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Rome, Season One

Author : Monica Silveira Cyrino

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 37,23 MB

Release : 2009-03-25

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 1444301551

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Rome, Season One: History Makes Television examines thefirst season of the HBO-BBC collaboration, Rome, in acollection of thought-provoking essays by some of the world’smost influential scholars in the fields of classical antiquity andpopular culture. Examines the first season of the HBO-BBC collaboration,Rome, in a collection of 17 thought-provoking essays by someof the world’s most influential scholars in the fields ofclassical antiquity and popular culture Focuses on the award-winning first season’s historicalframework, visual and narrative style, contemporary thematicovertones, and influence on popular culture Addresses the artistic values, and roles of the script, sets,and actors Reveals how the series Rome ‘makes history’in terms of representing the past on screen and producinginnovative and influential television.



Rome Season Two

Author : Monica Cyrino

Publisher : Edinburgh University Press

Page : 371 pages

File Size : 31,35 MB

Release : 2015-05-18

Category : History

ISBN : 1474404456

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Antony and Cleopatra, sex, war, and politics: Rome, Season Two is explored in this exciting collection of original essays.Set in the turbulent years after Caesars assassination in 44 BC, Season Two of the HBO-BBC series Rome lays bare a city shaken by the violent power struggle between Octavian, Caesars adopted son and heir, and Mark Antony, his most trusted general, bound in the seductive spell of Cleopatra. Rome, Season Two: Trial and Triumph is the first academic volume to explore the second season of this critically acclaimed and commercially successful drama. It brings together seventeen pioneering and provocative essays written by an international cast of leading classical scholars and media critics. Focusing on the series historical framework, visual and narrative style, thematic overtones, and interaction with contemporary popular culture, this collection also engages with the authenticity of the production and considers its place in the tradition of epic films and television series set in ancient Rome. This volume is both scholarly and entertaining and will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars in Classics and Ancient History as well as Film and Media Studies.a Monica S. Cyrino is Professor of Classics at the University of New Mexico, USA.



Four Seasons in Rome

Author : Anthony Doerr

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 39,53 MB

Release : 2008-06-10

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 141657316X

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Documents the award-winning writer's experiences of living, working, and raising twin sons in Rome during the year following his receipt of a prestigious Rome Prize stipend, a period during which he attended the vigil of the dying John Paul II, brought his children on a snowy visit to the Pantheon, and befriended numerous locals. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.



The First Man in Rome

Author : Colleen McCullough

Publisher : HarperCollins

Page : 1156 pages

File Size : 48,10 MB

Release : 2020-04-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0063019795

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With extraordinary narrative power, New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough sweeps the reader into a whirlpool of pageantry and passion, bringing to vivid life the most glorious epoch in human history. When the world cowered before the legions of Rome, two extraordinary men dreamed of personal glory: the military genius and wealthy rural "upstart" Marius, and Sulla, penniless and debauched but of aristocratic birth. Men of exceptional vision, courage, cunning, and ruthless ambition, separately they faced the insurmountable opposition of powerful, vindictive foes. Yet allied they could answer the treachery of rivals, lovers, enemy generals, and senatorial vipers with intricate and merciless machinations of their own—to achieve in the end a bloody and splendid foretold destiny . . . and win the most coveted honor the Republic could bestow.



Soldier of Rome: The Legionary

Author : James Mace

Publisher : James Mace

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 48,17 MB

Release : 2008-12-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1440100276

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Rome's Vengeance In the year A.D. 9, three Roman Legions under Quintilius Varus were betrayed by the Germanic war chief, Arminius, and destroyed in the forest known as Teutoburger Wald. Six years later Rome is finally ready to unleash Her vengeance on the barbarians. The Emperor Tiberius has sent his adopted son, Germanicus Caesar, into Germania with an army of forty-thousand legionaries. The come not on a mission of conquest, but one of annihilation. With them is a young legionary named Artorius. For him the war is a personal vendetta; a chance to avenge his brother, who was killed in Teutoburger Wald. In Germania Arminius knows the Romans are coming. He realizes that the only way to fight the legions is through deceit, cunning, and plenty of well-placed brute force. In truth he is leery of Germanicus, knowing that he was trained to be a master of war by the Emperor himself. The entire Roman Empire held its collective breath as Germanicus and Arminius faced each other in what would become the most brutal and savage campaign the world had seen in a generation; a campaign that could only end in a holocaust of fire and blood.



Total War Rome: Destroy Carthage

Author : David Gibbins

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 367 pages

File Size : 29,16 MB

Release : 2013-09-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1250038650

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How far would you go for Rome? Carthage, 146 BC. This is the story of Fabius Petronius Secundus – Roman legionary and centurion – and of his general Scipio Aemilianus, and his rise to power: from his first battle against the Macedonians, that seals the fate of Alexander the Great's Empire, to total war in North Africa and the Siege of Carthage. Scipio's success brings him admiration and respect, but also attracts greed and jealousy – for the closest allies can become the bitterest of enemies. And then there is the dark horse, Julia, of the Caesar family – in love with Scipio but betrothed to his rival Paullus – who causes a vicious feud. Ultimately for Scipio it will come down to one question: how much is he prepared to sacrifice for his vision of Rome? Inspired by Total War: Rome II, from the bestselling Total War computer strategy game series, Destroy Carthage is the first in an epic series of novels. Not only the tale of one man's fate, it is also a journey to the core of Roman times, through a world of extraordinary military tactics and political intrigue that Rome's warriors and citizens used to cheat death.



Master of Rome (Masters of the Sea)

Author : John Stack

Publisher : HarperCollins UK

Page : 25 pages

File Size : 12,66 MB

Release : 2011-02-24

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0007432445

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A stirring adventure novel set amid the tumultuous clashes between the Roman and Carthaginian empires, battling for control of the Mediterranean, north Africa and Rome itself.



One Summer Day in Rome

Author : Mark Lamprell

Publisher :

Page : 273 pages

File Size : 40,51 MB

Release : 2017-08

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1250105536

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Alice, an art student in New York City, has come to Rome in search of adventure and inspiration before settling down with her steady, safe fiancé. Meg and Alec, busy parents and successful business people from LA, are on a mission to find the holy grail, a certain blue tile that will make their home renovation complete--but soon it becomes clear that their marriage needs a makeover as well. Connie and Lizzie are women of a certain age--"Sometimes I look at my laughter lines and wonder what on earth could have been that funny"--Who come from London to scatter the ashes of their beloved husband and brother. Both women are seemingly done with romance, but Rome has other ideas.



Emperor

Author : Conn Iggulden

Publisher : Dell Publishing Company

Page : 482 pages

File Size : 41,90 MB

Release : 2004-02-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0440240948

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This critically acclaimed novel takes the reader on a breathtaking journey from the grandeur of Rome to the savagery of its most far-flung provinces, as one of history's greatest narratives unfolds.



Plutarch: Life of Antony

Author : Plutarch

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 22,64 MB

Release : 1988-05-26

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780521284189

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This edition will be of interest to all Greek scholars, ancient historians, and also the students of English literature since the relevant discussions require no knowledge of Greek.