From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire.
Through the historical writings of classic scholars, poets, and commentators, Savagery in Sandals sheds a light on the world of the gladiatorial games and the lives of Ancient Rome's most renowned gladiators.
Explore the intriguing realm of European creation myths and delve deeper into the diverse traditions that explain the beginnings of our planet and humans.
Das Kolosseum ist weit mehr als ein antikes Bauwerk – es ist ein Symbol für die Größe und den Ehrgeiz des Römischen Reiches, ein Meisterwerk der Ingenieurskunst und eine Bühne für die Geschichte der Menschheit.
In a brilliant collection of biographies and essays, Daughters of the Eternal City celebrates the enduring impact women had on the political, social, and cultural fabric of Ancient Rome.
The Provinces of the Roman Empire from Caesar to Diocletian is a description of all Roman regions during the early imperial period, written by Theodor Mommsen.
The Annals by Roman historian and senator Tacitus is a history of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus to that of Nero, the years AD 14-68, covering the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
The year of the four emperors in AD 193 shows the cosmopolitan interconnectedness of the Roman Empire, yet scholarship has long framed the Severan dynasty in a narrative of descent stressing their North African and in particular their Syrian origins.
Der antiken Literatur zufolge war Septimius Severus ein auf das Militär fixierter und in finanziellen Angelegenheiten rücksichtsloser Autokrat, der das Recht zu Machtzwecken instrumentalisierte.
Cassiodorusfamed throughout history as one of the great Christian exegetes of antiquityspent most of his life as a high-ranking public official under the Ostrogothic King Theoderic and his heirs.
This commentary offers the reader a set of letters (or letter parts) written by Cicero, Paul, and Seneca, which have been selected against the Transformational Leadership categories of 'idealised influence', 'inspirational motivation', 'intellectual stimulation', and 'individualised consideration'.
Dieses eBook: "Nero (Historischer Roman)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
The History of Rome (Books from the Foundation of the City) is a monumental history of ancient Rome, written between 27 and 9 BC by the historian Titus Livius The work covers the period from the legends concerning the arrival of Aeneas and the refugees from the fall of Troy, to the city's founding in 753, the expulsion of the Kings in 509, and down to Livy's own time, during the reign of the emperor Augustus.
Die Anthologie "Das Römische Imperium der Cäsaren (Mit Illustrationen)" stellt eine bemerkenswerte Sammlung von Analysen und Betrachtungen zweier titanischer Figuren der deutschen Geschichtsschreibung, Theodor Mommsen und Leopold von Ranke, dar.
Jacob Burckhardts Werk 'Griechische Kulturgeschichte' umfasst alle vier Bände, die einen umfassenden Einblick in die Geschichte und Kultur des antiken Griechenlands bieten.
Tacitus's 'Histories' is a detailed account of the reigns of the Roman emperors from 69-96 AD, focusing primarily on the tumultuous Year of the Four Emperors in 69 AD and the subsequent Flavian Dynasty.
Edward Gibbon's monumental work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, presents a comprehensive and meticulously researched account of the factors that led to the downfall of one of the greatest empires in history.
Todos los imperios de la historia se han presentado como herederos de los antiguos romanos: el Imperio romano de Oriente, el Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico de Carlomagno, Moscú, «la tercera Roma», los imperios napoleónico y británico, los regímenes fascista y nazi, el imperio americano o el virtual de Mark Zuckerberg, un gran admirador de Augusto.
Frühe Handschriften bezeugen Ambrosius als den Verfasser der in fünf Bücher umgestalteten lateinischen Version der ‘Geschichte des Jüdischen Krieges gegen die Römer’, die Flavius Josephus in sieben Büchern griechisch vorgegebenen hatte.
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