The Roman Empire at its height encompassed the majority of the world known to the Romans. This important synthesis of recent findings and scholarship demonstrates how the Romans acquired, kept and controlled their Empire. Lintott goes beyond the preconceptions formed in the period of British Imperial rule and provides a contemporary post-imperial approach to the Roman exercise of power.
This is an epic project, both in concept and scope, reaching back to the roots of a common history and culture that connect Europe and the countries around the Mediterranean and crossing geographical, political, and religious frontiers and ...
For many years now, Alfred Seiland (*1952 in St. Michael, Austria) has been visiting antique sites around the Mediterranean, capturing them with his analogue, large-format camera.
This book seeks to discover what the Romans themselves thought about their empire by examining the changing meaning of key terms.
For many years now, Alfred Seiland (*1952 in St. Michael, Austria) has been visiting antique sites around the Mediterranean, capturing them with his analogue, large-format camera.
The Order of Rome
Written by a prominent historian and archaeologist, this concise volume details Caesar’s military life and the role it played in his political career.
This is Roman history at its most exciting, featuring events still talked about today.
A pop-up book for children to cut and glue and make themselves. Scenes and text tell the story of the ancient Romans and their place in history.
Besides the unusually rich illustrations (over 190 colored images: illustrations, artifacts, maps, monuments), this book offers a fresh view on the Dacian-Roman wars, eliminating as much as possible from the ideological nationalist ballast ...
This edition is addressed to a wide audience, from first-time readers to specialists. A full introduction explores the many different facets of Plutarch's art.