Rome category: 2065 books
La edad de la penumbra
Cómo el cristianismo destruyó el mundo clásico
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Repleto de historias, este libro es la rara y perfecta combinación entre una lectura extremadamente divertida y una tesis valiente y sólida, además de un llamamiento a la tolerancia.
Entre los mejores libros de 2017 según The Telegraph, The Spectator, The Observer, The Times y la BBC.
«Mordaz...
Dynasty
The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivated with Rubicon—his masterful, witty, brilliantly researched popular history of the fall of the Roman republic—with Dynasty, a luridly fascinating history of the reign of the first five Roman emperors.
Dynasty...
Lost to the West
The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy.
For...
Commentaries on the Gallic War
And Other Commentaries of Gaius Julius Caesar
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Commentarii de Bello Gallico (English: Commentaries on The Gallic War) is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. In it Caesar describes the battles and intrigues that took place in the nine years he spent fighting local armies in Gaul that opposed...
The Economy of Prostitution in the Roman World
A Study of Social History and the Brothel
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
In recent years, a number of classical scholars have turned their attention to prostitution in the ancient world. Close examination of the social and legal position of Roman meretrices and Greek hetairai have enriched our understanding of ancient sexual relationships and the status of women in these...
Mythology
Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
The 75th anniversary edition of this classic bestseller. This stunningly illustrated, hardcover edition will be beloved by fans of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology of all ages.
Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies...
by J. B. Bury
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
JULIUS CESAR, the triumvir and the founder of the Roman Empire, was the grandnephew of C. Julius Caesar, the dictator, his adoptive father. Originally named, like his true father, C. Octavius, he entered the Julian family after the dictator's death, and, according to the usual practice of adopted...
by Henri Pirenne
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2012
The final work of the great Belgian historian Henri Pirenne, this remarkable classic — published after his death — offers a revolutionary perspective on how Europe under the influence of a Roman Empire centered in Constantinople evolved into the Europe of Charlemagne and the Middle Ages.Departing...
by Marcus Aurelius,Meric Casaubon (Translator)
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Meditations is the title of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. It is possible that large portions of the work were written in...
by Julius Caesar
Language: Latin
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: Latin
Release Date: December 15, 2009
De Bello Gallico in the original Latin. Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 BC[2] 15 March 44 BC[3]), was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. A politician of the populares tradition, he formed an unofficial...
Pagan Holiday
On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2009
The ancient Romans were responsible for many remarkable achievements—Roman numerals, straight roads—but one of their lesser-known contributions was the creation of the tourist industry. The first people in history to enjoy safe and easy travel, Romans embarked on the original Grand Tour, journeying...
César – suivi d'annexes
Nouvelle édition 2019
Language: French
Release Date: January 30, 2019
Nouvelle édition 2019 sans DRM de César de Alexandre Dumas augmentée d'annexes (Dumas, sa vie, son temps, son œuvre par de Bury).
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Octave Auguste – suivi d'annexes
Nouvelle édition 2019
Language: French
Release Date: January 30, 2019
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