Ancient Rome History – alle Bücher und CDs, Seite 5

Emily Gowers
Rome's Patron

The story of Maecenas and his role in the evolution and continuing legacy of ancient Roman poetry and cultureAn unelected statesman with exceptional powers, a patron of the arts and a luxury-loving friend…

lieferbar ab 21.4.2026.

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William O Stephens
Marcus Aurelius

The moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher.This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor. Philosopher William O.…

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Garrett Ryan
Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pigeons, and Mystery Cults

Could a Roman bridge carry a modern freight train? How much would it cost to build the Colosseum today? What if the Romans had grown potatoes?In a series of fast-paced essays, Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pige…

lieferbar ab 16.6.2026.

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James Lacey
The Year God Died

"A groundbreaking account of how the Roman Empire shaped the life and death of Jesus, overturning centuries of historical beliefs around the world-from the New York Times bestselling author of The Fi…

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Anna Bonnell Freidin
Birthing Romans

How Romans coped with the anxieties and risks of childbirthAcross the vast expanse of the Roman Empire, anxieties about childbirth tied individuals to one another, to the highest levels of imperial politi…

lieferbar ab 26.5.2026.

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Michelle Berenfeld
Lessons from a Lost Republic

A lively pocket history of the Roman Republic's collapse--and its unsettling echoes in our own political moment.Americans are obsessed with Rome. Billionaires and manosphere pundits wax on about its milit…

lieferbar ab 11.8.2026.

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Aldo Schiavone,
Cleopatra

The life of one of history's most powerful women, retold through seven crucial episodes that shook the ancient worldCleopatra: A Woman of Power is a major new biography of one of history's most misunderst…

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Reinventing Cicero

Exploring the reception of an influential phase in the life of the orator and politician Cicero, this volume focuses on the legacy of his public speeches and political writings that were made between 60-5…

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Colin Elliott
Pox Romana

A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacleIn the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerf…

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A New Etruscan Archaeology

A New Etruscan Archaeologyprovides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in archaeological methods and technologies applied to the study of Etruscan civilization. Through vivid illustrations…

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Christer Bruun
Ostia-By-The-Sea

Ostia, the Roman settlement founded at the mouth of the river Tiber, was the port of the imperial capital and one of the most important urban centers in the Mediterranean world during the last decades of …

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Mary Beard
Talking Classics

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMPEROR OF ROME AND SPQR'The rock star scholar of Ancient Rome' FINANCIAL TIMES 'The reigning Queen of Classics' SPECTATORWhat's exciting about a piece of bread 4,000 years …

lieferbar ab 16.4.2026.

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Philip Matyszak
Rome Before Rome

An in-depth exploration of the myths and legends of early Rome, highlighting the enigmatic origins of the Romans and how the first seeds of this vast empire were sown.

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Alison Keith
Sulpicia

This is the first full-length biography of Sulpicia, the earliest extant female author of classical Latin poetry. Unmentioned by her contemporaries, Sulpicia belonged to the pinnacle of the Roman aristocr…

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Jessica H Clark
Women in Fragments

How have we gained knowledge about women in the ancient Roman Republic? Roman historians were uniformly male, as were most historians of ancient Rome until quite recently. In the historiography handed dow…

lieferbar ab 25.8.2026.

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Alison Keith
Sulpicia

This is the first full-length biography of Sulpicia, the earliest extant female author of classical Latin poetry. Unmentioned by her contemporaries, Sulpicia belonged to the pinnacle of the Roman aristocr…

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Michael Loewe, Michael Nylan, T Corey Brennan
Imperial Institutions in Ancient Rome and Early China

"Written by the eminent sinologist Michael Loewe, this book gives an overview of the considerations and practices of two major world empires that together ruled one-half of the earth's population in …

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Neil W Bernstein
Poppaea Sabina

Like many famous figures from antiquity, we must work through layers of fantasy in order to uncover the life of Poppaea Sabina (c. 30-65 CE). In this book, Neil Bernstein critically examines these sources…

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Anthony Kaldellis
1453

A detailed account of the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453, a watershed year that closed the book, once and for all, on the Roman Empire and confirmed for Europeans their worst fears about an expa…

lieferbar ab 4.5.2026.

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Ashli J E Baker
Identity Crises in Apuleius

In the second century CE, the multiethnic, multilingual, and religiously diverse Roman Empire grew to its greatest extent. To maintain order, Rome relied heavily on strict social hierarchies, established …

lieferbar ab 18.8.2026.

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