Ｙ．Ａ - Rome 1

Why did Rome fall?Vicious barbarian invasions during the fifth century resulted in the cataclysmic end of the world's most powerful civilization, and a 'dark age' for its conquered peoples. Or did i……続きを見る

The Tazza Farnese is one of the most admired objects from classical antiquity. A libation bowl carved from banded agate, it features Medusa's head on its outside and, inside, an assembly of Egyptian……続きを見る

'He was atrocious in his brutality, but his lechery was kept hidden... In the end, he erupted into an orgy of crime and ignominy alike' Such is Tacitus' obituary of Tiberius, and he is no less caust……続きを見る

Roman Britain is vividly portrayed in this fascinating and authentically detailed story about a year in the life of an ordinary woman and her family. The year is AD 133. Hadrian is Emperor of Rome a……続きを見る

This stimulating, uniquely organized, and wonderfully readable comparison of ancient Rome and China offers provocative insights to students and general readers of world history. The book's narrative……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

The Tazza Farnese is one of the most admired objects from classical antiquity. A libation bowl carved from banded agate, it features Medusa's head on its outside and, inside, an assembly of Egyptian……続きを見る

The book explores the extent to which aspects of Julius Caesar's self-representation in his commentaries, constituent themes and characterization have been appropriated or contested across the Engli……続きを見る

This OCR-endorsed Latin course for students aged 11+ is breathing new life into Latin teaching. An introduction to both the Latin language and the cultural world of the Romans, it also develops Engl……続きを見る

This OCR-endorsed Latin course for students aged 11+ is breathing new life into Latin teaching. An introduction to both the Latin language and the cultural world of the Romans, it also develops Engl……続きを見る

Un géant de l'Antiquité, ayant manqué de peu de dominer la Rome naissante. Né en 247 av. J.-C à Carthage, près de l'actuelle Tunis, Hannibal, élevé dans la haine de Rome par son père Hamilcar Barca,……続きを見る

Una interessante e dettagliata ricostruzione del processo a Gesù, mettendo a confronto non soltanto le testimonianze dei Vangeli Canonici ma anche le testimonianze dei Vangeli Apocrifi e Gnostici. O……続きを見る

When the biggest army ever raised by Rome is annihilated in battle, seven people’s lives are upturned. Their fates intertwine as they face the dangers of war and the wilderness. Based on real events……続きを見る

Drawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome’s Great Fireーand how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to h……続きを見る

The text was born only to highlight the need, which has grown over time, to identify a precise line of study and recovery on an aspect of Lodi still unknown to many: its underground paths. To this e……続きを見る

Come fu possibile la costruzione e il mantenimento secolare di un impero che annoverava popoli diversissimi, frontiere estese lungo 17.000 chilometri, e la cui sicurezza era fornita solo da una tren……続きを見る

Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Nake……続きを見る

Modern western education finds its origins in the practices, systems and schools of the ancient Greeks and Romans. It is in the field of education, in fact, that classical antiquity has exerted one ……続きを見る

El imperio romano duró diez siglos, un fenómeno excepcional en la historia de la humanidad. Y excepcional fue también su capital, Roma, una pequeña ciudad que, tras desaparecer casi cien veces en es……続きを見る

A provocative account of Jewish encounters with the public baths of ancient Rome Public bathhouses embodied the Roman way of life, from food and fashion to sculpture and sports. The most popular ins……続きを見る

“Shed[s] new light on the fascinating transformations of these words [religio, threskeia] in the shadow of Roman imperial power.” ーBrent Nongbri, award-winning author of God’s Library What do we fa……続きを見る

The first dedicated**, illustrated** study of the events of the Second Punic War in Iberia, which served as a launch pad for the Carthaginian invasion of Rome. Iberia was one of three crucial theatr……続きを見る

El nombre de Nerón, emperador del Imperio romano entre los años 54 y el 68, ha sido durante mucho tiempo sinónimo de crueldad, decadencia y despotismo. Según nos han contado, ordenó prender fuego a ……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

The supposed collapse of Roman civilization is still lamented more than 1,500 years later-and intertwined with this idea is the notion that a fledgling religion, Christianity, went from a persecuted……続きを見る

Agathocles was King of Sicily, ruling between 304 to 289 B.C. Born to a potter, Agathocles joined the army but was banished for attempting to overthrow the government of Syracuse. He returned in 317……続きを見る

Un livre en forme de défi : faire revivre et donner à comprendre un personnage et une époque considérés comme familiers, et pourtant si éloignés de nous. Sur le Grand Camée de France, on le voit che……続きを見る

A compilation of the recorded life, times, and influence of a Roman legend, Cincinnatus and the Citizen-Servant Ideal captures the essence of human virtue as it was embodied in the Roman Republics e……続きを見る

WHEN the Emperor Diocletian, towards the end of the third century A.D., set himself to reorganize the government of the known world, his stout heart may well have quailed before the magnitude of the……続きを見る

Pietro e Paolo sono considerati i fondatori del Cristianesimo. In realtà loro fondarono una setta giudeo-cristiana. Il vero fondatore del Cristianesimo, così come lo conosciamo, fu l'imperatore Cost……続きを見る