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Why Socrates Died(2010) WATERFIELD, ROBINThe picture we have of it - created by his immediate followers and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since - is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian democracy.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Vindolanda(2009) BIRLEY, ROBINA fascinating insight into everyday life on Hadrian's Wall. The translations of the Vindolanda Scrolls ('send fresh socks' etc) are also a treat!Vezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Cleopatra(2009) TYLDESLEY, JOYCEThe Romans regarded Cleopatra as 'fatale monstrum', a tyrant to be crushed. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare and Tiepolo (and Elizabeth Taylor) portrayed her as an icon of tragic beauty. But who was CleopatraVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World(2001)This authoritative study covers the period from the eighth century BC, which witnessed the emergence of the Greek city-states, to the conquests of Alexander the Great and the establishment of the Greek monarchies some five centuries later.Vezava: Mehka23,11 € -
Fall of the Roman Republic(2005) SHOTTER, DAVID (UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER, UK)Fully revised and update with the latest field research, an expanded guide to further reading, and drawing on a wealth of knowledge, this examination of the Roman republic's fall is a must for all students of history and classical studies.Vezava: Mehka71,74 € -
History of Rome, Books 1-5(2006) LIVYFeatures Valerie Warrior's translation of the first five books of Livy's History; a general introduction to Livy and his work; foot-of-the-page notes offering contextual information; a chronology of events; and three appendices offering additional insightVezava: Mehka34,92 € -
Prehistory(2008) RENFREW, PROFESSOR LORD COLINA brief and original prehistory of the worldVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition(1991) KAGAN, DONALDIn the third volume of his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the years between the signing of the peace treaty and the destruction of the Athenian expedition to Sicily in 413 B.C.Vezava: Mehka51,67 € -
End of the Roman Republic 146 to 44 BC(2013) STEEL, CATHERINE (LECTURER IN CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW)Catherine Steel tells the history of this crucial and turbulent century, focusing on the issues of freedom, honour, power, greed and ambition.Vezava: Mehka54,04 € -
Greeks(1991) KITTO, H.The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved "a totally new conception of what human life was for". Elaborating on that claim, the author explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish(2007) PARSONS, PROF PETERHow an ancient rubbish dump has given us a unique view of life 2,000 years agoVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to 146 BC(2012) ROSENSTEIN, NATHAN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)Nathan Rosenstein charts Rome's incredible journey and command of the Mediterranean over the course of the third and second centuries BC.Vezava: Mehka54,04 € -
Terry Jones' Barbarians(2007) EREIRA, ALAN,JONES, TERRYNot only does it offer us the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, it also reveals that most of those written off by the Romans as uncivilized, savage and barbaric were in fact organized, motivated and intelligent groups of people, withVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Emperors of Rome(2013) POTTER, DAVIDThe Emperors of Rome charts the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through profiles of the greatest and most notorious of the emperors.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Britain BC(2004) PRYOR, FRANCISAn authoritative and radical rethinking of the history of Ancient Britain and Ancient Ireland, based on remarkable new archaeological finds.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Tacitus and the Principate(2011) BURNAND, CHRISAs a successful senator, Tacitus was ideally placed to comment on the Roman political system. This selection of extracts from his histories sheds light on the rise and fall of emperors such as Domitian and Nero.Vezava: Mehka38,23 €
