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Ancient History Vol. 1: An Enthralling Guide to Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Rome
$40.99 Add to cartThree manuscripts in one book:
- Ancient Egypt: An Enthralling Overview of Egyptian History, Starting from the Settlement of the Nile Valley through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms to the Death of Cle
- Author: Wellman, Billy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 566
- Publish Date: March 19 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887651262
- Language: English
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Abridged Edition
$25.00 Add to cartEdited, abridged, and with a critical Foreword by Hans-Friedrich Mueller
Edward Gibbon’s masterpiece, which narrates the
Introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin
Illustrations by Giovanni Battista Piranesi- Series: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Author: Gibbon, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1312
- Publish Date: August 12 2003
- ISBN10: 0375758119
- Language: English
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1177 B.C.: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed
$24.95 Add to cartA beautiful, full-color graphic version of Eric Cline’s bestselling 1177 B.C., adapted by award-winning author-illustrator Glynnis Fawkes
Eric Cline’s 1177 B.C. tells the story of one of history’s gre- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #4
- Author: Cline, Eric H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 069121302X
- Language: English
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Caesar’s Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar’s Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome
$17.95 Add to cartStephen Dando-Collins paints a vivid and definitive portrait of daily life in the Tenth Legion as he follows Caesar and his men along the blood-soaked fringes of the Empire. This unprecedented regimen… [more below]
- Author: Dando-Collins, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0471686131
- Language: English
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The Twelve Caesars
$16.00 Add to cart‘Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves: half-tempted creatures, whose great moral task is to hold in balance the angel and the mo
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Suetonius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 18 2007
- ISBN10: 0140455167
- Language: English
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Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty
$18.95 Add to cartDrawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome’s Great Fire–and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire
According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #9
- Author: Barrett, Anthony a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0691233942
- Language: English
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Catiline’s Conspiracy, the Jugurthine War, Histories
$15.95 Add to cartSallust was one of the first classical historians to move beyond a dry recitation of fact to paint sharp-edged portraits of the moral and political degeneration of the Roman Republic. Sallust’s abrupt… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Sallust
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 06 2010
- ISBN10: 0192823450
- Language: English
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The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilization. From humble beginnings on the seven hills beside the Tiber, the city of Rome grew to dominate t… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gwynn, David M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 25 2012
- ISBN10: 0199595119
- Language: English
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The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
$32.00 Add to cartThe creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Ro… [more below]
- Author: Duncan, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 24 2017
- ISBN10: 1610397215
- Language: English
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Rome: Strategy of Empire
$42.99 Add to cartThe first work to lay out Roman strategic thinking from its start under Augustus until its final demise in 476 CE
From Octavian’s victory at Actium (31 bc) to its traditional endpoint in the West (476- Author: Lacey, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 019093770X
- Language: English
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The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization
$23.99 Add to cartWas the fall of Rome a great catastrophe that cast the West into darkness for centuries to come? Or, as scholars argue today, was there no crisis at all, but simply a peaceful blending of barbarians i… [more below]
- Author: Ward-Perkins, Bryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 07 2006
- ISBN10: 0192807285
- Language: English
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
$22.00 Add to cartThe first full-scale history of Hannibal’s Carthage in decades and “a convincing and enthralling narrative.” (The Economist )
Drawing on a wealth of new research, archaeologist, historian, and master- Author: Miles, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: June 26 2012
- ISBN10: 0143121294
- Language: English
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The Conquest of Gaul
$12.00 Add to cartBetween 58 and 50 BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the record of his campaigns. Caesar’s narrative offers insight… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Caesar, Julius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 24 1983
- ISBN10: 0140444335
- Language: English
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End of Empire: Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome
$26.99 Add to cartHistory remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Following Attila and the Huns from the steppes
- Author: Kelly, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 370
- Publish Date: June 14 2010
- ISBN10: 0393338495
- Language: English
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 1 to 3 (of Six): Introduction by Hugh Trevor-Roper
$100.00 Add to cartThe first three volumes of the most famous historical chronicle in English, in hardcover in a gorgeously illustrated box set, with an introduction by renowned scholar Hugh Trevor-Roper.
Edward Gibbon… [more below]- Series: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Author: Gibbon, Edward
- Binding: Boxed Set
- Page Count: 1902
- Publish Date: October 26 1993
- ISBN10: 0679423087
- Language: English
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The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. It had a population of sixty million people spread across lands encircling the Mediterranean and stretching from northern England to the sun-baked banks … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Kelly, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 14 2006
- ISBN10: 0192803913
- Language: English
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Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
$23.00 Add to cartIn this dazzling portrait of Rome’s first imperial dynasty, Tom Holland traces the astonishing century-long story of the rise and fall of the Julio-Claudians–Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, a… [more below]
- Author: Holland, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 0345806727
- Language: English
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Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars
$32.99 Add to cartA unique and entertaining history of the Roman Empire’s first dynasty
14 CE: The first Roman emperor is dead. A second is about to succeed. The Forum of Rome, once fought over so fiercely, has become- Author: Stothard, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0197555284
- Language: English
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Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier
$19.00 Add to cartGladius delivers a stunning ground-level recreation of what it was like to be a soldier in the fighting force that made the Roman Empire.
The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in
Empire.- Author: de la Bédoyère, Guy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 526
- Publish Date: November 05 2022
- ISBN10: 0226823903
- Language: English
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The Roman Way
$16.99 Add to cartIn this now-classic history of Roman civilization, Edith Hamilton vividly depicts Roman life and spirit as they are revealed by the greatest writers of the age. Among these literary guides are Cicero,
- Author: Hamilton, Edith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 25 2017
- ISBN10: 0393354458
- Language: English
