Rome & the Roman Provinces

ISBN: 9780198143369
Published by : Oxford University Press
Dio's 'Roman History' is one of the most important sources for the study of classical Rome, but comparatively little attention has been devoted to Cassius Dio Cocceianus himself, a Greek from Bithynia who was consul in AD 229. Thi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781909248069
Published by : Prospect Books
Cato's On Farming is the oldest surviving example of Latin prose, dating to the 2nd century BC. It is a book of instruction about the cultivation of vines, olives and fruit, the management of slaves and contract labour, cookery and medicine. T... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781909248083
Published by : Prospect Books
Cato's On Farming is the oldest surviving example of Latin prose, dating to the 2nd century BC. It is a book of instruction about the cultivation of vines, olives and fruit, the management of slaves and contract labour, cookery and medicine. T... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781909248052
Published by : Prospect Books
To accompany the new scholarly edition of Apicius, Sally Grainger has gathered, in one convenient volume, her modern interpretations of 64 of the recipes in the original text. These are not recipes inspired by the old Romans but rather a seriou... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781909248038
Published by : Prospect Books
To accompany the new scholarly edition of Apicius, Sally Grainger has gathered, in one convenient volume, her modern interpretations of 64 of the recipes in the original text. These are not recipes inspired by the old Romans but rather a seriou... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088901195
Published by : Sidestone Press
In 1856 L.J.F. Janssen, curator of the Dutch Museum of Antiquities, published his book Hilversumsche Oudheden. Eene bijdrage tot de ontwikkelingsgeschiedenis der vroegste Europesche volken (Translation: Antiquities from Hilversum. A contribut... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088901324
Published by : Sidestone Press
A Roman cadastre is a particular form of land allotment which looks like a chequerboard. It was implemented by the Romans in regions throughout the Empire, from Syria to Gaul. Yet, how did a Roman cadastre exactly look like? What has Roman cada... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781903544259
Published by : Terra
Written from the perspective of a geologist, this is broadly a narrative of the role of Vesuvius in the history of Campania, tracing human interaction with the volcano, and in particular the results of its frequent activity. Scarth deftly intro... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781909248151
Published by : Prospect Books
This book looks at the way in which food was employed in Greek and Roman literature to impart identity, whether social, individual, religious or ethnic. In many instances, these markers are laid down in the way that foods were restricted, in ot... .... Learn More