Book Description
The definitive study of Rome by one of the 20th century's finest ancient historians. A richly detailed portrait of Rome at the height of its glory.
Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 23,74 MB
Release : 2011-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1780222769
The definitive study of Rome by one of the 20th century's finest ancient historians. A richly detailed portrait of Rome at the height of its glory.
Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : London : Sphere Books
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 13,21 MB
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : 9780351165344
The years between 161 AD and 337 AD, from the accession of Marcus Aurelius to the death of Constantine the Great, have been regarded as the years of the Roman Empire's decline. Yet this age, dogged by rising totalitarianism and internal strife, produced some of the greatest cultural achievements in Rome's history. The author, seeing this as a period of accomplishment not of decay, reviews these triumphs in art and architecture, in literature and philosophy, and in religion.
Author : Caroline Lawrence
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 42,22 MB
Release : 2010-12-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1444003542
Jonathan goes on a secret quest to Rome, and Flavia, Nubia and Lupus set out to find him. Their dangerous mission takes them to the Golden House of Nero where a deadly assassin is rumoured to be at work - and they learn what happened to Jonathan's family during the terrible destruction of Jerusalem nine years earlier.
Author : John Stack
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 40,79 MB
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0007432445
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.
Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Plume
Page : pages
File Size : 34,41 MB
Release : 1970-11-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780452250291
Author : Wilkie Collins
Publisher :
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 17,90 MB
Release : 1873
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Ian James Ross
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 26,24 MB
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1468315358
In this “well-crafted, atmospheric” war novel set in ancient Rome, an officer battles under Constantine while in the midst of personal turmoil.(Ben Kane, author of Fields of Blood) The Roman Empire is on the brink of civil war. Only Maxentius, tyrant of Rome, stands between the emperor Constantine and supreme power in the west. Aurelius Castus is now a tribune in Constantine's army. But great honor brings new challenges: Castus is tormented by suspicions that his young wife has been unfaithful. And as Constantine becomes increasingly devoted to Christianity, he is forced to ask himself whether he is backing the wrong man. The coming war will decide the fate of empire. But Castus's own battle will carry him much further. “Hugely enjoyable. The author winds up tension into an explosion of fast-paced events.” —Conn Iggulden, author of Stormbird ”A thumping good read . . . thoroughly enjoyable.” —Ben Kane, author of Lionheart “This is up there with Harry Sidebottom and Ben Kane.” —M.C. Scott, author of Into the Fire
Author : Kate Quinn
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 41,33 MB
Release : 2010-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101186631
The first in an unforgettable historical saga from the New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Diamond Eye. “So gripping, your hands are glued to the book, and so vivid it burns itself into your mind’s eye and stays with you long after you turn the final page.”—Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author First-century Rome: One young woman will hold the fate of an empire in her hands. Thea, a captive from Judaea, is a clever and determined survivor hiding behind a slave’s docile mask. Purchased as a toy for the spoiled heiress Lepida Pollia, Thea evades her mistress’s spite and hones a secret passion for music. But when Thea wins the love of Rome’s newest and most savage gladiator and dares to dream of a better life, the jealous Lepida tears the lovers apart and casts Thea out. Rome offers many ways for the resourceful to survive, and Thea remakes herself as a singer for the Eternal ’City’s glittering aristocrats. As she struggles for success and independence, her nightingale voice attracts a dangerous new admirer: the Emperor himself. But the passions of an all-powerful man come with a heavy price, and Thea finds herself fighting for both her soul and her destiny. Many have tried to destroy the Emperor: a vengeful gladiator, an upright senator, a tormented soldier, a Vestal Virgin. But in the end, the life of Rome’s most powerful man lies in the hands of one woman: the Emperor’s mistress.
Author : Alfred Pearson
Publisher :
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,32 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Second Advent
ISBN :
Author : Simon Scarrow
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,81 MB
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423174550
Eleven-year-old Marcus is forced to train and fight as a gladiator in this fast-paced action-adventure set in Ancient Rome.