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A masterful history of Rome's first imperial dynasty by the award-winning author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and In the Shadow of the Sword.
The first book to examine the turbulent period from the death of Rameses II to the accession of Rameses III.
This illustrated dual-language edition presents the original Chinese text with a modern translation on the facing page and includes new commentaries by expert historians... Læs mere
Collects the primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome that are translated into modern English. Covering a period - from... Læs mere
When the Romans occupied the southern half of Britain in AD 43, the Iceni tribe quickly allied themselves with the invaders. This book... Læs mere
Plato's "Symposium" - translated here, and with a commentary - is arguably one of the greatest works on the nature of love ever written. It recounts a drinking party following an... Læs mere
Between 58 and 50BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This title records of his campaigns.
A highly illustrated account of how the Roman legions crossed the sea to conquer Britannia in AD 43.
In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story.
This is the only complete modern translation of Epictetus's Discourses, together with the Handbook and fragments. A major work of Stoic practical ethics, the Discourses... Læs mere