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  • Florentine Tuscanyby William J. Connell; Andrea Zorzi

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 59.00

    A collection of the best recent research on the Republic of Florence in Tuscany during the Renaissance. more...

  • Romulus' Asylumby Emma Dench

    OUP Oxford 2005; US$ 164.99

    Modern treatments of Rome have projected in highly emotive terms the perceived problems, or the aspirations, of the present: 'race-mixture' has been blamed for the collapse of the Roman empire; more recently, Rome and Roman society have been depicted as 'multicultural'. Moving beyond these and beyond more traditional, juridical approaches... more...

  • Tuscanyby Alistair Moffat

    Birlinn 2011; US$ 11.83

    If you travel to the region, you'll want to take with you Moffat's Tuscany: A History; and if you read the book, you'll want to travel to the region' - The Herald 'In this compelling narrative - Moffat takes the reader on a delicious trip through the geography, history and culture of the region - an impressive book' - Sunday Telegraph 'facts and... more...

  • Invisible Romansby Robert C. Knapp

    Profile 2011; US$ 39.98

    The Roman world was filled with people whose lives usually go unnoticed. This book goes in search of the invisible Romans – plebs, trades people, women, outlaws, freedmen, slaves, and soldiers. By probing cultural remains and painstaking examinations of historical, literary, and archaeological evidence, Robert Knapp brings vividly to life the... more...

  • The Sack of Romeby Judith Hook; Patrick Collinson

    Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 44.00

    The sack of Rome shocked the Christian world. Following the battle of Pavia, Pope Clement VII joined (1526) the French-led League of Cognac to resist the threatened Habsburg domination of Europe. Emperor Charles V appealed to the German diet for support and raised an army, which entered Italy in 1527 and joined the imperial forces from Milan, commanded... more...

  • World Of Romeby Michael Grant

    Orion 2011; US$ 36.23

    The Romans changed the world. Here is the empire of Rome and the Romans in all their magnificence and their corruption; the republic, the dictators and the slaves; the civilization and the Pax Romana, the brutality and the collapse. This volume in the History of Civilization series deals with Rome at the time of her unequalled power from 133 BC to... more...

  • World Of Romeby Michael Grant

    Orion 2011; Not Available

    The Romans changed the world. Here is the empire of Rome and the Romans in all their magnificence and their corruption; the republic, the dictators and the slaves; the civilization and the Pax Romana, the brutality and the collapse. This volume in the History of Civilization series deals with Rome at the time of her unequalled power from 133 BC to... more...

  • Iusti Lipsii Saturnalium Sermonum libri duo, qui de gladiatoribusby Andrea Steenbeek

    BRILL 2011; US$ 136.00

    In the Saturnalian dialogues (1582) Lipsius describes all aspects of the gladiatorial combats. This theme fits perfectly well into his other historiographical works about roman customs and institutions, but above all he presents the gladiators as enlightening examples in his stoic ethical theory. Lipsius bespricht in den Saturnaliengespräche (1582)... more...

  • Roman Urban Street Networksby Alan Kaiser

    Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 125.00

    The streets of Roman cities have received surprisingly little attention until recently. Traditionally the main interest archaeologists and classicists had in streets was in tracing the origins and development of the orthogonal layout used in Roman colonial cities. Roman Urban Street Networks is the first volume to sift through the ancient literature... more...

  • AAA Spiral Romeby Tim Jepson

    AAA Publishing 2011; US$ 9.99

    Discover the rich history of Rome, from its ancient Colosseum to the splendor of the Vatican City. With its compact size and unique lay-flat binding, AAA Spiral Rome puts exceptional content right at your fingertips: - Finding Your Feet - basics on transportation, cuisine, and more - Don't Miss - sightseer's A-list - In a Day - what to see and do -... more...