans' perceptions of their identity and place in history
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472031788
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Explores the impact the discovery of the New World had upon Europeans' perceptions of their identity and place in history