Rome
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Pompeii: A Captivating Guide to the City in Ancient Rome That Was Buried Because of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius during the R
$25.99 Add to cartDiscover the mysteries and secrets of Pompeii, the city that disappeared in the fires of Mount Vesuvius and was buried for centuries.
Pompeii was destroyed by the horrific eruption of Mount Vesuvius in
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: July 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1637163894
- Language: English
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Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty
$49.92 Add to cartDrawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome’s Great Fire–and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire
According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #9
- Author: Barrett, Anthony a.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0691172315
- Language: English
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Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny
$19.99 Add to cartLearn why the Roman Republic collapsed — and how it could have continued to thrive — with this insightful history from an award-winning author.
In Mortal Republic, prize-winning historian Edward J.- Author: Watts, Edward J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1541646487
- Language: English
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Rome’s Italian Wars: Books 6-10
$14.95 Add to cart“People have it in their minds that he would have been a match for Alexander, had Alexander turned his arms on Europe.”
Here is a superb new translation of Books 6 to 10 of Livy’s monumental history o- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Livy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 14 2013
- ISBN10: 019956485X
- Language: English
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A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from History’s Most Orthodox Empire
$22.99 Add to cartWeird, decadent, degenerate, racially mixed, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate, and even hyper-literate, Byzantium has long been regarded by many as one big curiosity. According to Voltaire, it re… [more below]
- Author: Kaldellis, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 02 2017
- ISBN10: 0190625945
- Language: English
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The Spartacus War
$17.99 Add to cartAn authoritative account from an expert author: The Spartacus War is the first popular history of the revolt in English.
The Spartacus War is the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellio- Author: Strauss, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 02 2010
- ISBN10: 1416532064
- Language: English
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Julius Caesar
$6.95 Add to cartThe Signet Classics edition of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy of conspiracy and betrayal.
In the first of his Roman history plays, the Bard tells the story of the murder of emperor Julius Caesar and t- Series: Shakespeare, Signet Classic
- Author: Shakespeare, William
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0451526899
- Language: English
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Byzantium: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAfter surviving the fifth century fall of the Western European Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire flourished as one of the most powerful economic, cultural, and military forces in Europe for a thousan… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Sarris, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0199236119
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of Italy: 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic – A Retelling for Our Times
$16.95 Add to cartThe calendar. The Senate. The university. The piano, the heliocentric model, and the pizzeria. It’s hard to imagine a world without Italian influence–and easy to assume that inventions like these cou
- Series: Shortest History
- Author: King, Ross
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1891011456
- Language: English
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A History of Ancient Egypt Volume 2: From the Great Pyramid to the Fall of the Middle Kingdom
$27.99 Add to cart“Another solid work of history from an author and historian who truly grasps the mysteries of ancient Egypt.” – Kirkus Reviews
Drawing on a lifetime of research, John Romer chronicles the history of A- Series: History of Ancient Egypt
- Author: Romer, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1250833493
- Language: English
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Marcus Aurelius: A Life
$24.99 Add to cartMarcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity who still speaks to us today, more than two thousand years after his death. His Meditations has been compared by John Stuart Mill … [more below]
- Author: McLynn, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: August 10 2010
- ISBN10: 0306819163
- Language: English
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Roman Mythology: A Guide to Roman History, Gods, and Goddesses
$14.99 Add to cartROMAN MYTHOLOGY
Roman mythology is closely linked in our minds to Greek mythology, and for a good reason. As Rome evolved into an empire, its people began to long for a mythical history to solidify Rom
- Author: Parr, Jordan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 54
- Publish Date: March 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1761038303
- Language: English
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Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up Volume 71
$18.95 Add to cart“Superbly acute and unashamedly complex.”–The Telegraph
“Rich and provocative.”–Times Literary Supplement
“An engaging exploration.”–The New Yorker
“The phenomenal Ms. Beard has written another c- Series: Sather Classical Lectures
- Author: Beard, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0520401492
- Language: English
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Constantine the Emperor
$28.99 Add to cartNo Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along … [more below]
- Author: Potter, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0190231629
- Language: English
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A Rome of One’s Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
$18.00 Add to cartFrom the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a “clever, bold, and refreshingly feminist” (Booklist) history of Rome that uses the lives of 21 women to upend our underst… [more below]
- Author: Southon, Emma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 141976019X
- Language: English
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The War for Gaul: A New Translation
$16.95 Add to cartA translation that captures the power of one of the greatest war stories ever told-Julius Caesar’s account of his brutal campaign to conquer Gaul
Imagine a book about an unnecessary war written by the- Author: Caesar, Julius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: July 13 2021
- ISBN10: 069121669X
- Language: English
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Roman Emperors: A Captivating Guide to Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Constantine the Great, and Justinian I
$29.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating lives of five Roman Emperors, then keep reading…
Five captivating manuscripts in one book:
- Augustus: A Captivating Guide to the First Emperor of Rome and How
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: April 26 2020
- ISBN10: 1647486823
- Language: English
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Scipio Africanus: Rome’s Greatest General
$36.95 Add to cartThe world often misunderstands its greatest men while neglecting others entirely. Scipio Africanus, surely the greatest general that Rome produced, suffered both these fates. Today scholars celebrate … [more below]
- Author: Gabriel, Richard A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 326
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1597972053
- Language: English
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Meditations
$9.99 Add to cartMarcus Aurelius, one of the great rulers of the Roman Empire, sets forth a series of self-reflective essays intended as a guide for his own self-improvement. Written during the turning points of his l
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 12 2022
- ISBN10: 9235568390
- Language: English
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Constantine the Great: And the Christian Revolution
$23.95 Add to cartRevered historian Baker, the author of books on Augustus, Tiberius, and Hannibal, tells the story of Constantine, the first Christian ruler of the Roman empire.
- Author: Baker, G. P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 382
- Publish Date: August 09 2001
- ISBN10: 0815411588
- Language: English
