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Julius Caesar
Shell Education 2007; US$ 8.99Julius Caesar was a major figure in the ancient Roman Republic. Born in 100 B.C., Caesar grew up to be a talented leader who had a very successful military career. Not long after his death, the republic ended and Rome became an empire. more...
Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284
Edinburgh University Press 2012; US$ 152.00A pioneering history of this period of crisisThe Roman empire during the period framed by the accession of Septimus Severus in 193 and the rise of Diocletian in 284 has conventionally been regarded as one of crisis. Between 235 and 284, at least eighteen men held the throne of the empire, for an average of less than three years, a reckoning which does... more...
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Oxford University Press, USA 2005; US$ 18.99The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling an Empire that had dominated their lives for so long.A leading authority on the... more...
The End of the Roman Republic 146 to 44 BC
Edinburgh University Press 2013; US$ 152.00A crucial and turbulent centuryBy 146, Rome had established itself as the leading Mediterranean power.Over the next century, it consolidated its power into an immense territorial empire. At the same time, the internal balance of power shifted dramatically, as a narrow ruling elite was challenged first by the rest of Italy, and then by military commanders,... more...
Lepidus
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 145.00Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a significant force in Roman political, religious and military affairs during the late Republic. However, in most accounts he is dismissed quickly, made sport of, or bitterly attacked. Through a careful examination of Lepidus's career, Richard Weigel has shown why many of the sources are hostile and how these have created... more...
Roman World 44 BC - AD 180
Routledge 1997; US$ 45.95Goodman presents a lucid and balanced picture of the Roman world examining the Roman empire from a variety of perspectives; cultural, political, civic, social and religious. more...
The Romans
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 32.95The Romans: an introduction 2nd edition is a concise, readable, and comprehensive survey of the civilization of ancient Rome. It covers more than 1200 years of political and military history, including many of the famous, and infamous, personalities who featured in them, and describes the religions, society, and daily life of the Romans, and their... more...
Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 226-363
Routledge 1993; US$ 44.95Collects and translates such diverse sources as Zosimus, John Malalas, Al-Tabari and Moses of Chorene, to give us a picture of this complex, fraught period of Roman history. more...
Emperor Constantine
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 25.95A convenient and concise introduction to one of the most important figures in ancient history. more...









