In recent years, Roman political thought has attracted increased attention as intellectual historians and political theorists have explored the influence of the Roman republic on major thinkers from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment.
From the moment a child in ancient Rome began to speak Latin, the surrounding world became populated with objects possessing grammatical gender-masculine eyes (oculi), feminine trees (arbores), neuter bodies (corpora).
A sweeping intellectual history of the role of wealth in the church in the last days of the Roman EmpireJesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven.
The Barbarians Speak re-creates the story of Europe's indigenous people who were nearly stricken from historical memory even as they adopted and transformed aspects of Roman culture.
A primer on campaigning in ancient Rome that reads like a strategy memo from a modern political consultantHow to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines.
How Hadrian left an enduring mark on the architecture and urban topography of ancient RomeThe Pantheon, the Temple of Venus and Roma, Hadrian's Mausoleum transformed into Castel Sant'Angelo, and his villa at Tivoli epitomize for many the power and resources of Rome at its zenith.
A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient RomeThe ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the city-a division marked by the pomerium, an abstract religious and legal boundary that was central to the myth of the city's foundation.
A vivid and accessible new translation of Cicero's influential writings on the Stoic idea of the divineMost ancient Romans were deeply religious and their world was overflowing with gods-from Jupiter, Minerva, and Mars to countless local divinities, household gods, and ancestral spirits.
A major reinterpretation of Horace's famous literary manualFor two millennia, the Ars Poetica (Art of Poetry), the 476-line literary treatise in verse with which Horace closed his career, has served as a paradigmatic manual for writers.
In this work, Fred Drogula studies the development of Roman provincial command using the terms and concepts of the Romans themselves as reference points.
Für Leser, die sich für die römische Geschichte, die Spätantike oder die Herrschaftszeit Konstantins des Großen interessieren, ist Jacob Burckhardts Buch ein absolutes Muss.
The History of Rome - All 5 Volumes in One Edition by Theodor Mommsen is a monumental work that provides a comprehensive account of ancient Rome from its legendary foundation to the fall of the Western Empire.
Tauche ein in die faszinierende Welt der europäischen Schöpfungsmythen und entdecke die vielfältigen Legenden, die die Ursprünge unserer Welt und Menschheit beschreiben.
Greeks, Romans and Barbarians (1988) explores a number of themes that bind the regional cultural developments of mainland Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.
Der New York Times-Bestseller von Mary Beard über die römischen Kaiser - von Augustus bis Caligula, von Nero bis Commodus, der sich zum Gladiator ausbilden ließ.
Dieses eBook: "Ben Hur (Illustrierte Ausgabe)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
Ancient Media offers a compact yet ambitious reconstruction of the Median kingdom, tracing its geography, peoples, institutions, warfare, religion, and political rise before its absorption into the Persian Empire.
George Rawlinson's 'MEDIA (Illustrated)' is a scholarly exploration of the ancient Median civilization, a once powerful empire situated in present-day Iran.
This collection of essays seeks to establish Roman constructions of sexuality and gender difference as a distinct area of research, complementing work already done on Greece to give a fuller picture of ancient sexuality.
Cayo Julio César es una de las figuras más destacadas en la historia de la humanidad: fue general de un poderoso ejército, historiador participante de los hechos trascendentales de su época e infortunado dictador de la república romana.
George Rawlinson's book 'Assyria (Illustrated)' provides readers with a comprehensive look at the ancient empire of Assyria, exploring its history, culture, and significant events.
Esta obra de PIERANGELO CATALANO constituye un aporte muy importante para el desarrollo de investigaciones interdisciplinarias que resultarán de suma utilidad para la comprensión del constitucionalismo latinoamericano.
Acérquese al Imperio romano y descubra cómo tras su máximo apogeo aparecieron los primeros signos de debilidad que acabarían dando lugar a una grave crisis.
Roma ha ejercido una influencia sin par, indeleble y duradera, en nuestras sociedades y, en paralelo, su historia y civilización no han dejado ni por un momento de cautivarnos, tanto en la esfera académica como en la cultura popular.
Con ocasión del bimilenario de la muerte de Augusto en 2014, nos sumamos a la conmemoración internacional de esta efeméride con una serie de actividades que tomaron como hilo conductor el tratamiento interdisciplinar de la mujer en el saeculum augustum.
Narración de rigor historiográfico que transcurre durante los inicios de la romanización de Hispania y forma parte de una serie de novelas titulada genéricamente Emporion.
