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Steven L Tuck
Escape from Pompeii

A story of triumph out of tragedy, uncovered in the ashes of VesuviusThe archaeological park of Pompeii is one of the most famous sites of destruction anywhere in the world. From the time of the eruption …

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Jeremy Armstrong
Children of Mars

A fresh narrative history of the rise of Rome's empire in Italy, that exposes the monumental expansion of the Roman familial, social, political, and militaristic way of living across Italy.Before the Roma…

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James Lacey
Rome

Strategy of Empire dispels the myth that Romans were incapable of longterm strategic thinking or maintaining any enunciated strategy for more than a brief period, acting as a welcome counternarrative to E…

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Ekphrasis in Ancient and Modern Literature

**This volume examines the interaction between literary and visual representation through ekphrasis in contemporary poetry and ancient literature, viewing ekphrasis as a dynamic and evolving concept rathe…

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Beth Andrea Severy-Hoven
Octavia

Octavia Minor (c. 69--11 BCE) was the elder sister of the first Roman Emperor Augustus, the fourth wife of his ally and subsequent rival Mark Antony, and ancestor of the emperors Caligula, Claudius, and N…

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Gareth Harney
Moneta

* A Financial Times Book of the Year * A Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday Summer Read *HOLD THE POWER AND GLORY OF ANCIENT ROME IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. 'Fantastic ... expert storytelling' CONN IGGULDEN'E…

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Beth Andrea Severy-Hoven
Octavia

Octavia Minor (c. 69--11 BCE) was the elder sister of the first Roman Emperor Augustus, the fourth wife of his ally and subsequent rival Mark Antony, and ancestor of the emperors Caligula, Claudius, and N…

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Suetonius,
The Lives of the Caesars

A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detailThe ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena…

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Harry Sidebottom
Those Who Are about to Die

ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 - See ancient Rome through the eyes of a gladiator--from the evening before the games at the Colosseum to the evening after"A grippingly original way of maki…

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Estelle Haan,
William Dillingham's Aegyptus Triumphata

William Dillingham's Aegyptus Triumphata (1680) takes as its subject the plagues of Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea, and Moses' consequential hymn of thanksgiving to God (Exodus 7-15). This, the first …

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Jess Venner
Lost Voices Of Pompe Exaiie Pb

'Delightful ... Venner builds an excellent narrative of a city that was thriving and bustling with life at the very point it was snuffed out.' The TimesWe all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what…

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D. Wardle
Suetonius: Life of Julius Caesar

D. Wardle provides the only translation and detailed commentary on Suetonius' biography of Caesar that is fully accessible to readers without Latin or Greek, enabling them to appreciate a detail-packed pi…

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Emily Gowers
Rome's Patron

The story of Maecenas and his role in the evolution and continuing legacy of ancient Roman poetry and cultureAn unelected statesman with exceptional powers, a patron of the arts and a luxury-loving friend…

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Eleni Bozia
Politics of Language

Examining the identity and belonging of native and non-native speakers of Greek during the time of the High Roman Empire, Eleni Bozia closely studies grammarians, lexicographers and literary writers who u…

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Edward Champlin,
Tiberius and His Age

A radical new portrait of the infamous Roman emperorRome's second emperor, Tiberius (42 BCE-CE 37), has traditionally been seen as a villainous hypocrite--treacherous, grasping, vindictive, and depraved. …

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Lea K Cline, Nathan T Elkins
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Imagery and Iconography

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Imagery and Iconography offers a comprehensive overview of visual imagery in the Roman world, examined by context and period, and the evolving scholarly traditions of iconogra…

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Mary T Boatwright
Agrippina the Younger

Firmly based on ancient literature and material evidence, this illustrated biography assesses the life of Agrippina the Younger (15-59 CE). Agrippina was declared "unique" by Tacitus, ancient Ro…

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Garrett Ryan
Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pigeons, and Mystery Cults

Could a Roman bridge carry a modern freight train? How much would it cost to build the Colosseum today? What if the Romans had grown potatoes?In a series of fast-paced essays, Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pige…

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James Lacey
The Year God Died

"A groundbreaking account of how the Roman Empire shaped the life and death of Jesus, overturning centuries of historical beliefs around the world-from the New York Times bestselling author of The Fi…

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Anna Bonnell Freidin
Birthing Romans

How Romans coped with the anxieties and risks of childbirthAcross the vast expanse of the Roman Empire, anxieties about childbirth tied individuals to one another, to the highest levels of imperial politi…

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