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De vita Caesarum
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Suetonius |
First-century Roman life is portrayed in sketches of the family histories, public careers, physical traits, private lives, and vices of Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. |
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Antony and Cleopatra
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Adrian Keith Goldsworthy |
In this dual biography of the two great lovers of antiquity, historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond myth and romance to create a portrait of his subjects--who were first and foremost political anim… |
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Roman Power
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W. V. Harris |
The Roman Empire was one of the largest and most enduring in world history. In his new book, distinguished historian William V. Harris sets out to explain, within an eclectic theoretical framework, t… |
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The ancient Roman world
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Ronald Mellor |
Introduces the history, culture, and people of ancient Rome and examines its many contributions to the development of Western society. |
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Brutus
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Kathryn Tempest |
A compelling new portrait of Marcus Brutus delves behind the ancient evidence to set aside the myths that surround the ancient world's most famous assassin Conspirator and assassin, philosopher and s… |
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Patterns of redemption in Virgil's Georgics
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Llewelyn Morgan |
x, 255 p. ; 23 cm |
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Gaius Marius
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Richard J. Evans (South African) |
Though he may not have realised it, Gaius Marius caused through his political ambition the beginnings of the fall of the Roman Republic. Presenting this view, Evans traces here Marius' rise to pre-em… |
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The Roman Republic
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Isaac Asimov |
If western civilization looks to ancient Greece for the source of its philosophical and aesthetic inspiration, it is still the Romans who have most influenced the shape of our daily lives, our ideals… |
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Julius Caesar
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Thorne, James |
A biography of the Roman empire's great general and first dictator, who was assassinated shortly after he assumed power. |
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