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Late antiquity: decline or transformation, conflict or interaction?
Late antiquity is the period (c.300 - c.800) in which barbarian invasions ended Roman Empire in Western Europe by the fifth century and Arab invasions ended Roman rule over the eastern and southern...
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OUP Oxford
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2011-02-24
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"A must for anyone interested in the Roman Empire and its impact on world history."—Tony Robinson, star of Blackadder and Time Team This entertaining and informative guide is the perfect introduction to the amazing world of ancient Rome and its emperors, epic wars,...
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For Dummies
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2011-02-18
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Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. With a complete rundown of ancient Egyptian history and culture alongside insights in to the everyday lives...
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For Dummies
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2011-02-16
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The civilisation of the Ancient Greeks has been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science and arts of Western culture. As well as instigating itself as the birthplace of the Olympics, Ancient Greece is famous for its...
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For Dummies
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2011-02-15
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This book provides a definitive account of the history of the Roman calendar, offering new reconstructions of its development that demand serious revisions to previous accounts. Examines the critical stages of the technical, political, and religious history of the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-02-04
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Imperial Rome has a name for wealth and luxury, but was the economy of the Roman Empire as a whole a success, by the standards of pre-modern economies? In this volume W. V. Harris brings together eleven previously published papers on this much-argued subject, with...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-02-03
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The astonishing career of Galla Placidia (c. 390-450) provides valuable reflections on the state of the Roman empire in the fifth century CE. In an age when emperors, like Galla's two brothers, Arcadius (395-408) and Honorius (395-423), and nephew, Theodosius II...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-02-01
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The study of Roman society and social relations blossomed in the 1970s. By now, we possess a very large literature on the individuals and groups that constituted the Roman community, and the various ways in which members of that community interacted. There simply is,...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-01-04
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Alan Baker weaves an extraordinary, vivid picture of Roman life as his compelling and evocative history tells the story of Rome's most notable gladiators. They were condemned and feared by emperors, slaughtered and adored by the masses and worshipped by their female...
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Ebury Digital
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2010-12-23
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A Companion to the Punic Wars offers a comprehensive new survey of the three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC. Offers a broad survey of the Punic Wars from a variety of perspectives Features contributions from an outstanding cast of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-12-22
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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Through a series of original essays by leading international scholars, The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives offers a comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire’s role and achievement and, more broadly, establishes Rome’s...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-12-22
Collection :
Ancient World: Comparative Histories
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This book explores the development of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and examines what tombs reveal about ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptians' belief in the afterlife. Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practices Draws on...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-12-01
Collection :
Blackwell Ancient Religions
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Rufinus' vivid account of the battle between the Eastern Emperor Theodosius and the Western usurper Eugenius by the River Frigidus in 394 represents it as the final confrontation between paganism and Christianity. It is indeed widely believed that a largely pagan...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2010-11-30
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'no one else in our times has attempted to write a universal history'
Polybius' ambitious goal was to describe how Rome conquered the Mediterranean world in less than fifty-three years. This great study of imperialism takes the reader back to Rome's first encounter...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2010-11-11
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'no one else in our times has attempted to write a universal history'
Polybius' ambitious goal was to describe how Rome conquered the Mediterranean world in less than fifty-three years. This great study of imperialism takes the reader back to Rome's first encounter...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2010-11-11
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Flavius Ricimer spielte von 456 bis 472 als Militär und Politiker eine zentrale Rolle in der Geschichte des Weströmischen Reiches. Als Heermeister war er eingebunden in ein Beziehungsgeflecht machtpolitischer Akteure (Kaiser, Armee, Senatsaristokratie, Kirche,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2010-11-05
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Song of Wrath tells the story of Classical Athens' victorious Ten Years' War (431-421 BC) against grim Sparta -- the first decade of the terrible Peloponnesian War that turned the Golden Age of Greece to lead. Historian J.E. Lendon presents a sweeping tale of pitched...
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Basic Books
Parution :
2010-11-02
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The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself, his position in history and the world in which he lived? This riveting biography reveals the man behind the...
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Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-10-31
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Oft entscheiden Äußerlichkeiten über unser Verhältnis zu Fremden. Zugleich erlaubt die sinnliche Wahrnehmung fremder Personen und Orte, Rückschlüsse auf die eigene Identität zu ziehen. Dies gilt auch für das Judentum und die jüdische Wahrnehmung. Während die Figur des...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2010-10-06
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