History
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The Nisibis War 337 - 363: The Defence of the Roman East AD 337-363 [Hardback]
John S. Harrel (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781473848306
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The war of 337-363 (which the author dubs the ‘Nisibis War’), was an exception to the traditional Roman reliance on a strategic offensive to bring about a decisive battle. Instead, the Emperor Constantius II adopted a defensive strategy and conduc... .... Learn More -
Justinian's Balkan Wars: Campaigning, Diplomacy and Development in Illyricum, Thace and the Northern World A.D. 527-65 [Hardback]
Alexander Sarantis (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9780905205588
Published by : Francis Cairns (Publications) Ltd
Volume: 53
Justinian’s Balkan Wars is the first history of military and diplomatic affairs in the Roman provinces south of the River Danube during the reign of the Emperor Justinian (A.D. 527-65). The Emperor’s policies in this region have received little at... .... Learn More -
The Patricians and Emperors [Hardback]
Ian Hughes (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781848844124
Published by : Pen & Sword
Patricians and Emperors offers concise comparative biographies of the individuals who wielded power in the final decades of the Western Roman Empire, from the assassination of Aetius in 454 to the death of Julius Nepos in 480. The book is divided ... .... Learn More -
Byzantium Triumphant: The Military History of the Byzantines [Hardback]
Julian Romane (Author)
£19.99ISBN: 9781473845701
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Byzantium Triumphant describes in detail the wars of the Byzantine emperors Nicephorus II Phocas, his nephew and assassin John I Tzimiskes, and Basil II. The operations, battles and drama of their various bitter struggles unfold, ... .... Learn More -
Constantine the Emperor [Paperback]
David Potter (Author)
Regular Price: £14.99
Special Price: £5.95
ISBN: 9780190231620
Published by : Oxford University Press
No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along after him. Indeed, this major new biography arg... .... Learn More -
Late Ancient Knowing [Hardback]
Catherine M. Chin (Editor); Moulie Vidas (Editor)
Regular Price: £74.00
Special Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9780520277175
Published by : University of California Press
In this collection of essays, scholars examine the activity of knowing in late antiquity by focusing on thirteen major concepts from the intellectual, social, political, and cultural history of the period. They ask two questions about each of thes... .... Learn More -
The Lost History of Peter the Patrician [Hardback]
Thomas Banchich (Editor)
Regular Price: £93.99
Special Price: £40.00
ISBN: 9780415516631
Published by : Routledge
The Lost History of Peter the Patrician provides an annotated translation from the Greek of the fragments of the lost History of Peter the Patrician (ca. 500-565) and of additional fragments sometimes attributed to Peter, though since the 19th cen... .... Learn More -
The End of Greek Athletics in Late Antiquity [Hardback]
Sofie Remjisen (Author)
Regular Price: £75.99
Special Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781107050785
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This book presents the first comprehensive study of how and why athletic contests, a characteristic aspect of Greek culture for over a millennium, disappeared in late antiquity. In contrast to previous discussions, which focus on the ancient Olymp... .... Learn More -
Reading Sin in the World: The Hamartigenia of Prudentius and the Vocation of the Responsible Reader [Paperback]
Anthony Dykes (Author)
Regular Price: £23.99
Special Price: £12.00
ISBN: 9781107519091
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Prudentius is one of the major Latin poets of antiquity. A Christian living and writing in Spain in the late fourth and early fifth centuries, he was thoroughly imbued with the whole tradition of Latin poetry. The Hamartigenia is a didactic poe... .... Learn More
