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Author : Andrew Boyce
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ISBN 13 : 9781716191077
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Antonine Series (Books 4 to 6) written by Andrew Boyce and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-24 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317972104
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)
Download or read book The Antonines written by Michael Grant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Antonines - Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus and Commodus - played a crucial part in the development of the Roman empire, controlling its huge machine for half a century of its most testing period. Edward Gibbon observed that the epoch of the Antonines, the 2nd century A.D., was the happiest period the world had ever known. In this lucid, authoritative survey, Michael Grant re-examines Gibbon's statement, and gives his own magisterial account of how the lives of the emperors and the art, literature, architecture and overall social condition under the Antonines represented an `age of transition'. The Antonines is essential reading for anyone who is interested in ancient history, as well as for all students and teachers of the subject.
Author : Edmund Thomas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199288631
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Monumentality and the Roman Empire written by Edmund Thomas and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-15 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Monumentality and the Roman Age' presents a study of the concept of monumentality in classical antiquity, asks what it is that the notion encompasses and how significant it was for the Romans themselves in moulding their individual or collective aspirations and identities.
Author : Runte
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004647651
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Writing Acadia written by Runte and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phenomenal development of writing and literary creation among the francophone communities of eastern Canada has gone largely unnoticed and unprobed outside the fragmented land of Acadia. Writing Acadia attempts for the first time to observe from a distance the invention of literature in oral Acadia, and to interpret, assess and order the manifold manifestations of the transition from epic story-telling to writing as a means of nation-building. Having begun to write, modern Acadia has truly (re)written herself into existence, an existence now threatened by postmodern unwriting of literature. Destined not only for specialists but also and especially for readers with a general interest in literature, including students of all levels, Writing Acadia presents generous samples of Acadian poetry, drama and prose, with accompanying English translations.
Author : David J. Breeze
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781839830037
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Edge of Empire, Rome's Scottish Frontier written by David J. Breeze and published by . This book was released on 2023-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two thousand years ago, southern Scotland was part of a great empire, the Roman Empire. About AD 140, a Roman army marched north from what is now Northumbria and, 20 years after and over 100 miles further north than Hadrian's Wall, built a new frontier across the Forth-Clyde isthmus. With reference to contemporary coins and literary sources together with the archaeological remains, inscriptions and sculpture from the Antonine Wall itself, David Breeze explains the historical context for, and the creation of, the fortifications. Stunning photography by David Henrie of Historic Scotland illustrates all aspects of this most northerly Roman frontier. These photographs help us to appreciate the Antonine Wall in its landscape and allow us a visual explanation for its construction almost 2000 years ago.
Author : Monique LaRue
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Between Books written by Monique LaRue and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a work is completed, when and how do writers and other artists embrace their next creative work? In this fascinating book, Monique LaRue, the author of six novels and more than a 150 essays and reviews, gives a tantalizing glimpse of the contour of time shaped by inspiration rather than the movement of the clock. Moving from the philosophical to the personal, she provides a view of how each of her novels has come into existence -- the personal context in which each came to be and the social context in which each was received. LaRue uses two important words in her approach to this "between-time" of creative possibility. The first, "meander," from the Greek name for Maiandros, a river in Phrygia has come to signify "wandering at random." Like Northrop Frye, she distinguishes between "Kairos," the mysterious, unpredictable moment when the creative impulse is released, and "chronos," or passing time. This ephemeral moment, as explained by LaRue, is of time but not in it. Given this paradox, it should come as no surprise that LaRue's between-time of writing creatively has no name -- the inadequate preposition "between" attempts to signify the gap in time from the appearance of one novel to the appearance of the next, when literary creativity occurs. In this context, time becomes a slippery concept. Mortality brings time and its passage unceasingly to mind as we