3,102円 In this book Toner offers a new way of looking at Roman society at all levels, not just among the elite, by examining the imperial games and the baths as well as gambling, the taverns, theatre and carnivals.

5,490円 For 1,600 years Dioscorides (ca. AD 40–80) was regarded as the foremost authority on drugs. He knew mild laxatives and strong purgatives, analgesics for headaches, antiseptics for wounds, emetics to rid one of ingested poisons, chemotherapy agents for cancer treatments, and even oral contraceptiv...

309円 Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur Kobo Une table des matières interactive vous permettra de naviguer facilement d'un livre à l'autre. Plan de l'ouvrage : Livre I : les origines et la royauté : la période royale (753 - 509), avec l’arrivée d’Énée, la dynastie albaine, les ...

328円 “A thriller for history buffs, the exciting, authentic plot will keep the pages turning.” Kirkus Indie Author and historian Patrick J. Parrelli creates a spellbinding, historically exacting work of creative nonfiction in the 12 Octavian Chronicles. An adventurous undertaking, this meticulously re...

496円 Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 4 by Edward Gibbon "The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I was published in 1776, an...

447円 This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Index CONTENTS BOOK I Preface The Education of the Architect The Fundamental Principles of Architecture The Departments of Architecture The Site of a City The City Walls The Directions of the Streets; with Remarks on the Winds...

403円 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 edit...

599円 La Guerre civile Jules César, homme politique, général et écrivain latin de la Rome antique (100–44 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «La Guerre civile», de Jules César, édité en texte intégral. Une table des mati...

1,617円 A major writer and a leading figure in the public life of Rome, Seneca (c. 4BC-AD 65) ranks among the most eloquent and influential masters of Latin prose. This selection explores his thoughts on philosophy and the trials of life. In the Consolation to Helvia he strives to offer solace to his mot...

9,119円 First published in 1929, this highly influential study offers a historical perspective on the Byzantine Empire, from the establishment of Constantinople by Emperor Constantine around 330 AD, through to the fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Byron’s work consider...

4,908円 This book is a study of the fourth-century sophist Libanius, a major intellectual figure who ran one of the most prestigious schools of rhetoric in the later Roman Empire. He was a tenacious adherent of pagan religion and a friend of the emperor Julian, but also taught leaders of the early Christ...

1,780円 These nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. Selected from Plutarch's Roman Lives, they include prominent figures who achieved fame f...