Rome 19

Cette édition parfaitement mise en page par l'éditeur pour une lecture sur Kobo regroupe 3 œuvres de Aurelius Victor : - Des hommes illustres de la ville de Rome - Des Césars - Abrégé des Césars Vou……続きを見る

The teenage Roman Emperor Heliogabalus (also called Elagabalus, c.203-222 AD) enjoyed one of the shortest, yet most sensational, reigns in Roman history. His bizarre cult of the Sun God with its hum……続きを見る

Thomas Bulfinch (July 15, 1796 - May 27, 1867) might never be as well known as his famous father, Charles Bulfinch, who was the architect of the Massachusetts State House and also worked on the U.S.……続きを見る

Romulus and Remus, descendants of Aeneas of Troy, were the founders of Rome. Abbotts Romulus traces the mythical story from Cadmus to Aeneas, to the founding of Rome and the Sabine War. This editio……続きを見る

William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 July 26, 1925) was a tour de force in American politics around the end of the 19th century. Bryan had a long, distinguished career in politics as a liberal in……続きを見る

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3 by Edward Gibbon "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is Edward Gibbon's magnum opus, written and published over a 13-year perio……続きを見る

Attila, also known as Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire, which stretched from the Ural River to the Rhine River and from t……続きを見る

Learn why Cicero is considered one of the most important individuals in all of Western culture! Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) was a poet, philosopher, writer, scholar, barrister, statesman, patr……続きを見る

Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-34 BC), or Sallust, was a renowned Roman historian and a decided partisan of Caesar. After his retirement from statesmanship, Sallust devoted his time to the writing of ……続きを見る

*Weaves the lives of Caesar and Augustus into one gripping narrative detailing the fall of the Republic and the creation of the Roman Empire. *Includes pictures of famous art depicting Caesar, Augus……続きを見る

Now fully edited This is the story about an eight man squad of men within a Roman legion on the very edge of the empire.There are no heroes or senior officers vying for greatness or ultimate power, ……続きを見る

This excellent eBook gives the reader a knowledge of a huge number of myths and legends of the classicial civilisation era. Including sections on Greek and Roman Gods, Minor Deities, Heroes and the ……続きを見る

The world often misunderstands its greatest men while neglecting others entirely. Scipio Africanus, surely the greatest general that Rome produced, suffered both these fates. Today scholars celebrat……続きを見る

Chariots and Other Wheeled Vehicles in Italy before the Roman Empire presents evidence for transport by wheeled vehicle in Italy before the Roman Imperial period, the beginning of which is often tho……続きを見る

Ammianus Marcellinus was the last great Roman historian, and his writings rank alongside those of Livy and Tacitus. The Later Roman Empire chronicles a period of twenty-five years during Marcellinus……続きを見る

Examining the numerous primary sources, including inscriptions, religions, histories, literary references, legal codes, and archaeological reports, Linda Jones Hall presents a composite history of l……続きを見る

This Bybliotech anthology of Gaius Suetonius Tranquilus contains his most famous work - "The Lives of the Twelve Caesars", as well as the lesser known, "Lives of the Grammarians, Rhetoricians and Po……続きを見る

At the time of his death, Julius Caesar was the most powerful man on earth. Beginning with the Gallic Wars, he had fought a series of epic campaigns, culminating in the brutal civil war that brough……続きを見る

CONTENTS. (abridged list) INTRODUCTION. Roman and Greek Literature have their periods of studyーInfluence of each ーExactness of Latin languageーGreek origin of Latin literatureーIts three great per……続きを見る

Aníbal Barca fue uno de los más grandes estrategas de la historia. En múltiples batallas dejó en claro sus dotes de general apasionado y racional a la vez. Napoleón, entre otros célebres guerreros, ……続きを見る

Contrairement à une idée reçue qui présente la Gaule comme un pays de marécages peuplé d'hommes à peine sortis de la préhistoire et réunis en tribus peu civilisées, la Gaule celtique était riche, pa……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS (abridged list) BOOK I. TITLE I. OF JUSTICE AND LAW TITLE II. OF THE LAW OF NATURE, THE LAW OF NATIONS TITLE III. OF THE LAW OF PERSONS TITL……続きを見る

Codified by Justinian I and published under his aegis in A.D. 533, this celebrated work of legal history forms a fascinating picture of ordinary life in Rome. 続きを見る

And when my own Mark AntonyAgainst young Caesar strove,And Rome's whole world was set in arms,The cause was,all for love. - Robert Southey, All for LoveIncludes:•Charles River Editors original biogr……続きを見る

Professor Sheldon uses the modern concept of the intelligence cycle to trace intelligence activities in Rome whether they were done by private citizens, the government, or the military. Examining a ……続きを見る

Procopius of Caesarea (circa AD 500 – c. AD 565) was a prominent Byzantine scholar from Palaestina Prima. Accompanying the general Belisarius in the wars of the Emperor Justinian I, he became the pr……続きを見る

*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events in each man's life.*Discusses interesting, lesser known facts about each man and answers common myths and misconceptions about them.……続きを見る

This edition features illustrations and linked Footnotes Excerpt Under the foundations of the Abbey house, full 10ft. deep, appear traces of a bath, whose dimensions are 43ft. by 34ft. Within and ad……続きを見る

In The War with Hannibal, Livy (59 BC-AD 17) chronicles the events of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, until the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. He vividly recreates the immense armies of H……続きを見る

Histories (Latin: Historiae) is a book by Tacitus, written c. 100-110, which covers the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, the rise of Vespasian, and the rule of the Flavian Dynas……続きを見る