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1) Rome
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DK Eyewitness Travel
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2023.
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Discover why Italy's capital is one of the world's most romantic, charismatic and unforgettable cities! Whether you want to wander through the ruins of the Roman Forum, gaze up at the spectacular ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, or taste the world-famous food in the markets of Campo de' Fiori, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience it all!
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Each chapter could include anecdotes, historical accounts, and visual representations to provide readers with a vivid and comprehensive understanding of Roman entertainment. The book aims to capture the multifaceted nature of these spectacles and their significance in the cultural tapestry of ancient Rome.
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Un hombre desembarca en el puerto de Ostia. Se trata de un esclavo. Forma parte de un lote prohibitivo que acaba de adquirir su señor, uno de los hombres más poderosos de su tiempo.
Por su empeño de preceptor y consejero estará en contacto con el poder y sus oscuras intrigas. A través de sus ojos y de sus escritos conoceremos la ciudad eterna, el mundo romano más allá de Roma y también la guerra en la frontera del Imperio.
En una trama paralela,...
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Marco Aurelio Antonino (en latín: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, conocido como Marco Aurelio, fue un emperador del Imperio romano desde el año 161 hasta el año de su muerte, en 180. Fue el último de los llamados Cinco Buenos Emperadores. La gran obra de Marco Aurelio, Meditaciones, escrita en griego helenístico durante las campañas de la década de 170, todavía está considerada como un monumento al gobierno perfecto. Se la suele describir como...
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Never Good at Maths is a collection of contrasts and voices, ruminating on the everyday, our global, and personal passions. Except Maths. (Spoiler Alert) Kate Maxwell's passion for Maths is not a topic explored in any tangible way. But her poems are delicate and gritty, whimsical, sharp, even if decidedly unnumeric. She paints pictures and tells stories in ever-changing tones and voices. At times satirical or lighthearted, and then deeply moving and...
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By drawing on a very large number of German sources, many of them previously unpublished, Jack Sheldon throws new light on a familiar story. In an account filled with graphic descriptions of life and death in the trenches, the author demonstrates that the dreadful losses of 1st July were a direct consequence of meticulous German planning and preparation. Although the Battle of the Somme was frequently a close-run affair, poor Allied co-ordination...
7) The Life of Ancient Romans Leisure, Family, Relationships, and Military Life During the Great Rom
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In 27 BC, when Augustus turned into the first sovereign of the Roman Empire, introducing the supreme period, the country he governed was more than 700 years of age. For quite a long time, Rome's rulers had controlled an immense region that stretched out into northern Europe, parts of Africa, and Asia. The city of Rome was the most delightful and refined on the planet. It was filled with parks and gardens, marble curves and sculptures, lavish royal...
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Each chapter could include examples of notable battles, insights from military treatises like those of Vegetius, and illustrations to provide a comprehensive understanding of Roman military innovations. The book aims to showcase the strategic brilliance, technological advancements, and lasting legacy of the Roman military.
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A new study that challenges previous interpretations of post-Roman North Africa.
North Africa was one of the richest parts of the Roman Empire, the agricultural powerhouse of the Mediterranean. It was also home to some of the emperor's biggest imperial estates, and prosperous cities of all kinds. Its loss to the Vandals in the first half of the 5th century AD was the mortal blow which both precipitated the fall of the western empire, and set the...
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Each chapter could include insights from contemporary writings, archaeological discoveries, and reconstructions of urban spaces to provide readers with a vivid and comprehensive understanding of urban life in ancient Rome. The book aims to capture the diversity, complexity, and dynamism of Roman cities.
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Compiled between the years 1677 and 1691, the Entring Book is 900,000 words long, with many sensitive passages written in a secret shorthand that has only recently been decoded. This remarkable chronicle of public affairs has remained for nearly three centuries, secure but little known, in Dr. Williams's Library, London. The Entring Book fits no simple definition. It is not just a political diary, nor is it only the newsletter it sometimes resembles....
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This book unravels the life of women in Ancient Rome by exploring the Social and Cultural Context of the city. In the vast expanse of time, the city of Rome emerged as the epicenter of an empire that would shape the course of history for centuries. Beyond its military might and grand architecture, the soul of ancient Rome thrived in its social and cultural fabric-a tapestry interwoven with customs, beliefs, and institutions that laid the groundwork...
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The Black Death pandemic is historically known for decimating the European population. However, this pandemic brought positive consequences to European society.The plague devastated Europe by killing approximately a third of the population. Furthermore, Europe's encounter with the plague had economic, social, and religious effects that vastly changed European society and contributed to Europe's emergence into the Renaissance, an age of exploration....
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"Anexotic and instructive tale, told with life, learning and just the right measure of laughter on every page. O'Donnell combines a historian's mastery of substance with a born storyteller's sense of style to create a magnificent work of art." - Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State
The dream Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar shared of uniting Europe, the Medi-terranean, and the Middle East in a single community shuddered and...
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"The battles for control of the lands of Middle Sea
This book usefully, concisely and comprehensively describes the history of the conflict that raged for a century between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire. In the ancient world these were among the largest conflicts ever fought. At the outset of this struggle the Carthaginians, who had come from Phoenician beginnings, were the dominant power in the Mediterranean region. Rome was aggressively...
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"The military commander known as 'the last of the Romans'
Flavius Belisarius is a name well known to those interested in the conflicts of the later Roman Empire at the time of Justinian I. The Roman Empire of the west had fallen and the emperor of Byzantine Empire in the east, centred on Constantinople, dreamed of recovering by conquest the Mediterranean territories that had been lost. The ambition was a colossal one, but Belisarius was undoubtedly...
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"A good account of one of the most decisive battles of the ancient world. Who knows how world history would have proceeded had Caesar been defeated?" (New York Journal of Books).
Julius Caesar's campaign of 52 BC frequently hung in the balance. Celtic chieftain Vercingetorix was a far more formidable opponent than any he'd encountered in Gaul. The Romans were caught totally off-guard, and it seemed all too likely that their grip on Gaul, which Caesar...
18) 1st August
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When ethnarchy emerged as an institution in Syria, the Cypriots were federated under the Koinon and continued to do so during the next five centuries. Well-known Roman personages were connected to the island including Marcus Cato and Cicero. The first religious leaders, Saint Paul, Barnabas, and Lazarus came one century later. Christian emissaries came in the fourth century, starting from Saint Helena. Later, Spyrido, Epiphany and others implemented...
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Get ready to immerse yourself in centuries of history!Discover Rome's past and its tremendous legacy of beauty, churches, museums, and spectacular monuments with this comprehensive guide for cultured travelers. Learn the story behind such world-famous landmarks asThe ColosseumThe Roman ForumThe PantheonThe Trevi FountainThe Spanish StepsSaint Peter's BasilicaThe Circus MaximusAnd many more.Please note that this is a historical guide. It does not include...
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An illustrated history exploring the Imperial Roman army's many facets, including uniforms, weapons, buildings, and their duties.
Compared to modern standard, the Roman army of the Imperial era was surprisingly small. However, when assessed in terms of their various tasks, they by far outstrip modern armies-acting not only as an armed power of the state in external and internal conflicts, but also carrying out functions nowadays performed by police,...
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