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Download or read book Rome Victorious written by Dexter Hoyos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rome – Urbs Roma: city of patricians and plebeians, emperors and gladiators, slaves and concubines – was the epicentre of a far-flung imperium whose cultural legacy is incalculable. How a tiny settlement, founded by desperate adventurers beside the banks of the River Tiber, came to rule vast tracts of territory across the face of the known world is one of the more improbable stories of antiquity. The epic scale of the Colosseum; majestically columned temples; formidable legionaries marching in burnished steel breastplates; and capricious Caesars clad in purple robes who thought themselves gods: all these images speak of a grandeur that continues to be associated with this most celebrated of ancient capitals. The glory of Rome is further underlined by enduring monuments like Hadrian's Wall, holding the line as it did against ferocious Pictish barbarians thought to be from Hyperborea: the mythic Land Beyond the North Wind. This book vividly recounts the rags-to-riches story of Rome's unlikely triumph. Perhaps the most famous example in history of modest beginnings rising to greatness, Rome's empire was never static or uniform. Over the centuries, under the 'boundless grandeur of the Roman peace' (as the Elder Pliny put it), imperial law, civilisation and language vigorously interacted with and influenced local cultures across western and central Europe and North Africa. Provincial subjects were made Roman citizens, generals and senators. In AD 98 Trajan became the first of many Romans from outside Italy to assume supreme power as Emperor. Poets, philosophers, historians and legalists – and many others besides – all participated in the brilliant intellectual constellation secured by the pax Romana. However, as Dexter Hoyos reveals, the empire was not won cheaply or fast, and did not always succeed. The Carthaginian general Hannibal came close to destroying it. Arminius freed Germania by brutally annihilating three irreplaceable legions in the Teutoburg Forest – a disaster that broke Augustus' heart. And the Romans themselves, in expanding their empire, were often ruthless. Caesar boasted of killing a million enemy fighters in his Gallic Wars, while the accusation of a Caledonian lord became proverbial: they make a desert and call it peace. Yet at the same time the Romans strove to impose moral and legal principles for directing their subjects as much as themselves, and laid down standards of government that are still valid today. Rome Victorious is a masterful new treatment of the rise of Rome – from the viewpoints both of the city itself and the people it came to rule and make its own.
Book Synopsis Rome Victorious by : B. Dexter Hoyos
Download or read book Rome Victorious written by B. Dexter Hoyos and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rome - Urbs Roma: city of patricians and plebeians, emperors and gladiators, slaves and concubines - was the epicentre of a far-flung imperium whose cultural legacy is incalculable. How a tiny settlement, founded by desperate adventurers beside the banks of the River Tiber, came to rule vast tracts of territory across the face of the known world is one of the more improbable stories of antiquity. The epic scale of the Colosseum; majestically columned temples; formidable legionaries marching in burnished steel breastplates; and capricious Caesars clad in purple robes who thought themselves gods: all these images speak of a grandeur that continues to be associated with this most celebrated of ancient capitals. The glory of Rome is further underlined by enduring monuments like Hadrian's Wall, holding the line as it did against ferocious Pictish barbarians thought to be from Hyperborea: the mythic Land Beyond the North Wind. This book vividly recounts the rags-to-riches story of Rome's unlikely triumph"--
Download or read book The Roman Triumph written by Mary Beard and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-31 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It followed every major military victory in ancient Rome: the successful general drove through the streets to the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill; behind him streamed his raucous soldiers; in front were his most glamorous prisoners, as well as the booty he’d captured, from enemy ships and precious statues to plants and animals from the conquered territory. Occasionally there was so much on display that the show lasted two or three days. A radical reexamination of this most extraordinary of ancient ceremonies, this book explores the magnificence of the Roman triumph, but also its darker side. What did it mean when the axle broke under Julius Caesar’s chariot? Or when Pompey’s elephants got stuck trying to squeeze through an arch? Or when exotic or pathetic prisoners stole the general’s show? And what are the implications of the Roman triumph, as a celebration of imperialism and military might, for questions about military power and “victory” in our own day? The triumph, Mary Beard contends, prompted the Romans to question as well as celebrate military glory. Her richly illustrated work is a testament to the profound importance of the triumph in Roman culture—and for monarchs, dynasts and generals ever since. But how can we re-create the ceremony as it was celebrated in Rome? How can we piece together its elusive traces in art and literature? Beard addresses these questions, opening a window on the intriguing process of sifting through and making sense of what constitutes “history.”
