Cultural Region/Italy
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Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier
$55.00 Add to cartGladius 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 Read moreExplore 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
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Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (Deluxe Hardcover Edition)
$9.99 Add to cartMeditations offers timeless guidance for troubled times. Renowned for his principled leadership, Aurelius kept private notes detailing his philosophy on life and leadership. Meditations is a collectio… [more below]
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1441337385
- Language: English
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Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity
$23.95 Read moreThe gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world
The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this- Series: Princeton Economic History of the Western World #94
- Author: Scheidel, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0691216738
- Language: English
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Living the Palio: A Story of Community and Public Life in Siena, Italy
$15.99 Read moreA maddening, twice-annual horse race held in Siena’s public square, the Palio is less a sport than it is a game–one that involves a combination of bare-back riding skills, human deal-making, and a la
- Author: Paradis, Thomas W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 374
- Publish Date: March 08, 2019
- ISBN10: 1950540022
- Language: English
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Italian Verbs Made Easy Workbook: Learn Italian Verbs and Conjugations The Easy Way
$16.72 Add to cartAre you ready to master Italian’s many conjugations and verbs like a native?
Over 60 million people speak Italian in the world, as well as 15% of the population of Europe. Because of this, you’ll want
- Author: Lingo Mastery
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 172
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1951949714
- Language: English
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The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
$65.00 Add to cartThe first anthology ever to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories–from myths and fairy tales to jokes
Captured centaurs and satyrs, talking animals, people who suddenly change s- Author: Hansen, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0691170150
- Language: English
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History of Italy: A Captivating Guide to Italian History, Starting from the First Settlements through the Middle Ages to the Modern Peri
$27.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of Italy, then keep reading…
It is not an easy job to draw the border between the history of Italy and the history of Rome. In so many places, the two
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: December 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1637160623
- Language: English
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Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence
$32.99 Read more‘Florentine is a book that appeals both to my sense of nostalgia and my appetite. It’s a beautiful book, with gorgeous pictures of Florence, and snatches of Florentine life, but is far from being a co… [more below]
- Author: Davies, Emiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1743796765
- Language: English
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The Beauty and the Terror: The Italian Renaissance and the Rise of the West
$36.99 Add to cartA new account of the birth of the West through its birthplace–Renaissance Italy
The period between 1492–resonant for a number of reasons–and 1571, when the Ottoman navy was defeated in the Battle o- Author: Fletcher, Catherine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 08 2020
- ISBN10: 0190908491
- Language: English
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Roma in Cucina: The Flavours of Rome
$34.95 Add to cartLocal products and wines accompany 70 traditional recipes, prepared by some of the most renowned chefs in the capital.
Carciofi alla giudia, mozzarella in carrozza, supplied as appetizers. Then one of
- Author: Magrelli, Carla
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 15 2015
- ISBN10: 8895218914
- Language: English
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The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli, Political Science, History & Theory, Literary Collections, Philosophy
$16.95 Add to cart“Machiavellianism” is a widely used negative term to characterize unscrupulous politicians of the sort Machiavelli described most famously in The Prince.
The Catholic Church banned The Prince. Humanist
- Author: Machiavelli, Nicolo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: August 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1598189360
- Language: English
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Roman Warfare
$18.99 Add to cartFrom an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, a concise and comprehensive history of the fighting forces that created the Roman Empire
Roman warfare was relentless in its pursuit of victory. A ruthl… [more below]- Author: Goldsworthy, Adrian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1541699238
- Language: English
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Ancient History Vol. 1: An Enthralling Guide to Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Rome
$40.99 Add to cartThree manuscripts in one book:
- Ancient Egypt: An Enthralling Overview of Egyptian History, Starting from the Settlement of the Nile Valley through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms to the Death of Cle
- Author: Wellman, Billy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 566
- Publish Date: March 19 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887651262
- Language: English
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Williams Sonoma at Home Favorites: 110+ Recipes from the Test Kitchen
$35.00 Read moreReimagine family-friendly comfort food: this comprehensive cookbook makes daily home cooking a nourishing, easy, and anticipated part of the day.
At Home Favorites provides cozy home cooks with flavo- Author: Weldon Owen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1681887819
- Language: English
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Confessions of Our Faith
$14.99 Add to cartThis new publication, known as The Fortress Edition, is based on the Burgess manuscript and the Caruthers edition, with minor exceptions added by the First American Presbyterian Assembly of 1789 and t… [more below]
- Author: Kinney, Brian W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0979371805
- Language: English
