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From the foundation of the Roman Monarchy to the whispered end of the Western Roman Empire, here’s your chance to learn all the key events of the intricate dance of power, passion, and prophecy that shaped the rise, decline, and fall of Rome. The Wolves of Mars is your key to over 1,200 years of Roman social, political, economic, military, and intellectual history.

This novel biography brings Marcus Aurelius (121-180 CE) to life for a new generation by exploring the emperor’s fascinating psychological journey. Donald J. Robertson examines Marcus’s relationships with key figures in his life, such as his mother, Domitia Lucilla, and the emperor Hadrian, as well as his Stoic tutors. He draws extensively on Marcus’s own Meditations and correspondence, and he examines the emperor’s actions as detailed in the Augustan History and other ancient texts.

Julius Quintus Quirinius and his cohort sail to the mysterious land of Britannia. They have been sent on a mission to scout out the savage country and battle the local tribesman to pave the way for their emperor.

But before they can land, a violent storm scatters their ships, separating Quintus, newly promoted to Decanus, from some of his comrades. In seeking them, he encounters Britons who may be friend or foe.

История Рима Теодора Моммзена уже давно стала достоянием науки. Этот энциклопедический труд, переведенный на все основные европейские языки, был впервые опубликован в России еще в 1858 году, в трех объемистых томах. А полвека спустя из печати вышел сокращенный вариант, подготовленный историком Н. Д. Чечулиным. В таком виде эта книга, нисколько не утратившая своих достоинств, стала доступна всем, кого интересует история европейской цивилизации.

"From Rome to the West: Parallels in Empire, Mobility, and Rhetoric" is a meticulous exploration of the cyclical narratives that underpin the strategies and rhetorics of empires, drawing direct lines between the colossal Roman Empire and contemporary Western democracies. Delving deep into the Roman Republic's dualistic nature, it unveils the contradictions between internal democratic ethos and external imperialistic endeavors, offering readers a panoramic view of how power and morality intersected in the classical world.

This audiobook will trace Western civilization back to its roots. In this epic quest, we head all the way back to Greece when Greek philosophers like Socrates and Plato pondered the very meaning of life. Explore the depths of knowledge that were probed by Greek schools of thought, such as the Stoics and the Cynics.

Si alguna vez ha sentido curiosidad por la antigua Roma y la época de César, pero la información disponible lo abruma, esta cómoda biografía de la vida de Julio César puede ser justo lo que estaba buscando. Al adoptar un enfoque amplio y específico, este libro ofrece al lector una buena panorámica del siglo I a. e. c. y, al mismo tiempo, se centra en los detalles del famoso líder en su ascenso desde el barrio humilde de su juventud hasta llegar a ser nombrado dios por el pueblo romano.

'A brilliant concept, executed with enviable elegance' Lucy Worsley 'A gem of a book. Thanks to Daisy Dunn's elegant and lively retelling of history, the women of the ancient world are restored to the centre of the story of classical antiquity. It was a joy to read.' Peter Frankopan Spanning 3...

There are anxious words to describe being in unfathomable trouble. A feeling of pressure, an emotion of being in over-your-head, and a sense of being smothered. Legion Centurion Alerio Sisera was drowning in the sea and experiencing all of them. From black, to gray, to green water overhead, Alerio transitioned through the ocean layers as he swam upward. Lungs screaming for air, and his chest heaving, his body threatened to take in a breath. It became a competition between the urges of his lungs

2 manuscritos completos en 1 libro: Roma imperial: Una guía fascinante de acontecimientos y hechos que debe conocer sobre el Imperio romano, y La Pax Romana: Una guía fascinante de la antigua Roma durante el periodo de paz romana.

Brought to you by Penguin. HOLD THE POWER AND GLORY OF ANCIENT ROME IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. A wild she-wolf tenderly nurses infant twins Romulus and Remus. Marcus Junius Brutus looks out over chaos and conflict, flaunting the bloodied daggers with which he murdered Julius Caesar. Trumpets...

Veinticuatro trepidantes horas en las calles, las domus y los suburbios de Roma: en medio de conspiraciones, traiciones y avisos de los dioses, nacerá el futuro general Quinto Sertorio y el destino de la República afrontará un giro irreversible. Idus de enero del año del consulado de Lucio Opimio y Quinto Fabio Máximo. El Senado de Roma se está convirtiendo en todo un campo de batalla entre las irreconciliables facciones conservadora y la de los seguidores del revolucionario Gayo Graco. A su vez la tensión, cada vez más palpable, amenaza con convertirse en violentos disturbios que incendiarían la ciudad más poderosa del mundo.

The heart and life of a battle is the center of the combat line. A dark, throbbing, and terrifying place. A place where death prowls between enemy shields, waiting for sharp blades to carve out an advantage. Welcome to 262 B.C. A single Legion is rushed into combat to stop a fortified army. The clash between Empire and Republic thrusts thousands of Legionaries into a nasty epicenter of conflict.

Cowardice in a legionary carries a heavy punishment: the sentence of decimation—to live or die at the whim of the gods with the unlucky ones clubbed to death by their fellow soldiers. Ursus, the man killed in Quintus's group, lays a heavy charge on the youth, asking him to look after the remaining men and to take care of his family back in Rome.

In the second half of the tenth century, Byzantium embarked on a series of spectacular conquests. By the early eleventh century, the empire was the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Yet this imperial project came to a crashing collapse fifty years later, when political disunity, fiscal mismanagement, and defeat at the hands of the Seljuks and the Normans brought an end to Byzantine hegemony. By 1081, Byzantium's very existence was threatened.

La antigua Roma como nunca antes te la habían contado: lo que creías saber (pero no era así), lo que no sabías y mucho más que ni te imaginas Asociamos la antigua Roma con batallas, legionarios, acueductos, gladiadores. Emperadores sabios y emperadores locos. Rómulo y Remo, dioses y diosas...

In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of nowhere, a sudden sickness struck the legions and laid waste to cities, including Rome itself. This fast-spreading disease, known now as the Antonine plague, may have been history’s first pandemic. Soon after its arrival, the Empire began its downward trajectory toward decline and fall.

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Do you fantasize what it would be like to have unlimited wealth and power? History is littered with corrupt and authoritative leaders—people who have sunk so low that they cease to be celebrated. Ancient Rome is no exception. Infamous Roman Emperors uncover the worst of the worst, revealing the darkest rulers of the ancient Roman world. This Roman Empire history book explores sordid scandal, shocking betrayal, insatiable lust, and unimaginable conquest.

Rome, première puissance à dominer le bassin méditerranéen.Une conquête fulgurante - Au III° siècle avant Jésus-Christ, quatre puissances dominent la Méditerranée : Carthage, la Macédoine, l'Égypte et la Syrie. Rome n'est alors qu'une cité dans une péninsule encore divisée. Un siècle plus tard tout est bouleversé, les guerres puniques (264-246 av. J.-C.) font de Rome la première puissance à régner sans partage sur l'ensemble du bassin méditerranéen.

Mit Nerva, Trajan, Antoninus Pius und Mark Aurel zählt Hadrian zu den Herrschern, die im englischen Sprachraum als "Five Good Emperors" (Fünf gute Kaiser) bezeichnet werden.