Book Synopsis The History of Rome by : Wilhelm Ihne
Download or read book The History of Rome written by Wilhelm Ihne and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rome and Italy written by Livy and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-05-27 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books VI-X of Livy's monumental work trace Rome's fortunes from its near collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 386 bc to its emergence, in a matter of decades, as the premier power in Italy, having conquered the city-state of Samnium in 293 bc. In this fascinating history, events are described not simply in terms of partisan politics, but through colourful portraits that bring the strengths, weaknesses and motives of leading figures such as the noble statesman Camillus and the corrupt Manlius vividly to life. While Rome's greatest chronicler intended his history to be a memorial to former glory, he also had more didactic aims - hoping that readers of his account could learn from the past ills and virtues of the city.
Download or read book Ancient Rome written by Paul A. Zoch and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revised and expanded edition of Ancient Rome, author Paul A. Zoch presents the history and mythology of Rome, from its legendary progenitor Aeneas to the death of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius in 180 c.e. Zoch guides readers through the military campaigns and political developments that shaped Rome’s rise from a small Italian city to the greatest imperial power the world had ever known, and he includes stories about its protagonists—such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius, and Nero—that are often omitted from more specialized studies. In Zoch’s retelling, the events and personalities of ancient Rome spring to life. We witness the long struggle against the enemy city of Carthage. We follow Caesar as he campaigns in Britain, and we observe the ebb and flow of Rome’s fortunes in the Hellenistic East. Emphasizing both the political and moral lessons to be learned from Roman history—and that remain relevant today—Zoch gives readers a narrative that is both entertaining and informative. An afterword takes the history to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in 476 c.e.
Book Synopsis Outline for Review, Roman History to the Time of Charlemagne by : Charles Bertram Newton
Download or read book Outline for Review, Roman History to the Time of Charlemagne written by Charles Bertram Newton and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Roman Republic by : William Emerton Heitland
Download or read book The Roman Republic written by William Emerton Heitland and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Works of William Shakespeare by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book The Works of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Historians' History of the World: The Roman republic by : Henry Smith Williams
Download or read book The Historians' History of the World: The Roman republic written by Henry Smith Williams and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History Teacher's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Outlook written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Third part of King Henry VI. King Richard III. King Henry VIII. Romeo and Juliet. Othello. King Lear. Macbeth. Timon of Athens. Hamlet. Troilus and Cressida. Cymbeline. Coriolanus. Julius Cæsar. Antony and Cleopatra. Titus Andronicus. Pericles. Venus and Adonis. The rape of Lucrece. Sonnets. A lover's complaint. The passionate pilgrim. Sonnets to sundry notes of music. Song. Verses among the additional poems to Chester's Love's martyr, 1601 by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book Third part of King Henry VI. King Richard III. King Henry VIII. Romeo and Juliet. Othello. King Lear. Macbeth. Timon of Athens. Hamlet. Troilus and Cressida. Cymbeline. Coriolanus. Julius Cæsar. Antony and Cleopatra. Titus Andronicus. Pericles. Venus and Adonis. The rape of Lucrece. Sonnets. A lover's complaint. The passionate pilgrim. Sonnets to sundry notes of music. Song. Verses among the additional poems to Chester's Love's martyr, 1601 written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Great Speeches from Shakespeare's Plays by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book Great Speeches from Shakespeare's Plays written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book The Complete Works of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE. by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE. written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1740 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Plays of Shakespeare by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book The Plays of Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
