Rome & the Roman Provinces
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Gladiators: Fighting to the Death in Ancient Rome [Paperback]
M. C. Bishop
£7.99ISBN: 9781612005133
Published by : Casemate UK
Series: Casemate Short History
The gladiator is one of the most enduring figures of Ancient Rome. Heroic, though of lowly status, they fought vicious duals in large arenas filled with baying crowds. The survivor could be either executed (the famous ‘thumbs down' signal) or spar... .... Learn More -
The Iconography of the Satyr in Greece and Rome [Hardback]
Allison Surtees (Author)
£105.00ISBN: 9781472465672
Published by : Routledge
The satyr is a ubiquitous figure in ancient art and this work explores the changing iconography of the satyr, from his inception in the visual record in archaic Athens to his usage in the Roman imperial period, using the Pouring Satyr statue type ... .... Learn More -
Ovid: Amores. Text, Prolegomena and Commentary in Four Volumes: Volume IV: A Commentary on Book Three [Hardback]
J. C. McKeown (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9780905205403
Published by : Francis Cairns (Publications) Ltd
Series: Ovid: Amores
Volume: 4
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The final instalment of this substantial work of scholarship on Ovid. .... Learn More -
Empire and Political Cultures in the Roman World [Hardback]
Emma Dench (Author)
£59.99ISBN: 9780521810722
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Series: Key Themes in Ancient History
This book evaluates a hundred years of scholarship on how empire transformed the Roman world, and advances a new theory of how the empire worked and was experienced. It engages extensively with Rome's Republican empire as well as the 'Empire of th... .... Learn More -
Personal Names in the Roman World [Paperback]
Clive Cheesman (Author)
£16.99ISBN: 9780715636183
Published by : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd.
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All the Emperor's Men: Roman Soldiers and Barbarians on Trajan's Column [Hardback]
J. C. Coulston (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781842173008
Published by : Oxbow Books
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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 -
Julius Caesar’s Battle for Gaul: New Archaeological Perspectives [Paperback]
Andrew P. Fitzpatrick (Editor); Colin Haselgrove (Editor)
Regular Price: £38.00
Special Price: £28.50
ISBN: 9781789250503
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Between 58 and 51 BC Julius Caesar conquered Gaul. He campaigned across much of present day France and the Low Countries, crossed the Rhine to Germany, and sailed the Channel to invade Britain. In doing this he achieved immense personal wealth and... .... Learn More -
On the Edge of the Empires: Interactions and Confrontations in North Mesopotamia during the Roman Period [Hardback]
Rocco Palermo (Author)
£115.00ISBN: 9781138120136
Published by : Routledge
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In antiquity, North Mesopotamia was the centre of the confrontation between different imperial entities. Rome, the Parthians, the Sasanians and the nomads of the region were all agents of a complex series of dynamics that impacted on the area: Rom... .... Learn More -
Butrint 5: Life and Death at a Mediterranean Port: The Non-Ceramic Finds from the Triconch Palace [Hardback]
William Bowden (Author)
Regular Price: £45.00
Special Price: £33.75
ISBN: 9781785708978
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: BUTRINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
Volume: 5.2
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This is the second volume arising from the 1994–2003 excavations of the Triconch Palace at Butrint (Albania), which charted the history of a major Mediterranean waterfront site from the 2nd to the 15th centuries AD. The sequence (Butrint 3: Excava... .... Learn More -
The Girl in Red: Burial Customs and Clothing in Roman Iron Age [Hardback]
Tinna Møbjerg (Editor); Lise Ræder Knudsen (Editor); Hans Rostholm (Editor); Ulla Mannering (Editor)
£25.00ISBN: 9788793423237
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: Jutland Archaeological Society Publications
Volume: 103
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The Girl in Red – Burial Customs and Clothing in Roman Iron Age is the story of a burial site told by more than 20 academics; a fascinating combination of different archaeological and scientific studies analyzing individuals, objects and context f... .... Learn More