respond to obligations of the day-to-day or witness the cycle of the seasons. Yet, the mental action of moving freely through meandering associations during the time between works becomes the criterion for thinking creatively. Une fois une oeuvre achev'e, quand et comment ?crivains et artistes abordent-ils leur prochaine cr'ation? Dans cet ouvrage passionnant, Monique LaRue, auteure de six romans et plus de 150 essais et articles, nous donne un avant-go't all'chant des contours du temps trac's, dans ce cas, par notre imaginaire et non par les aiguilles de l'horloge. Naviguant entre la philosophie et l'exp'rience personnelle, elle nous livre un aper'u de la gen'se de chacun de ses livres -- tant les circonstances personnelles dans lesquelles chacun a vu le jour que le contexte social qui les a accueillis. Deux mots cl's ?mergent de la d'marche de LaRue dans son exploration de cet ? entre deux temps ? du potentiel cr'atif. Le premier, ? m'andre ?, provenant du terme grec Maiandros ? - un fleuve de la Phrygie - et qui veut dire ? errer au hasard '. ? l'instar de Northrop Frye, elle distingue entre ? Kairos ?, le moment myst'rieux et impr'visible o? l'?lan cr'ateur est lib'r?, et ? Chronos ?, le temps qui passe. Pour Larue, ce moment ?ph'm're, surgit du temps sans toutefois en faire partie. De par ce paradoxe, il n'est gu're surprenant de constater que l'? entre-temps ? de l'?criture cr'ative dont traite LaRue est innomm? - cette pr'position gauche d'nomm'e ? entre ? cherche plut't ? marquer l'?cart dans l'espace-temps qui s'pare la parution d'un roman et la parution du prochain, ce moment d'o? jaillit la cr'ativit? litt'raire. En ce sens, le temps devient un concept insaisissable. Notre mortalit? nous renvoie inlassablement au temps, ? son passage, et ? son flux continu ? travers nos t'ches quotidiennes ou la succession des saisons. Pourtant, la pens'e cr'ative exige une activit? mentale qui ?volue librement, serpentant, au cours de ce temps entre deux oeuvres, au gr? des al'as des associations m'andres.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Academy written by and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Matthews
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444334565
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Empire of the Romans written by John Matthews and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging survey of the history of the Roman Empire—from its establishment to decline and beyond Empire of the Romans, from Julius Caesar to Justinian provides a sweeping historical survey of the Roman empire. Uncommonly expansive in its chronological scope, this unique two-volume text explores the time period encompassing Julius Caesar’s death in 44 BCE to the end of Justinian’s reign six centuries later. Internationally-recognized author and scholar of Roman history John Matthews balances broad historical narrative with discussions of important occurrences in their thematic contexts. This integrative approach helps readers learn the timeline of events, understand their significance, and consider their historical sources. Defining the time period in a clear, yet not overly restrictive manner, the text reflects contemporary trends in the study of social, cultural, and literary themes. Chapters examine key points in the development of the Roman Empire, including the establishment of empire under Augustus, Pax Romana and the Antonine Age, the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine, and the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Discussions of the Justinianic Age, the emergence of Byzantium, and the post-Roman West help readers understand the later Roman world and its impact on the subsequent history of Europe. Written to be used as standalone resource or in conjunction with its companion Volume II: Selective Anthology, this innovative textbook: Combines accessible narrative exposition with thorough examination of historical source material Provides well-rounded coverage of Roman economy, society, law, and literary and philosophical culture Offers content taken from the author’s respected Roman Empire survey courses at Yale and Oxford University Includes illustrations, maps and plans, and chapter-by-chapter bibliographical essays Empire of the Romans, from Julius Caesar to Justinian is a valuable text for survey courses in Roman history as well as general readers interested in the 600 year time frame of the empire.
Author : Gordon Doherty
Publisher : www.gordondoherty.co.uk
ISBN 13 : 1493711032
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (937 download)
Download or read book Legionary: Viper of the North (Legionary #2) written by Gordon Doherty and published by www.gordondoherty.co.uk. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Danubian frontier is weaker than ever, and a storm is gathering in the north . . . Deep winter, 376 AD: Emperor Valens has withdrawn the field armies from Moesia and Thracia to fight in the Persian War. The impoverished limitanei legions left behind to defend the banks of the River Danubius are now all that stand between the war-hungry Goths and heart of the Eastern Roman Empire. For Numerius Vitellius Pavo and the men of the XI Claudia, the brief from Emperor Valens is simple: to avoid war with the Goths at all costs while the Roman defences are so weak. But in the frozen lands north of the Danubius a dark legend, thought long dead, has risen again. The name is on the lips of every warrior in Gutthiuda; the one who will unite the tribes, the one whose armies will march upon the empire, the one who will bathe in Roman blood . . . The Viper!
