Archaeology
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All the Emperor's Men: Roman Soldiers and Barbarians on Trajan's Column [Hardback]
J. C. Coulston (Author)
Regular Price: $70.00
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ISBN: 9781842173008
Published by : Oxbow Books
Trajan's Column, set up in the heart of Rome, was completed in 113 CE to commemorate the emperor Trajan's wars across the Danube. Its reliefs provide a uniquely detailed picture of the army at war in perfect harmony with Trajan who in his own ... .... Learn More -
Ways of Being Roman: Discourses of Identity in the Roman West [Paperback]
Louise Revell (Author)
Regular Price: $50.00
Special Price: $37.95
ISBN: 9781842172926
Published by : Oxbow Books
This book examines the question of identity in the Roman west. Combining material and textual evidence, it takes an innovative approach in looking at the wider discourses or ideologies through which an individual sense of self was learnt and ex... .... Learn More -
Building for Eternity: the History and Technology of Roman Concrete Engineering in the Sea [Hardback]
C.J. Brandon (Author); R.L. Hohlfelder (Author); M.D. Jackson (Author); J.P. Oleson (Author)
Regular Price: $110.00
Special Price: $80.00
ISBN: 9781782974208
Published by : Oxbow Books
One marker of the majesty of ancient Rome is its surviving architectural legacy, the stunning remains of which are scattered throughout the circum-Mediterranean landscape. Surprisingly, one truly remarkable aspect of this heritage... .... Learn More -
Pompeji: Leben auf dem Vulkan [Hardback]
Roger Diederen (Editor)
$52.00ISBN: 9783777420929
Published by : Hirmer Verlag GmbH
The life of a city almost 2000 years ago, preserved in the moment that it was engulfed by a great blaze from the depths of the earth. This catalogue on the subject of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD and of the finds that tell its ... .... Learn More -
Hadrian: Arts, Politics and Economy [Paperback]
Thorsten Opper (Editor)
$80.00ISBN: 9780861591756
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 175
This book presents the proceedings of the 2009 conference relating to the 2008 exhibition at the British Museum entitled "Hadrian: Empire and Conflict" and complements and expands upon the exhibition catalogue. It covers... .... Learn More -
A Corpus of Roman Pottery from Lincoln [Hardback]
Margaret Darling (Author); Barbara Precious (Author)
Regular Price: $70.00
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ISBN: 9781842174876
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Lincoln Archaeology Studies
Volume: 6
This is the first major analysis of the Roman pottery from excavations in Lincoln (comprising more than 150,000 sherds). The pottery is presented in seven major ware groups. Fine wares include a modest range of imports and are dominated by Nene... .... Learn More -
Germanicus: The Magnificent Life and Mysterious Death of Rome's Most Popular General [Hardback]
Lindsay Powell (Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781781591208
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Germanicus (a.k.a. Germanicus Iulius Caesar) was regarded by many Romans as a hero in the mold of Alexander the Great. His untimely death, in suspicious circumstances, ended the possibility of a return to a more open republic and ... .... Learn More -
Roman Conquests: The Danubian Provinces [Hardback]
Michael Schmitz (Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781848848245
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The Roman conquests of Macedonia in the 2nd century BC led directly to the extension of their authority over the troublesome tribes of Thrace to the south of the Danube. But their new neighbor on the other side of the mighty river... .... Learn More -
Grumento e il suo territorio nell’antichità [Paperback]
Attilio Mastrocinque (Editor)
$110.00ISBN: 9781407311494
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2531
Roman and Lucanian Grumentum (Potenza province, southern Italy) represents a good archaeological case-study of a site over which no modern city has been built. It was abandoned at the end of the 11th century AD and used as a culti... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of Gender, Love and Sexuality in Pompeii [Paperback]
Lourdes Conde Feitosa (Author)
$52.50ISBN: 9781407311517
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2533
The city of Pompeii, or Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeiorum, the stage of the action that takes place here, is seen by the author from the perspective of its integration in the macro-economic system of the Roman Empire. The... .... Learn More