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Book Synopsis The Romans in 100 Facts by : Jem Duducu
Download or read book The Romans in 100 Facts written by Jem Duducu and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jem Duducu condenses the colossal story of the Romans into 100 accessible facts in this fun introduction to the Roman Empire.
Book Synopsis A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities by : J. C. McKeown
Download or read book A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities written by J. C. McKeown and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a whimsical and captivating collection of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We tend to think of the Romans as a pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army, an exemplary legal system, and a precise and elegant language. A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities shows that the Romans were equally capable of bizarre superstitions, logic-defying customs, and often hilariously derisive views of their fellow Romans and non-Romans. Classicist J. C. McKeown has organized the entries in this entertaining volume around major themes--The Army, Women, Religion and Superstition, Family Life, Medicine, Slaves, Spectacles--allowing for quick browsing or more deliberate consumption. Among the book's many gems are: BL Romans on urban living: The satirist Juvenal lists "fires, falling buildings, and poets reciting in August as hazards to life in Rome." BL On enhanced interrogation: "If we are obliged to take evidence from an arena-fighter or some other such person, his testimony is not to be believed unless given under torture." (Justinian) BL On dreams: Dreaming of eating books "foretells advantage to teachers, lecturers, and anyone who earns his livelihood from books, but for everyone else it means sudden death" BL On food: "When people unwittingly eat human flesh, served by unscrupulous restaurant owners and other such people, the similarity to pork is often noted." (Galen) BL On marriage: In ancient Rome a marriage could be arranged even when the parties were absent, so long as they knew of the arrangement, "or agreed to it subsequently." BL On health care: Pliny caustically described medical bills as a "down payment on death," and Martial quipped that "Diaulus used to be a doctor, now he's a mortician. He does as a mortician what he did as a doctor." For anyone seeking an inglorious glimpse at the underside of the greatest empire in history, A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities offers endless delights.
Book Synopsis Romans (Collins Fascinating Facts) by : Collins Uk
Download or read book Romans (Collins Fascinating Facts) written by Collins Uk and published by Collins. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating Facts: Romans helps introduce children to history by making learning fun, fresh and full of facts. From chariot racing to Julius Caesar, architecture to ancient myths, learn all about the Romans and unearth facts you never knew about the Roman empire. Romans is packed full of vivid imagery and illustrations. It's the perfect resource for schoolwork, projects and home learning. It is easy to follow, and a fun and entertaining read for young children and budding historians.
Download or read book Ten Caesars written by Barry Strauss and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a script for Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)—a summation of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire as seen through the lives of ten of the most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine. In this essential and “enlightening” (The New York Times Book Review) work, Barry Strauss tells the story of the Roman Empire from rise to reinvention, from Augustus, who founded the empire, to Constantine, who made it Christian and moved the capital east to Constantinople. During these centuries Rome gained in splendor and territory, then lost both. By the fourth century, the time of Constantine, the Roman Empire had changed so dramatically in geography, ethnicity, religion, and culture that it would have been virtually unrecognizable to Augustus. Rome’s legacy remains today in so many ways, from language, law, and architecture to the seat of the Roman Catholic Church. Strauss examines this enduring heritage through the lives of the men who shaped it: Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, Diocletian, and Constantine. Over the ages, they learned to maintain the family business—the government of an empire—by adapting when necessary and always persevering no matter the cost. Ten Caesars is a “captivating narrative that breathes new life into a host of transformative figures” (Publishers Weekly). This “superb summation of four centuries of Roman history, a masterpiece of compression, confirms Barry Strauss as the foremost academic classicist writing for the general reader today” (The Wall Street Journal).
Book Synopsis A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome by : Alberto Angela
Download or read book A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome written by Alberto Angela and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This voyage of exploration chronicles twenty-four hours in the life of a Roman patrician, beginning at dawn on an ordinary day in the year 115 A.D., with Imperial Rome at the height of its power.
Book Synopsis 100 Facts Ancient Rome Pocket Edition by : Mcdonald FIONA
Download or read book 100 Facts Ancient Rome Pocket Edition written by Mcdonald FIONA and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the mighty Roman Empire with this handy pocket-sized book that's bursting with giant facts. Discover why gladiators fought, what aqueducts are for, and why having a bath in ancient Rome was very complicated.
Download or read book Invisible Romans written by Robert Knapp and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What survives from the Roman Empire is largely the words and lives of the rich and powerful: emperors, philosophers, senators. Yet the privilege and decadence often associated with the Roman elite was underpinned by the toils and tribulations of the common citizens. Here, the eminent historian Robert Knapp brings those invisible inhabitants of Rome and its vast empire to light. He seeks out the ordinary folk—laboring men, housewives, prostitutes, freedmen, slaves, soldiers, and gladiators—who formed the backbone of the ancient Roman world, and the outlaws and pirates who lay beyond it. He finds their traces in the nooks and crannies of the histories, treatises, plays, and poetry created by the elite. Everyday people come alive through original sources as varied as graffiti, incantations, magical texts, proverbs, fables, astrological writings, and even the New Testament. Knapp offers a glimpse into a world far removed from our own, but one that resonates through history. Invisible Romans allows us to see how Romans sought on a daily basis to survive and thrive under the afflictions of disease, war, and violence, and to control their fates before powers that variously oppressed and ignored them.
Book Synopsis Who Were the Romans? by : Phil Roxbee Cox
Download or read book Who Were the Romans? written by Phil Roxbee Cox and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores what life was like in ancient Roman times.
