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Histories, Volume V(2012) POLYBIUSPolybius’ theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did. The main part of his history covers the years 264–146 BC, describing the rise of Rome, the destruction of Carthage, and the eventual domination of the Greek world. It is a vital achVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Ancient Warfare(2004) SIDEBOTTOM, HARRY (MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD)Examines various aspects of ancient warfare from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight. This work looks at war in a wider context and explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: can a war be just? Why was siege warfareVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Hengeworld(2001) PITTS, MICHAELIn November 1997 English Heritage announced the discovery of a vast prehistoric temple in Somerset. The extraordinary wooden rings at Stanton Drew are the most recent and biggest of a series of remarkable discoveries that have transformed the way archaeolVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Ashoka(2013) ALLEN, CHARLESThrilling new biography about the first man to rule all of the Indian subcontinent, from one of the great chroniclers of India.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Oxford History of the Roman World(2001)In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. Written by a team of specialist scholars, this book traces the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Empire and its consolidationVezava: Mehka29,43 € -
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Attila The Hun(2006) MAN, JOHNHe launched two violent attacks against the eastern and western halves of the Roman empire, attacks which earned him his reputation for mindless devastation, and brought an end to Rome's pre-eminence in Europe. Attila was coarse, capricious, arrogant, rVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Homer(2013) BARKER, ELTON T. E.,CHRISTENSEN, JOEL P.An invitation to discover the two most enduring and exciting stories ever to have been toldVezava: Mehka11,87 € -
In Search of the Greeks (Second Edition)(2015) RENSHAW, JAMES (GODOLPHIN AND LATYMER SCHOOL, LONDON, UK)Vezava: Mehka47,22 € -
Fall of Carthage(2003) GOLDSWORTHY, ADRIANThe greatest conflict of antiquity, the struggle for supremacy between Rome and Carthage.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Justinian's Flea(2008) ROSEN, WILLIAMIn the middle of the 6th century, the Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that carries bubonic plague, collided with the world's mightiest empire. With the death of 25 million people, the Roman Empire, under her last great emperor, Justinian, was decimated. ThVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Histories, Volume I(2010) POLYBIUSIn his history, Polybius (ca. 200–118 BC) is centrally concerned with how and why Roman power spread. The main part of the work, a vital achievement despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five books of an original forty survive, describesVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum(1996) WALLACE-HADRILL, ANDREWFew sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. This book explores the rich potentialVezava: Mehka66,94 €
