Cultural Region/Italy
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Roman Empire: Rise & The Fall. Explore The History, Mythology, Legends, Epic Battles & Lives Of The Emperors, Legions, Heroes, Gladi
$19.99 Add to cartThe Roman Empire may have fallen thousands of years ago, but the lessons and the legacy left behind lives on to this day
From a tiny settlement on the banks of the Tiber River, Rome grew into a colossa
- Author: Brought Alive, History
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 174
- Publish Date: June 18 2021
- ISBN10: 1914312058
- Language: English
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Cincinnatus and the Citizen-Servant Ideal: The Roman Legend’s Life, Times, and Legacy
$20.99 Add to cart- Author: Hillyard, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 196
- Publish Date: September 01 2001
- ISBN10: 1401011268
- Language: English
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A Guide to Italy: Cultural Insights and Tips to Maximize Your Trip
$14.99 Add to cartWhile most travel guidebooks and forums provide you with lists of what to do, A Guide to Italy: Cultural Insights and Tips to Maximize Your Trip tells you how to do it. Covering topics such as eating,
- Author: Tunno, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: July 14 2023
- ISBN10: 9798988574019
- Language: English
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The Medicis and Borgias: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and House of Borgia
$26.99 Add to cartTwo manuscripts in one book:
- House of Medici: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty
- House of Borgia: A Captivating Guide to the Borgias and Their Feuds with the Medici Fam
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 174
- Publish Date: August 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1637168608
- Language: English
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Italian Snacking: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Every Hour of the Day
$35.00 Add to cartFrom mid-morning coffee break spuntini to aperitivi happy-hour bites, explore the culture of Italian snacks and street foods in this mouthwatering cookbook.
Italian food has captivated our taste buds… [more below]- Author: Francese Gass, Anna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1454949759
- Language: English
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My Two Italies: A Personal and Cultural History
$18.00 Add to cartA charming, informative personal history that blends the anecdotal, historical, and downright unusual
The child of Italian immigrants and an award-winning scholar of Italian literature, Joseph Luzzi s- Author: Luzzi, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 14 2015
- ISBN10: 0374535396
- Language: English
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Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
$20.00 Add to cartFilled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to th… [more below]
- Author: Brownworth, Lars
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0307407969
- Language: English
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The Jewish War: Revised Edition
$18.00 Add to cartJosephus’ account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and 70. Originally a rebel leader, Josephus c… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Josephus, Flavius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: February 07 1984
- ISBN10: 0140444203
- Language: English
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 1 to 6
$200.00 Add to cartEdward Gibbon’s classic timeless work of ancient Roman history in 6 volumes collected into 2 box sets, in beautiful, enduring hardcover editions with elegant cloth sewn bindings, gold stamped covers, … [more below]
- Series: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Author: Gibbon, Edward
- Binding: Boxed Set
- Page Count: 3980
- Publish Date: December 21 2010
- ISBN10: 0307700763
- Language: English
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Distant Fathers
$16.95 Read more“A beautifully ingenious memoir, saturated in the history of the European 20th century, and made all the more compelling by Ann Goldstein’s luminous translation.”
—Vivian Gornick, author of Fierce Att- Author: Jarre, Marina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 22 2021
- ISBN10: 1939931940
- Language: English
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Modigliani
$20.00 Add to cartIn endless odes to the female form, Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) traced elongated bodies, almond eyes, and his own name into art history. His languid female subjects are as instantly recognizable as
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Krystof, Doris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 03 2015
- ISBN10: 3836503670
- Language: English
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The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family
$25.99 Add to cartLaura Schenone’s original goal was simple enough: to find her great-grandmother’s recipe for ravioli. But things get more complicated as she reunites with relatives and digs up buried family stories.
- Author: Schenone, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 354
- Publish Date: February 12 2013
- ISBN10: 0393334236
- Language: English
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The Tuscan Sun Cookbook: Recipes from Our Italian Kitchen
$29.99 Read more“Tuscan food tastes like itself. Ingredients are left to shine. . . . So, if on your visit, I hand you an apron, your work will be easy. We’ll start with primo ingredients, a little flurry of activity… [more below]
- Author: Mayes, Frances
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 13 2012
- ISBN10: 0307885283
- Language: English
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Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon
$19.99 Add to cartScipio Africanus (236-183 B.C.) was one of the most exciting and dynamic leaders in history. As commander he never lost a battle. Yet it is his adversary, Hannibal, who has lived on in the public memo
- Author: Hart, B. H. Liddell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: March 31, 2004
- ISBN10: 0306813637
- Language: English
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Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier
$55.00 Read moreGladius delivers a stunning ground-level recreation of what it was like to be a soldier in the fighting force that made the Roman Empire.
The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in
Empire.- Author: de la Bédoyère, Guy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 526
- Publish Date: December 04 2020
- ISBN10: 022675023X
- Language: English
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The Death of Caesar: The Story of History’s Most Famous Assassination
$20.00 Add to cartIn this story of the most famous assassination in history, “the last bloody day of the [Roman] Republic has never been painted so brilliantly” (The Wall Street Journal).
Julius Caesar was stabbed to d- Author: Strauss, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 22 2016
- ISBN10: 1451668813
- Language: English
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Lives of the Early Martyrs
$20.00 Add to cartWhat happened to the Apostles? How did the early Christians live? Why did the Romans and other peoples try to destroy them with such brutality? Those answers are all provided in Fr. Pedro de Ribadeney
- Author: Ribadeneyra, Pedro De
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 394
- Publish Date: April 07 2023
- ISBN10: 195374608X
- Language: English
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Brutto: A (Simple) Florentine Cookbook
$60.00 Add to cartThe much-anticipated follow-up title to Russell’s award- winning and bestselling Polpo, showcasing simple Florentine recipes.
Bruttois actuallybellissimo. A perfect cookbook for lovers of true Tuscan- Author: Norman, Russell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1529197147
- Language: English
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Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations
$20.00 Add to cartMary Beard, drawing on thirty years of teaching and writing about Greek and Roman history, provides a panoramic portrait of the classical world, a book in which we encounter not only Cleopatra and Ale… [more below]
- Author: Beard, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 06 2014
- ISBN10: 0871408597
- Language: English
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Flavors of the Maghreb & Southern Italy: Recipes from the Land of the Setting Sun
$24.95 Add to cartExplore the unique Mediterranean flavors of the Maghreb region with over 100 authentic recipes!
The Arabic word Maghreb means
“land where the sun sets.” The Maghreb is a multicultural Mediterranean regi- Author: Johnson, Alba Carbonaro
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0781814367
- Language: English