Book Synopsis Ancient Rome in So Many Words by : Christopher Francese
Download or read book Ancient Rome in So Many Words written by Christopher Francese and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brief word-histories in this book are meant to provide background on some words that everyone learns when they study Latin, as well as some rarer terms that have interesting stories to tell about Roman culture. This book lists a new word or phrase that came into American English every year from 1975 to 1998, with a selection of early additions from 1497 to 1750, and discusses the history behind the adoption of each. Teachers and students of Latin can benefit from the slightly more formal, but still anecdotal, approach taken here to some key words in the Latin lexicon.
Download or read book Veni, Vidi, Vici written by Peter Jones and published by Classic Civilisations. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Romans left a long-lasting legacy and their influence can still be seen all around us, from our calendar and coins to our language and laws, but how much do we really know about them? Help is at hand in the form of this book which tells the remarkable, and often surprising, story of the Romans and the most enduring empire in history. Fusing a lively and entertaining narrative with rigorous research, Veni, Vidi, Vici breaks down each major period into a series of concise nuggets that provide a fascinating commentary on every aspect of the Roman world, from plebs to personalities, sauces to sexuality, games to gladiators, poets to punishments, mosaics to medicine, and Catullus to Christianity.
Download or read book Ancient Romans written by Joshua George and published by Lift-the-flap History. This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis 100 Facts Ancient Rome by : Fiona Macdonald
Download or read book 100 Facts Ancient Rome written by Fiona Macdonald and published by . This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The successful 100 Facts series takes a tour of the ancient Roman civilization in this brilliant book. Discover what life was like in the hub of one of the greatest empires, from the clothes they wore to the incredible technology they invented. A wide range of topics are covered in exactly 100 numbered facts that will challenge children, acting as an incentive as they make their way through the book. Packed with beautiful artwork, and featuring fun panels containing activities, quizzes and hilarious cartoons, 100 Facts is the perfect introduction to this fascinating topic.
Book Synopsis First Facts about the Ancient Romans by : Fiona Macdonald
Download or read book First Facts about the Ancient Romans written by Fiona Macdonald and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents in text and illustrations the history, government, people, culture, and day-to day life of ancient Rome.
Book Synopsis Tools of the Ancient Romans by : Rachel Dickinson
Download or read book Tools of the Ancient Romans written by Rachel Dickinson and published by Build It Yourself. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history and science of the ancient Roman empire.
Book Synopsis A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors by : Anthony Blond
Download or read book A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors written by Anthony Blond and published by Robinson Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the recent success of 'Rome' on BBC2, no one will look at the private lives of the Roman Emperors again in the same light. Anthony Blond's scandalous expose of the life of the Caesars is a must-read for all interested in what really went on in ancient Rome. Julius Caesar is usually presented as a glorious general when in fact he was an arrogant charmer and a swank; Augustus was so conscious of his height that he put lifts in his sandals. But they were nothing compared to Caligula, Claudius and Nero. This book is fascinating reading, eye-opening in its revelations and effortlessly entertaining.
Book Synopsis In Search of the Romans (Second Edition) by : James Renshaw
Download or read book In Search of the Romans (Second Edition) written by James Renshaw and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Search of the Romans is a lively and informative introduction to ancient Rome. Making extensive use of ancient sources and copiously illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps and plans, now for the first time in colour, its opening two chapters guide the reader through the events of Roman history, from the foundation of the city to the fall of the empire. Subsequent chapters introduce the most important aspects of the Roman world: the army and the provinces, religion, society, and entertainment; the final two chapters focus on Pompeii and Herculaneum, the two cities destroyed by Vesuvius. New to this edition are sections on the Augustan principate, on the Roman army, on life in the provinces and on engineering innovations, while the existing text is revised throughout. The narrative includes descriptions of many individuals from the Roman world, drawn from a variety of social settings. Activity boxes and further reading lists throughout each chapter aid students' understanding of the subject. Review questions challenge students to read further and reflect on some of the most important social, political and cultural issues of ancient Rome, as well as to compare them with those of their own society. The new edition is supported by a website that includes images, maps and timelines, further reading and related links.
Book Synopsis 100 Amazing Facts about Ancient Rome by : Marc Dresgui
Download or read book 100 Amazing Facts about Ancient Rome written by Marc Dresgui and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From gladiators to emperorsDive into the heart of the Roman Empire like never before! "100 Amazing Facts about Ancient Rome" is much more than just a history book. It's an epic journey, an adventure through time that brings to life a civilization that shaped our world today. Let yourself be captivated by the wonders and mysteries of this fascinating era. Why is this book the ideal gift for your child? Educational and entertaining: Every fact is presented in a captivating, easy-to-understand way, ensuring that learning is fun. Accessible language: Designed specifically for curious young minds, the language is adapted to facilitate understanding, while preserving the richness of the information. Stimulates Curiosity: From stories about the great emperors to the unsolved mysteries of ancient Rome, this book will awaken curiosity and interest in history. Time travel: Children will be transported to a time when gladiators fought in arenas, Roman engineers achieved architectural feats, and myths were an integral part of daily life. Understanding today's world: By understanding the past, we can better grasp the present. Your child will discover how many aspects of our modern society have their roots in ancient Rome. Quality Guaranteed: With thorough research and captivating narration, this book is not only informative, but a pleasure to read. It's the kind of book children will love to consult again and again. Giving your child "100 Amazing Facts about Ancient Rome" is more than just a book. It's giving them a key to understanding the history of our world, while having fun at the same time. It's an adventure that's both educational and entertaining, sure to delight curious minds!
