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Readings in Late Antiquity
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 47.95Late Antiquity (ca. 250-650) witnessed the transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Christianity displaced polytheism over a wide area, offering new definitions of identity and community. The Roman Empire collapsed in Western Europe to be replaced by new "Germanic" kingdoms. In the East,... more...
Popular Culture in Ancient Rome
Wiley 2013; US$ 69.95The mass of the Roman people constituted well over 90% of the population. Much ancient history, however, has focused on the lives, politics and culture of the minority elite. This book helps redress the balance by focusing on the non-elite in the Roman world. It builds a vivid account of the everyday lives of the masses, including their social and... more...
Adventure Guide to Venice & the Veneto
Hunter Publishing 2006; US$ 15.00This guidebook does a good job of presenting its information in a concise, meaningful way. You can easily flip through its well-marked sections and feel as if you are taking a trip all over Virginia! I like that each section (History, Shopping) starts with a quick intro, telling you the overall feel of that area. It's not afraid to tell you that one... more...
The Romans
ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 75.00A starting point for investigating this extraordinary civilization - its remarkable rise and decline, the scope of its power and wealth, the details of everyday life for its people, and its signature contributions to human culture. more...
Patrons and Adversaries
Oxford University Press 2005; US$ 35.00Four generations of the aristocratic Barberini family and its "vassals" clashed over how the early modern Roman countryside should be governed. Villagers cultivated noble interference, but they frequently resisted it through the strategies of adversarial literacy, and political ways of reading and writing, that challenged the noble hegemony. more...
It's True! The Romans Were the Real Gangsters
Allen & Unwin 2004; US$ 10.86Everything you wanted to know about Romans, this is one of the first six titles launching the fantastic new non-fiction series, It's True! more...
Frommer's Florence, Tuscany & Umbria
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008; US$ 21.99Meticulously researched by our expert author, Frommer’s Florence, Tuscany & Umbria is the only guide you need to discover the region’s artistic treasures, Renaissance architecture, rustic villages, vineyards, and fabulous shopping. more...
Pompeii
Profile 2010; US$ 15.98Pompeii explodes a number of myths from the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; and the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one, to the massive death count which was probably less than ten per cent of the population.Street Life,... more...
The Smiles of Rome
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 16.00Take a Roman holiday with some of the world?s greatest writers Explore the Palatine with Elizabeth Bowen. Visit the temple of the Vestal Virgins with Georgina Masson. Analyze Michelangelo?s Moses with Sigmund Freud. Stroll through ancient streets with Goethe and with Henry James. Share Alice Steinbach?s midnight epiphany on a shabby hotel balcony.... more...
Frommer's Tuscany, Umbria and Florence With Your Family
Wiley 2011; US$ 18.99Tuscany & Umbria With Your Family is a full-colour, practical and accessible book for independently minded UK families looking to make the most of their family holiday. The guide highlights the best opportunities for families in the region and offers expert opinion on where to stay, where to eat and where to spend your holiday time enjoyably.... more...









