Rome category: 2065 books

The economy of the Roman Empire was predominantly agrarian: Roman landowners, agricultural laborers, and small tenant farmers were highly dependent upon one another for assuring stability. By examining the property rights established by the Roman government, in particular the laws concerning land...

Discours Cicéron, Homme d’État et auteur latin de la Rome antique (106 av JC – 43 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Discours», de Cicéron, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder...

De l’Amitié Cicéron, Homme d’État et auteur latin de la Rome antique (106 av JC – 43 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «De l’Amitié», de Cicéron, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières...

Rhétorique à Hérennius Cicéron, Homme d’État et auteur latin de la Rome antique (106 av JC – 43 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Rhétorique à Hérennius», de Cicéron, édité en texte...

Des suprêmes biens et des suprêmes maux Cicéron, Homme d’État et auteur latin de la Rome antique (106 av JC – 43 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Des suprêmes biens et des suprêmes maux», de Cicéron, édité...

Des devoirs - Livre I Cicéron, Homme d’État et auteur latin de la Rome antique (106 av JC – 43 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Des devoirs - Livre I», de Cicéron, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières...

Four years have passed since the Roman invasion of Britannia. Though the imperial legions won a number of spectacular victories during the initial conquest, the imperial governor, Ostorius Scapula, realizes that Emperor Claudius declared victory far too soon. An ever-volatile land, hostile forces...

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (sometimes shortened to Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) is abook of history written by the English historian Edward Gibbon, which traces the trajectory of Western civilization (as well as theIslamic and Mongolian conquests)...

After Nero's notorious reign, the Romans surely deserved a period of peace and tranquility. Instead, during AD69, three emperors were murdered: Galba, just days into the post, Otho and Vitellius. The same year also saw civil war in Italy, two desperate battles at Cremona and the capture of Rome for...

“I sing of arms and the man . . . ”   So begins the Aeneid, greatest of Western epic poems. Virgil’s story of the journey of Aeneas has been a part of our cultural heritage for so many centuries that it’s all too easy to lose sight of the poem itself—of its brilliantly cinematic depiction...

The Eclogues (also called the Bucolics) are the first of the three major works of the Latin poet Virgil.Imitating the Greek Bucolica ("on care of cattle", so named from the poetry's rustic subjects) by Theocritus, Virgil created a Roman version partly by offering a dramatic and mythic interpretation...

The writings of the Greeks and Romans form the bedrock of Western culture. Inventing the molds for histories, tragedies, and philosophies, while pioneering radical new forms of epic and poetry, the Greeks and Romans created the literary world we still inhabit today. Writing with verve and insight,...

*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events in the lives of Alexander and Caesar*Discusses little known facts about both men and whether some of the legends and myths about them were true.*Includes a Table of Contents covering each man.*Includes a bibliography on Alexander the Great...

A meticulously detailed account of life as a Roman legionary in the last days of the Roman Empire—from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing In 400 AD, Roman rule in Britain was collapsing as the thinly stretched empire was besieged on all sides. This guide explores all aspects of Late Roman...