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The Conquest of Gaul The Conquest of Gaul Gaius Julius Caesar Between 58 and 50BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the record of his campaigns. Caesar's narrative offers insight… OL10509617W
Mémoires d'Hadrien Mémoires d'Hadrien Marguerite Yourcenar *Mémoires d'Hadrien* est un roman historique de l'écrivaine française Marguerite Yourcenar, publié en 1951. Ces pseudo-mémoires de l'empereur romain Hadrien ont immédiatement rencontré un extraordina… OL106837W
From founding to fall From founding to fall Don Nardo Explores the Roman Empire from its mythical founding by Romulus, through development and expansion to decline after the barbarian invasions of the fourth and fifth centuries. OL15072207W
Vitae parallelae Vitae parallelae Plutarch A Collection of potted biographies of Greek and Roman nobles. The biographies are arranged in pairs, one Greek and one Roman, ostensibly showing the similarities between them. OL15436806W
Constructing communities in the late Roman countryside Constructing communities in the late Roman countryside Cam Grey "This book is the first comprehensive treatment of the 'small politics' of rural communities in the Late Roman world. It places the diverse fates of those communities within a generalized model for e… OL15936086W
Le vite minori dell'Historia Augusta. D. Septimius Clodius Albinus Le vite minori dell'Historia Augusta. D. Septimius Clodius Albinus Antonio Aste In questo saggio si ricostruisce la vicenda di D. Septimius Clodius Albinus (147-197 d.C.) alla luce delle fonti antiche con particolare riguardo alla biografia dedicatagli dall’Historia Augusta. Il … OL16583587W
Botero: La corrida Botero: La corrida Fernando Botero,Erica Jong,Rudy Chiappini "Catalog of artist's most recent exhibition at MACCSI, including a donation of 15 sculptures, five works already in the collection of the museum, and 20 new color drawings on canvas. Beautifully illu… OL1744402W
Time to depart Time to depart Lindsey Davis From Wikipedia: " Set in Rome during AD 72, the novel stars Marcus Didius Falco, an informer and imperial agent. The title refers to the law which stated that no Roman citizen who had been sentenced … OL176308W
Enemy of Rome Enemy of Rome Ben Kane In the First Punic War, the Roman legions defeated and humiliated Carthage, their only serious rival for power in the Mediterranean. Now a brilliant young Carthaginian general, called Hannibal, is ou… OL17704743W
The world of the Roman Emperor The world of the Roman Emperor Peter Chrisp Describes life in ancient Rome and the succession of emperors, from Pompey to Justinian, who ruled this empire. OL19323W
Roma d'una volta / Rome as It Once Was Roma d'una volta / Rome as It Once Was Alberto Manodori Sagredo Collection of photography taken of Rome in the 1800s accompanied by text in both Italian and English. OL20079129W
The death of kings The death of kings Conn Iggulden The second volume in the acclaimed Emperor series, in which Conn Iggulden brilliantly interweaves history and adventure to recreate the astonishing life of Julius Caesar -- an epic tale of ambition a… OL20880628W
Groovy Greeks Groovy Greeks Terry Deary After 15 fearsome years on the page, 'Horrible Histories' are coming to the small screen - with all the nasty bits intact. In this book readers can discover why some groovy Greek girls ran about nake… OL21200533W
The Soldier’s Life The Soldier’s Life Michael Edward Stewart *The Soldier's Life* examines the various ways martial virtues and images of the soldier’s life shaped early Byzantine cultural ideals of masculinity. It contends that in many of the visual and liter… OL24213344W
Storming the heavens Storming the heavens Antonio Santosuosso "In the closing years of the third century B.C., the ancient world watched as the Roman armies maintained clear superiority over all they surveyed. But Rome also faced an internal situation that enda… OL2639070W
Ancient Rome Ancient Rome Roberrt Franklin Pennell Annotation OL29232686W
I, Claudius I, Claudius Robert Graves Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus lived from 10 B.C. to 54 A.D. Despised as a weakling and considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonin… OL5036952W
Life in ancient Rome Life in ancient Rome Miquel, Pierre Depicts Roman civilization, including its martial organization, economy, technology, culture, and government. Includes a chronological list of key dates in Roman history. OL525189W
Step into...the Roman Empire Step into...the Roman Empire Philip Steele,Jenny Hall Step back in time to one of the greatest civilizations in history -- the Roman Empire. Discover fascinating facts about the Roman way of life -- the clothes people wore, the entertainment they enjoye… OL8196001W
La pourpre et l’olivier La pourpre et l’olivier Gilbert Sinoué , ou, Calixte 1er, le pape oublié OL866725W
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