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Caesars Weg, auf dem er seinen Aufstieg betrieb, war nicht unbedingt neu; er folgte lange Zeit einem Kurs, der zwar den Standesgenossen mißfiel, aber keine unüberbrückbaren Gegensätze aufriß. Was jedoch bei Caesar neu war, war die Höhe seines Einsatzes. Schulden machte jeder für die Karriere,...

The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. The work was written in 121 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, while Suetonius was Hadrian's personal secretary. On the Life of the Caesars concentrates on the acts and personalities...

An den Iden des März 44 v. Chr. fällt Caesar unter den Dolchen seiner Mörder. Sein Erbe ist Octavian – ein blutjunger Mann, unerfahren in Politik und Krieg. Auf ihn warten 15 Jahre Bürgerkrieg, in denen er erst ums Überleben, dann um die Einheit des Imperiums kämpfen muss. Mit seinem Sieg...

“ ...Théodora, à écouter Procope, naquit dans la loge d’un gardien de bêtes féroces de l’amphithéâtre des Verts. Son père Acacius mourut peu de temps après sa naissance, c’est-à-dire dans les premières années du VIe siècle, sous le règne d’Anastase. La femme d’Acacius devint...

Kr. e. 92-t írunk.Gordianus, tizennyolcadik életévét betöltvén, élete legnagyobb kalandjára indul: megtekinti a világ hét csodáját. Ekkor még nem hívják „Nyomozónak” – ám ez a kíváncsi ifjú római a hét csoda mindegyikénél olyan rejtéllyel szembesül, amely próbára...

I. e. 88.: az egész ókori világ háborúban áll. Nyugaton az itáliai államok Róma ellen lázadnak; keleten Mithridatész a seregével a birodalom ázsiai provinciáit hódítja meg. Még a...

Kr. u. 65: Sebastos Pantera, Néró császár kéme, mindennél veszélyesebb küldetést vállal. Magányos vadászként, alig néhány emberben bízva kell felkutatnia és a szigorú igazságszolgáltatás...

Negli anni che vanno dal 57 al 48 A.C. la potente Repubblica Romana dopo aver assoggettato molti stati che si affacciavano sul mar Mediterraneo volse i suoi eserciti contro le tribù Galliche che abitavano l'antica Gallia. I Galli, dopo alcuni secoli di crescita economica e sociale, vennero brutalmente...

Histories (Latin: Historiae) is a book by Tacitus, written c. 100-110, which covers the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, the rise of Vespasian, and the rule of the Flavian Dynasty (69-96) up to the death of Domitian. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic...

`However one defines Man, the same definition applies to us all. This is sufficient proof that there is no essential difference within mankind.' (Laws l.29-30) Cicero's The Republic is an impassioned plea for responsible governement written just before the civil war that ended the Roman Republic in...

In questa coppia di Vite Plutarco mette a confronto due maestri dell'oratoria, due campioni della libertà contro la tirannia e l'oppressione. Il romano Cicerone (106-43 a.C.), forse il più grande politico che Roma abbia conosciuto, incarnazione stessa degli ideali repubblicani. E il modello comune...

The Roman playwright Plautus wrote comedies that are the earliest Latin literary texts to have survived in their entirety. Loosely adapted from lost Greek plays, the works of Plautus helped establish a truly Roman drama in the Latin language for the first time. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides...

In this provocative book Éric Rebillard challenges many long-held assumptions about early Christian burial customs. For decades scholars of early Christianity have argued that the Church owned and operated burial grounds for Christians as early as the third century. Through a careful reading of primary...