Ancient Rome – Bücher, LPs, CDs und mehr, Seite 6

Scott J Digiulio

Reading Miscellany in the Roman Empire

Reading Miscellany in the Roman Empire interprets Aulus Gellius' second-century text, the Noctes Atticae, as a fundamentally literary collection that offers a profound meditation on the experience of read…

Mary Beard

Twelve Caesars

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 yea…

Studio de musique ancienne de Montreal - Roma Triumphans

Studio de musique ancienne de Montreal, Christopher Jackson

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 …

Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology

Bringing together a wide array of modern scientific techniques and interdisciplinary approaches, this book provides an accessible guide to the methods that form the current bedrock of research into Roman,…

D M Murdock

The Christ Conspiracy

This is an updated and revised edition with * new credible evidence * even more highly-respected academic source citations * new pictures * an updated bibliography, index and more The Christ Conspiracy …

Keith Bradley

Marguerite Yourcenar's Hadrian

This book offers a critical appreciation of Marguerite Yourcenar's historical novel Mémoires d’Hadrien as an authentic portrait of a Roman emperor.

Charlie Kerrigan,

Living Latin: Everyday Language and Popular Culture

What kind of language is Latin, and who is it for? Contrary to most accounts, this book tells the story of Latin as a language of ordinary people. Surveying the whole span of the language's history, it ex…

Emma Southon

A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

Putting the Women Back into Roman History

Daisy Dunn

The Missing Thread

In Homer's Odyssey, Penelope famously unpicks the threads of a shroud at night to put off marrying a hapless suitor. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Philomela weaves the story of her rape into a tapestry after s…

Christopher Parslow

The Prosciutto Sundial

The Prosciutto Sundial is the first comprehensive study of the sundial in the shape of a miniature prosciutto from the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum from its rediscovery in 1755 to modern times. Drawing…

A Cultural History of Objects in Antiquity

A Cultural History of Objects in Antiquity covers the period 500 BCE to 500 CE, examining ancient objects from machines and buildings to furniture and fashion. Many of our current attitudes to the world o…

Michael Horton

Shaman and Sage

"The first volume of Michael Horton's magisterial intellectual history of "spiritual but not religious" as a phenomenon in Western culture. Discussions of the rapidly increasing number of people identifyi…

The Tiger Lillies

Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

Mary Beard

Emperor of Rome

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestr…

D Clint Burnett

Paul and Imperial Divine Honors

"How did the imperial cult affect Christians in the Roman Empire? "Jesus is lord, not Caesar." Many scholars and preachers attribute mistreatment of early Christians by Roman authorities to this fundament…

Ward Farnsworth

The Practicing Stoic

This is a book about human nature and its management. The wisest students of that subject in ancient times, and perhaps of all time, were known as the Stoics. Their recommendations about how to think and …

Luigi Spina

Inside Pompeii

A visually stunning, intimate photographic tour of Pompeii's spaces, including many that have never been seen by the public.

Katell Berthelot

Jews and Their Roman Rivals

How encounters with the Roman Empire compelled the Jews of antiquity to rethink their conceptions of Israel and the Torah Throughout their history, Jews have lived under a succession of imperial powers, …