Rome & the Roman Provinces

ISBN: 9781445608709
Published by : Amberley Publishing
The history of women in ancient Rome is fascinating and exhilarating. It gives a unique insight into one of the world’s most dynamic, successful super-power civilizations and, at the same time, illuminates any number of admi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311425
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2524
This work focuses on the persistence of the ‘Gates of Hades’ iconographic theme among the peoples of the ancient Mediterranean. The analysis considers both the written tradition and the iconographic evidence surviving ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907586170
Published by : Museum of London Archaeology
Series: MoLAS Archaeology Studies Series
Volume: 26
Excavations on the south side of Cheapside found evidence for Roman timber buildings and pits dating to the later 1st and 2nd centuries AD, and a masonry building constructed after c AD 125. The main west–east road through L... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848840973
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the Roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources, and compare it with the archaeological evidence, which is often contradictory. Archaeologists and historians al... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311036
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2489
This book undertakes to answer questions relating to the creation of deity assimilation statues for young boys, a
common mode of commemoration for the Romans. In addition, it demonstrates that many statues traditionally underst... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311074
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2493
Papers presented at the conference on the age of the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius (Segovia 2009). .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311098
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2495
The present collection refers not only to the remains of the pagan religion of Greeks and Romans, but also to those of Edomites, Nabataeans and Itureans in the Hellenistic and Roman period. Furthermore, it also includes motifs whi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311333
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2515
This monograph examines the mosaic floors of the Early Christian basilicas of Kos island brought to light by the Italian Archaeological School of Athens during the military occupation. The documentation consisted of mostly unpubli... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714150918
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Objects In Focus
Made from Bronze with eyes inlaid with glass pupils set in metal rings, the 'Meroe Head' is a magnificent portrait of Julius Caesar's great nephew and adopted heir Augustus (63 BC-AD 14). Once forming part of a statue of Rome's revered first true ... .... Learn More