Rome category: 2065 books

Stories of Old Greece and Rome is a classic collection of Greek and Roman mythology. A table of contents is included.

Ciao Roma is a guide to some of the main sites in the beautiful city of Rome. It’s intended for those with limited time to go on vacation and see the city sights. Organising a vacation can take a lot of time and effort, so when your time is short, you don't want to spend too much time wasting your...

Historien romain d'origine juive du Ie siècle, diplomate et stratège de talent, Flavius Josèphe fut le seul témoin hors évangiles de l'existence de Jésus et de Jacques, de l'avènement de la pensée messianique et de la guerre entre Rome et Jérusalem. Une biographie fascinante. Ier siècle....

La première synthèse sur la seule rivale de Rome, la cité antique de Carthage. " Quel champ de bataille nous laissons là aux Carthaginois et aux Romains ", s'exclame Pyrrhus au moment de quitter l'Italie en 275 av. J.-C. Effectivement, la Méditerranée occidentale va être le...

Un géant de l'Antiquité, ayant manqué de peu de dominer la Rome naissante. Né en 247 av. J.-C à Carthage, près de l'actuelle Tunis, Hannibal, élevé dans la haine de Rome par son père Hamilcar Barca, consacra sa vie à la combattre. C'est qui déclenche la deuxième guerre punique qui...

Cicéron reproche à la constitution romaine d’avoir négligé l’instruction publique ; ce reproche est vrai surtout pour l’éducation des femmes. Nous ne voyons pas que l’état s’en soit jamais sérieusement occupé, et les particuliers, sur...

Sex is beyond reason, and yet we constantly reason about it. So, too, did the peoples of ancient Greece and Rome. But until recently there has been little discussion of their views on erotic experience and sexual ethics. The Sleep of Reason brings together an international group of philosophers,...

**Hell Unleashed** It is July of 67 A.D. The brutal, forty-seven day siege of the rebel stronghold of Jotapata, in Galilee, has ended. The Roman armies of Vespasian destroyed the city and captured the leader of the resistance, Josephus ben Matthias. While being interrogated by the Roman commanding...

This study, first published in German in 1975, addresses the need for a comprehensive account of Roman social history in a single volume. Specifically, Alföldy attempts to answer three questions: What is the meaning of Roman social history? What is entailed in Roman social history? How is it to be...

“Genius is fostered by energy.” - Cicero  Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.) was one of the most famous Romans in his day, and posterity has been even kinder to him. Cicero was a legend in his own time for his oratory abilities, which he used to persuade fellow Senators and denounce enemies...

The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time, they were some of the largest wars that had ever taken place.The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus), meaning "Carthaginian", with reference...

The war between Caesar and Pompey was one of the defining moments in Roman history. The clash between these great generals gripped the attention of their contemporaries and it has fascinated historians ever since. These powerful men were among the dominant personalities of their age, and their struggle...

*Describes ancient accounts of Nero's reign, including the murder of his mother, the Great Fire of Rome, and his suicide.*Includes pictures of famous art depicting Nero and important people in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. "What an artist dies with...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.Livy's Early History of Rome tells of a small monarchical state's struggle to survive. It tells the story of the overthrow of the kings and the development of the Roman Republic. It depicts the qualities that allowed...