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Stretching 73 miles from coast to coast and reaching a height of about 13 feet, Hadrian's Wall should have been counted as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Today, a World Heritage site……続きを見る

CONTENTS   BOOK III. CHAPTER I. POLITICAL CAUSES OF THE GALLIC WAR. CHAPTER II. STATE OF GAUL IN THE TIME OF CÆSAR. CHAPTER III. CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE HELVETII. CHAPTER IV. CAMPAIGN AGA……続きを見る

The Complete Latin Course is a comprehensive introduction to Latin for students and armchair enthusiasts alike. This modern, user-friendly text offers a series of fascinating glimpses into the world……続きを見る

A Roman historian of Greek origin, Appian began writing his "Roman History" during the second century AD. Of the original twenty-four books only sections from half of these remain. Most importantly ……続きを見る

Propelled to power by the age of 17 by an ambitious mother, self-indulgent to the point of criminality, inadequate, paranoid and the perpetrator of heinous crimes including matricide and fratricide,……続きを見る

This work gives students of all levels access to a comprehensive collection of primary sources on the early history of Italy, from the early expansion of Roman power to the first emmergence of Italy……続きを見る

In The Wars of the Jews Flavius Josephus gives us valuable insight into the first Jewish Roman War and the rebellions that followed thereafter. Josephus having been an agent for both sides of the co……続きを見る

I suppose that by my books of the Antiquity of the Jews, most excellent Epaphroditus, have made it evident to those who peruse them, that our Jewish nation is of very great antiquity, and had a dist……続きを見る

Caesar portrayed his invasion of Gaul as being a defensive pre-emptive action, most historians agree that the wars were fought primarily to boost Caesar's political career and to pay off his massive……続きを見る

Julius Caesar provides a history of the Civil War against Pompey and the Optimates, describing the events that led up to war and the actions he was required to take to secure victory. This edition p……続きを見る

As Rome extended its influence throughout Italy, gradually incorporating its various peoples in a process of Romanization and conquest, its religion was extensively influenced by the cults of religi……続きを見る

An account, and assessment, of the career of St Ambrose (339-397), from 374 bishop of Milan and one of the four Doctors of the Christian Church (with Sts. Jerome, Augustine and Gregory the Great). A……続きを見る

The legacy of Rome is still very much with us in Europe. It forms part of our cultural backdrop, and is enshrined in the European mind, whether through classical literature, education and jurisprude……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

Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ……続きを見る

"Sei mir gegrüßt, Natur, du Mutter aller Dinge, und nimm es gütig auf, dass unter den Quiriten ich allein es bin, der dich in allen deinen Werken verherrlicht hat." Gaius Plinius Secundus Gaius Plin……続きを見る

"(...) notwendig unglücklich werden müssen diejenigen, welche den Bewegungen ihrer eigenen Seele nicht mit ihren Gedanken folgen." Marc Aurel Marc Aurel ging nicht nur als angesehener römischer Kais……続きを見る

"753 - Rom kroch aus dem Ei": Was ist dran am Gründungsmythos Roms? Warum endete Caesars Karriere so tragisch? Warum ging das Römische Reich unter? Auf diese und 97 weitere interessante Fragen gibt ……続きを見る

"Mein Sinn für Stil erwachte fast augenblicklich bei der Berührung mit Sallust." Friedrich Nietzsche Erhalten sind von dem bedeutenden römischen Geschichtsschreiber Sallust die beiden Monographien "……続きを見る

Agricola und Germania, zwei kleine Werke zur Geschichte bzw. zur Ethnographie des römischen Schriftstellers P. Cornelius Tacitus (um 58 bis ca. 120 n. Chr.), sind in diesem Bändchen versammelt und a……続きを見る

Von Marcus Tullius Cicero, einem der bedeutendsten lateinischen Prosaschriftsteller, sind außer den Reden, den rhetorischen und den philosophischen Schriften auch über 900 Briefe erhalten, die Cicer……続きを見る

The first two centuries of the Christian era were largely a period of consolidation for the Roman Empire. However, the history of the heyday of Roman imperium is far from dull, for Augustus’ success……続きを見る

This study, first published in 1969, presents an astute and authoritative depiction of the cultural, religious and secular developments which shook the Roman world in the late 3rd and early 4th cent……続きを見る

Vies des grands capitaines - Cornélius Népos Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Cornélius Népos (100 av. J……続きを見る

Using a full range of original literary sources, modern Continental scholarship, and current archaeological research, Pat Southern and Karen R. Dixon provide a stimulating overview of the historical……続きを見る

Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique, à été relu et corrigé. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Extrait: À HIÉRON, Vainqueur à la course des cha……続きを見る

The years from the battle of Actium to the death of Nero stand at the very heart of Roman history. Yet the sources of this key period, particularly the inscriptions, papyri and coins, are not readil……続きを見る

This book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for Ancient Romans. It gives an in-depth account of all aspects of life and people of the time including sections a……続きを見る

The Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome: Originally Published in 1894, this Book Contains an Exhaustive Amount of Information on the Gods and Characters in Ancient Greek and Roman Myths. PR……続きを見る

Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral vir……続きを見る