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Roman History
The Floating Press 1904; US$ 3.99Titus Livius, often known as Livy in English, was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita, from its founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC) through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time. Livy's writing style was poetic and archaic in contrast to Julius Caesar's and Cicero's styles. Also, he often... more...
Die Kaiserzeit von Augustus bis Diocletian
WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung Die Darstellung der römischen Kaiserzeit beginnt zunächst mit dem Erbe des Augustus und der Konsolidierung des augusteischen Prinzipats unter der julisch-claudischen Dynastie. Der augusteischen Kultur wird dabei ebenso Beachtung geschenkt wie den verschiedenen Erneuerungsbestrebungen bis zur Krise nach Neros Tod. Ein neuer Ansatz... more...
Kaiser von morgens bis abends
Primus Verlag 2011; US$ 15.09Hauptbeschreibung Über den Alltag der alten Römer ist schon viel geschrieben worden. Aber hatte Roms erster Mann überhaupt so etwas wie einen Alltag? Jörg Fündling begleitet einen Tag im Leben eines römischen Kaisers (zwischen 27 vor und 235 n. Chr.), angefüllt mit alltäglichen und außergewöhlichen Terminen und Ereignissen. Der Tag beginnt mit dem... more...
Empire of Ancient Rome
Infobase Publishing 2004; US$ 35.00The influence of the Roman Empire has been widespread and profound, perhaps more so than any other empire or civilization. This volume covers the growth of Rome as a republic, the political and social forces that drove the transition to a dictatorship of Caesars, the reasons for Rome's decline, and what happened to the remnants of the empire. more...
Catiline's Conspiracy, The Jugurthine War, Histories
OUP Oxford 2010; US$ 8.99the glory of wealth and physical beauty is fluid and fragile; but virtue is held brilliant and eternal'The Roman historian Sallust lived through troubled times. He deplored the moral and political decline of the Republic, and in his two monographs he set out to exemplify the reasons for the years of civil strife. Catiline's Conspiracy is an... more...
The Historians of Ancient Rome
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95The Historians of Ancient Rome is the most comprehensive collection of ancient sources for Roman history available in a single English volume. After a general introduction on Roman historical writing, extensive passages from more than a dozen Greek and Roman historians and biographers trace the history of Rome over more than a thousand years: from... more...
Ioannis Antiocheni fragmenta quae supersunt omnia
De Gruyter 2008; US$ 238.00Much read in Byzantium, the historical work of John of Antioch is one of the most important, if as yet intangible, instances of the transmission of tradition in Late Antique historiography. Besides this ?historiographical? relevance, the work is of particular significance as important testimony to the amalgamation of ?pagan? and Christian concepts... more...
Ammianus after Julian
BRILL 2007; US$ 144.00The papers in this volume treat historical, historiographical and literary aspects of the last six books of Ammianus Marcellinus' Res Gestae, which deal with the period between the death of Julian (363) and the Roman defeat at Hadrianople (378). more...
Cassius Dio und die Römische Republik
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 168.00For many yearsCassius Dio?s Romaika (c. AD 160 - c. AD 230) has served as a quarry for the reconstruction of lost sources and the historical narrative. The view of the Roman Republicheld by this member of the imperial elite, however,has hardly been considered. This work combines two separate strands of research, in that it examines the criteria according... more...
The History of Rome
Andrews UK 2010; US$ 8.99This detailed history of Rome covers from the earliest times (including the foundation of the city) to the establishment of the Empire, and has been specially formatted for today's e-book readers. Featuring many illustrations, including coins, buildings, busts and more, this excellent book is one of the most well respected within the classical... more...









