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Fulvia is the first full-length biography in English focused solely on Fulvia, who is best known as the wife of Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony). Born into a less prestigious branch of an aristocratic ……続きを見る

Roman author Cornelius Nepos wrote at a very dynamic time in Roman history, but oddly enough little has been said about what his surviving work as a whole can tell us about that period. In the schol……続きを見る

The Black Death pandemic is historically known for decimating the European population. However, this pandemic brought positive consequences to European society. The plague devastated Europe by killi……続きを見る

Il rapporto tra il Cristianesimo e l’autorità civile romana fu ricco di numerose sfaccettature – Barzanò si sofferma in particolare sulla condizione dei «laici» a Roma, su quella della donna e sul s……続きを見る

A first century Roman poet of Etruscan origin, Persius wrote polished satires that reveal his interest in Stoicism and a strong criticism for what he considered to be the stylistic abuses of his poe……続きを見る

Tito Lucrecio Caro nos proporciona en «De la naturaleza de las cosas» (o De rerum natura) un exquisito poema con carácter didáctico en el que pretende mostrar a los hombres la existencia de un unive……続きを見る

The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. The work, written in AD 121 during the reign……続きを見る

The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. The work, written in AD 121 during the reign……続きを見る

The stories in this book inspired hundreds of art works: novels, plays, paintings, and blockbuster films! It's a detailed history of the Roman Empire from the rise and assassination of Julius Caesar……続きを見る

Chi è stato davvero Catilina? Quali gli scopi della sua famosa congiura? In questo volume Massimo Fini ci offre una delle sue originali biografie, autentiche rivisitazioni critiche di personaggi tr……続きを見る

Nessun personaggio storico, se si esclude, forse, Adolf Hitler, ha mai goduto di così cattiva stampa come Nerone. Alcuni autori cristiani ritennero che fosse addirittura l’Anticristo. In realtà, Ner……続きを見る

L'ouvrage intitulé 'Histoire politique de la monarchie anglo-saxonne (449-1066)', rédigé par l'éminent historien Hubert Pierquin, offre une analyse approfondie de l'évolution politique de la monarch……続きを見る

How encounters with the Roman Empire compelled the Jews of antiquity to rethink their conceptions of Israel and the Torah Throughout their history, Jews have lived under a succession of imperial pow……続きを見る

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,0……続きを見る

A detailed archaeological study of life in Egypt's Eastern desert during the Roman period by a leading scholar Rome in Egypt’s Eastern Desert is a two-volume set collecting Hélène Cuvigny’s most imp……続きを見る

A detailed archaeological study of life in Egypt's Eastern desert during the Roman period by a leading scholar Rome in Egypt’s Eastern Desert is a two-volume set collecting Hélène Cuvigny’s most imp……続きを見る

Roman consuls were routinely trained by background and experience to handle the usual problems of a twelve-month turn in office. But what if a crisis arose that wasn’t best met by whoever happened t……続きを見る

El Alto imperio de Roma (27 a.C.-235 d.C.) es uno de los periodos más trascendentales de la historia antigua: la larga y continuada época de paz propiciada por los emperadores permitió una gran pros……続きを見る

La storia dell’Europa, e di tutto l’Occidente è cambiata radicalmente con un sogno premonitore. La notte del 27 ottobre dell’anno 312 d.C., l’imperatore romano Costantino è accampato con le sue trup……続きを見る

Un testo che spiega per la prima volta i riti magici praticati nell’Antica Roma, basandosi su antichi testi latini e greci, alcuni per la prima volta tradotti in italiano. L’opera si divide in due p……続きを見る

An intellectual history of the late Roman Republicーand the senators who fought both scholarly debates and a civil war In The Roman Republic of Letters, Katharina Volk explores a fascinating chapter……続きを見る

L'histoire de référence sur Rome, de sa fondation à sa chute, par une spécialiste de renommée mondiale. Comment ce qui n'était qu'un village insignifiant dans le centre de l'Italie est-il devenu le ……続きを見る

Dive into the fascinating coinage types of the ancient Romans. In ancient Rome, coins were not just a symbol of exchange for goods or services. They were often used to mark events, advertise, or mak……続きを見る

Der Pergamonaltar, das Markttor von Milet, die Löwen von Babylon, die Büste der Nofretete - das alles sind Schätze, die wir heute in deutschen Museen bewundern. Woher stammen diese Werke? Wann und u……続きを見る

Entdecken Sie die fesselnde Geschichte des Römischen Reiches Das Römische Reich war eine der größten Mächte, die die Welt je gesehen hat. Aber es war nicht nur die Geschichte von Eroberungen oder de……続きを見る

This book provides a new approach to the study of the History of Roman Law. It collects the first results of the European Research Council Project, Scriptores iuris Romani - dedicated to a new colle……続きを見る

No work from classical antiquity has exerted such a continuing influence on world literature as Ovid's Metamorphoses. Drawing on the Greek and Roman mythology, Ovid's masterpiece comprises 11,995 li……続きを見る

The first volume of Decline and Fall was published in 1776, and by the time the final volume appeared in 1787, Gibbon had produced an exhaustive, million-and-a-half-word account of a 'revolution whi……続きを見る

Livia Drusilla Claudia fu moglie dell’imperatore Augusto e visse negli anni della trasformazione di Roma da repubblica a impero, testimone sia dei trionfi di Augusto che dell’epoca d’instabilità pol……続きを見る

Sesso, potere, chiesa, arte e Dolce Vita: si sa, ai romani sono sempre piaciute le storielle inventate, e soprattutto raccontate così abilmente da farle passare per vere. Anche attraverso i secoli. ……続きを見る