Presents a tour of ancient Rome, discussing facts about climate, geography, social mores, religion, the marketplace, entertainment, war, and politics.
Traces the political and military history of Roman Republic and Empire, from the Italian Iron Age to the last emperor in 476 A.D., examining the link between political institutions and military campaigns, the rise of Christianity, the ...
A major new book on the archaeology of Rome. The chapters, by an impressive list of contributors, are written to be as up-to-date and useful as possible, detailing lots of...
While the Colosseum, imperial palaces and Pantheon are among its most famous features, this volume explores Rome primarily as a city in which many thousands of men and women were born, lived and died.
A photo essay documenting ancient Rome and the people who lived there as revealed through the many artifacts they left behind, including shields, swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry.
A Choice magazine Outstanding Academic TitleThe first such dictionary since that of Platner and Ashby in 1929, A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome defines and describes the known buildings...
Saller, Richard P. Patriarchy, Property and Death in the Roman Family. ... Talbert, Richard J. A., and Richard Unger, eds. ... Spivey, Nigel. Etruscan Art. London: Thames & Hudson, 1997. Walbank, F. W., et al., eds.
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) ...
Paul A. Zoch presents, in contemporary language, the history of Rome and the stories of its protagonists?such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius, and Nero-which are so often omitted from more specialized studies.
The mysterious box that Ranger the golden retriever found in the garden transports him back to first century Rome, where he must rescue Marcus, a young servant boy, and Quintus, a volunteer gladiator, from the brutal world of the Colosseum.
Lays of Ancient Rome by BaronThomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay, first published in 1846, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This...