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  • Fighting Hydra-like Luxury

    Sumptuary Regulation in the Roman Republic

    by Emanuela Zanda ...
    From the Old Testament to Elizabethan England, luxury has been morally condemned. In Rome, sumptuary laws (laws controlling consumption) seemed the only weapon to defeat 'hydra-like luxury', the terrible monster that was weakening even the strongest citizens.The first Roman sumptuary law, the Lex Appia, declared that no woman could possess more than a half ounce of gold, wear a dress of different ... Read more

    $199.79 CAD

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  • The War of the Three Gods

    Romans, Persians, and the Rise of Islam

    by Peter Crawford ...
    The War of the Three Gods is a military history of the Near and Middle East in the seventh century-with its chief focus on the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (AD 610641)-a pivotal and dramatic time in world history. The Eastern Roman Empire was brought to the very brink of extinction by the Sassanid Persians before Heraclius managed to inflict a crushing defeat on the Sassanids with ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Augustus

    First Emperor of Rome

    by Adrian Goldsworthy ...
    “Superb....Augustus is a first-rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand.” (Washington Post)Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent period, facing off against Brutus, and eventually Antony and Cleopatra. He was a military dictator who schemed ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

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  • Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans

    Complete

    by Plutarch ...
    Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving Parallel Lives, contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman, as well as four unpaired, single lives. It is a work of ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Agricola and Germania

    by Tacitus ...
    The Agricola is both a portrait of Julius Agricola - the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law - and the first detailed account of Britain that has come down to us. It offers fascinating descriptions of the geography, climate and peoples of the country, and a succinct account of the early stages of the Roman occupation, nearly fatally undermined ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Nero

    by Jacob Abbott ...
    Nero was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death.Nero focused much of his attention on diplomacy, trade, and enhancing the cultural life of the Empire. He ordered theaters built and promoted athletic games. During his reign, the ... Read more

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  • In Bed with the Romans

    by Paul Chrystal ...
    Series series In Bed with the ...
    One way or another the Romans spent quite a lot of time in bed, in between conquering and civilising the known world. The men were intent on demonstrating their power and virility; the women were busy conceiving, delivering and raising as many children as possible, in order to keep Rome topped up with soldiers, politicians and workers. In Bed with the Romans takes the clothes off Roman society to ... Read more

    $10.89 CAD

  • Naples, Italy Travel Guide - What To See & Do

    by Kenneth Humphrey ...
    Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Naples in Italy, the capital of the Campania region. Naples is the third most populated city in Italy, and the second largest metropolitan area, after Milan. It was founded between the 7th and 6th centuries BC by the Greeks and was named Neapolis, which means new city. The historic centre of Naples has earned the UNESCO World Heritage Site denomination ... Read more

    $3.67 CAD

  • Taken at the Flood

    The Roman Conquest of Greece

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    Series series Ancient Warfare and Civilization
    "Is there anyone on earth who is so narrow-minded or uninquisitive that he could fail to want to know how and thanks to what kind of political system almost the entire known world was conquered and brought under a single empire in less than fifty-three years?" --Polybius, Histories The 53-year period Polybius had in mind stretched from the start of the Second Punic War in 219 BCE until 167, when ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • History of Ancient Carthage

    by Charles Rollin ...
    Carthage formed after the Model of Tyre, of which that City was a Colony. The Carthaginians were indebted to the Tyrians, not only for their origin, but for their manners, language, customs, laws, religion, and their great application to commerce, as will appear from every part of the sequel. They spoke the same language with the Tyrians, and these the same with the Canaanites and Israelites, that ... Read more

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  • The Metamorphoses

    Books IV-VII

    by Ovid ...
    Series series The Metamorphoses
    The Metamorphoses of Ovid are a compendium of the Mythological narratives of ancient Greece and Rome, which embrace a large amount of information upon almost every subject connected with the learning, traditions, manners, and customs of antiquity. In this translation, the text of the Delphin edition has been used.For better understanding of the different narratives and allusions, explanations have ... Read more

    $3.67 CAD

  • The Climax Of Rome

    by Michael Grant ...
    The definitive study of Rome by one of the 20th century's finest ancient historians. A richly detailed portrait of Rome at the height of its glory. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD