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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Greek and Roman oared warships, 399-30BC Greek and Roman oared warships, 399-30BC J. S. Morrison,John Sinclair Morrison A study of the warships evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the fourth and third centuries B.C. and of their use by Greeks, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Italians, Carthaginians and Romans in the… OL12120696W
The Romans The Romans John Malam Looking at objects from the ancient days of Italy we see how the Roman people lived then and some of the history of the times. OL15587087W
Roman republican villas Roman republican villas Jeffrey A. Becker The Roman villa is a classic icon of Western culture, and yet villa can be used to cover a multiplicity of ideas, experiences, and places. In the late Republic and early Imperial periods, villas are … OL16298278W
Geography in classical antiquity Geography in classical antiquity Daniela Dueck "What were the limits of knowledge of the physical world in Greek and Roman antiquity? How far did travellers get and what did they know about far-away regions? How did they describe foreign countrie… OL16531625W
Luxus Luxus Kenneth D. S. Lapatin "With a series of in-depth essays, more than 225 color illustrations and commentaries, and an extensive bibliography, Kenneth Lapatin provides an integrated contextual analysis of a wide variety of a… OL20021085W
Rome Rome Amanda Claridge "The City of Rome is the largest archaeological site in the world, capital and showcase of the Roman Empire and the centre of Christian Europe." "For this new edition the text has been extensively re… OL20030658W
Imperial projections Imperial projections Donald T. McGuire,Margaret Malamud,Sandra R. Joshel The creators of popular culture have often appropriated elements of Roman history and society. This text looks at how ancient Rome has been depicted and what the portrayals tell us about contemporary… OL20905105W
The town of Hercules The town of Hercules Joseph Jay Deiss Reconstructs the day in 79 A.D. when the town of Herculaneum was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and discusses the archaeological excavations of that town made in recent centuries. OL3517981W
The Romans The Romans Haywood, John Describes various aspects of life in the Roman Empire, including the army, government, family life, farming, towns, and recreation. Also presents captioned pictures of related artifacts. OL517924W
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World Richard J. A. Talbert,Roger S. Bagnall The *Barrington Atlas*, created by the Classical Atlas Project (now, the [Ancient World Mapping Center][1]), is a reference work of permanent value. It has an exceptionally broad appeal to everyone w… OL8327792W