History

ISBN: 9781848682405
Published by : Amberley Publishing
This book provides an authoritative introduction to the history and archaeology of Lindisfarne, from its earliest occupation to the twenty-first century. Arranged chronologically, specific chapters address prehistoric settlement, the foundation of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781781592380
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Series: Military History from Primary Sources
Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (AD 56 – AD 117) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works - the Annals and the Histories - examine the reigns of the Roman Emperors... .... Learn More

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 9781842177679
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles
Volume: 14
Textile production is an economic necessity that has confronted all societies in the past. While most textiles were manufactured at a household level, valued textiles were traded over long distances and these trade networks were i... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848844179
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The latest of Ian Hughes' Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors, Valentinian and Valens. Valentian was selected and proclaimed as emperor in AD 364, when the Empire was still reeling from the disa... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848847873
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
When, after a brutal civil war, the dictator Sulla took power in Rome (82 BC), among the many who refused to accept his rule was a young army officer called Quintus Sertorius. Sertorius fled, first to Africa and then to Spain, whe... .... Learn More

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 9781783030033
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Drusus the Elder (Nero Claudius Drusus) was regarded by the Romans as the first conqueror of Germania (western Germany) and a hero in the mold of Alexander the Great. Yet there has never been a full volume dedicated to his remarka... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783805346771
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Augustus is one of the important rulers of history - and one of the most fascinating at the same time! Karl Galinsky is an internationally renowned expert on the Augustan period. In this concisely written biography the author traces the life of Au... .... Learn More