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  • The Romans

    An Introduction

    Series series Peoples of the Ancient World
    The Romans: An Introduction is a concise, readable and comprehensive survey of the Roman world, which explores 1,200 years of political, military and cultural history alongside religion, social pressures, literature, art and architecture.This new edition includes updated and revised materials designed to develop analytical skills in literary and material evidence, evoking themes that resonate in ... Read more

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  • Julius Caesar

    A Life

    by Antony Kamm ...
    This is a fresh account of Julius Caesar - the brilliant politician and intriguing figure who became sole ruler of the Roman Empire.Julius Caesar examines key figures such as Marius, Sulla, Cicero, Mark Antony, Gaius Octavius (emperor Augustus), Calpurnia and Cleopatra, as well as the unnamed warriors who fought for and against him, and politicians who supported and opposed him.Including new ... Read more

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  • The Israelites

    An Introduction

    by Antony Kamm ...
    Series series Peoples of the Ancient World
    Antony Kamm presents an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah from earliest times up to AD 135.Charting the history of the Israelites, Kamm discusses their origins, land, society, culture and religion, as well as their relationship to the Roman world and their legacy. An appendix provides:* a chronology* the Hebrew alphabet* weights, measures and ... Read more

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  • The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edited and Abridged)

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    by Edward Gibbon ...
    Series series The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
    Edited, abridged, and with a critical Foreword by Hans-Friedrich MuellerIntroduction by Daniel J. BoorstinIllustrations by Giovanni Battista PiranesiEdward Gibbon’s masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century A.D. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widely considered the greatest work of history ever ... Read more

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  • The Essence of Rumi

    by John Baldock ...
    Get drunk on Love, for Love is all that exists. Unless you make Love your business, you will not be admitted to the Beloved.' (Divan-i Shams-i Tabriz 455:A1:54)The thirteenth-century saint Jalaluddin Rumi has been called the greatest mystical poet of any age, and his work compared to that of Dante and Shakespeare. Over a period of 25 years he composed over 70,000 verses of poetry on the subjects ... Read more

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  • Caligula: Beast of Rome

    by Vixen Valdez ...
    Caligula was the depraved Roman emperor whose brief reign was an orgy of sex, violence, slaughter and absurdity. This special short ebook in the new “Careers Of Evil†series examines Caligula’s life, atrocities, and eventual assassination in vivid detail. it also includes a revelatory bonus essay on the shocking, incestuous relationship between Caligula and his sisters. ... Read more

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  • The Secret History of the Court of Justinian

    by Procopius ...
    Procopius of Caesarea (circa AD 500 – c. AD 565) was a prominent Byzantine scholar from Palaestina Prima. Accompanying the general Belisarius in the wars of the Emperor Justinian I, he became the principal historian of the 6th century, writing the "Wars of Justinian", the "Buildings of Justinian" and the celebrated "Secret History". He is commonly held to be the last major historian of the ancient ... Read more

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  • 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

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  • Ancient Greek Religion

    Series series Blackwell Ancient Religions
    Provides undergraduate students with a vibrant account of the religious world of ancient Greece, now in its third editionAncient Greek Religion offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to the beliefs, myths, rituals, and deities of Greek religion. Author Jon D. Mikalson provides a vivid depiction of Greek religious practice in Athens, Delphi, and Olympia during the Classical period and in ... Read more

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  • Ancient Rome The Republic 753BC-30BC

    Rome began as a collection of primitive huts on the banks of the Tiber, some considerable time before Romulus founded the great city. Ruled by kings for the first two and a half centuries, the Romans abolished the monarchy and created for their little city state a form of government that was successfully adapted to control an Empire. The Romans learned how to weld together a larger state by ... Read more

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