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Academy and Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Music Teacher and Piano Student written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kyle Harper
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400888913
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book The Fate of Rome written by Kyle Harper and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How devastating viruses, pandemics, and other natural catastrophes swept through the far-flung Roman Empire and helped to bring down one of the mightiest civilizations of the ancient world Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book to examine the catastrophic role that climate change and infectious diseases played in the collapse of Rome’s power—a story of nature’s triumph over human ambition. Interweaving a grand historical narrative with cutting-edge climate science and genetic discoveries, Kyle Harper traces how the fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by volcanic eruptions, solar cycles, climate instability, and devastating viruses and bacteria. He takes readers from Rome’s pinnacle in the second century, when the empire seemed an invincible superpower, to its unraveling by the seventh century, when Rome was politically fragmented and materially depleted. Harper describes how the Romans were resilient in the face of enormous environmental stress, until the besieged empire could no longer withstand the combined challenges of a “little ice age” and recurrent outbreaks of bubonic plague. A poignant reflection on humanity’s intimate relationship with the environment, The Fate of Rome provides a sweeping account of how one of history’s greatest civilizations encountered and endured, yet ultimately succumbed to the cumulative burden of nature’s violence. The example of Rome is a timely reminder that climate change and germ evolution have shaped the world we inhabit—in ways that are surprising and profound.
Author : M. C. Bishop
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1785703978
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)
Download or read book Roman Military Equipment from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, second edition written by M. C. Bishop and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2006-04-22 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rome's rise to empire is often said to have owed much to the efficiency and military skill of her armies and their technological superiority over barbarian enemies. But just how 'advanced' was Roman military equipment? What were its origins and how did it evolve? The authors of this book have gathered a wealth of evidence from all over the Roman Empire - excavated examples as well as pictorial and documentary sources - to present a picture of what range of equipment would be available at any given time, what it would look like and how it would function. They examine how certain pieces were adopted from Rome's enemies and adapted to particular conditions of warfare prevailing in different parts of the Empire. They also investigate in detail the technology of military equipment and the means by which it was produced, and discuss wider questions such as the status of the soldier in Roman society. Both the specially prepared illustrations and the text have been completely revised for the second edition of this detailed and authoritative handbook, bringing it up to date with the very latest research. It illustrates each element in the equipment of the Roman soldier, from his helmet to his boots, his insignia, his tools and his weapons. This book will appeal to archaeologists, ancient and military historians as well as the generally informed and inquisitive reader.
Author : Sam Lucy
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1785702718
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)
Download or read book Romano-British Settlement and Cemeteries at Mucking written by Sam Lucy and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excavations at Mucking, Essex, between 1965 and 1978, revealed extensive evidence for a multiphase rural Romano-British settlement, perhaps an estate center, and five associated cemetery areas (170 burials) with different burial areas reserved for different groups within the settlement. The settlement demonstrated clear continuity from the preceding Iron Age occupation with unbroken sequences of artefacts and enclosures through the first century AD, followed by rapid and extensive remodeling, which included the laying out a Central Enclosure and an organized water supply with wells, accompanied by the start of large-scale pottery production. After the mid-second century AD the Central Enclosure was largely abandoned and settlement shifted its focus more to the Southern Enclosure system with a gradual decline though the 3rd and 4th centuries although continued burial, pottery and artefactual deposition indicate that a form of settlement continued, possibly with some low-level pottery production. Some of the latest Roman pottery was strongly associated with the earliest Anglo-Saxon style pottery suggesting the existence of a terminal Roman settlement phase that essentially involved an ‘Anglo-Saxon’ community. Given recent revisions of the chronology for the early Anglo-Saxon period, this casts an intriguing light on the transition, with radical implications for understandings of this period. Each of the cemetery areas was in use for a considerable length of time. Taken as a whole, Mucking was very much a componented place/complex; it was its respective parts that fostered its many cemeteries, whose diverse rites reflect the variability and roles of the settlement’s evidently varied inhabitants.
Author : John Murray (Firm)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book A Handbook for Travellers in France written by John Murray (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Geographical Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.
Author : Herodotus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108009700
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Herodotus: The Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Books written by Herodotus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1908 edition of the last books of Herodotus is particularly valuable for its introduction, commentary, maps, appendices and indexes.
