Titoli in Roma

THE 'ELECTRIFYING' UNTOLD STORY OF SLAVERY IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE BY THE AUTHOR OF A FATAL THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. 'Excellent . . . a thoughtful and refreshing, intimate and disturbing insight into the workings of the Roman Empire' - Sunday Times 'The most important book you'll ever...

Присущая всей древней истории мифологизация особенно несправедливо обошлась с женщинами, считает антиковед Онор Каргилл-Мартин. Со времен Тацита и Светония, описавших третью жену императора Клавдия как ненасытную развратницу, одержимую самыми низкими страстями, имя Мессалины стало нарицательным.

Mehr Antike wagen! Eine spannende und unterhaltsame Reise zu den Grundlagen der modernen Welt Vom Kampf um Troia bis zum Ende des römischen Imperiums: In seinem fesselnden Parforceritt durch die Antike entfaltet Michael Sommer anderthalb Jahrtausende Menschheitsgeschichte. Mit vielen...

'Offers fascinating insights into women's worlds and desires in Greco-Roman antiquity and beyond.' Emily Hauser, Sunday Times bestselling author of Mythica 'A wonderfully witty and insightful look at attitudes towards female sexual pleasure in Ancient Greece and Rome... Truly fabulous.' Elodie...

Un viaje fascinante por dos mil años de historia europea a través de las carreteras romanas.

Sumérgete en la historia de la Antigua Roma, desde sus orígenes como un pequeño asentamiento en la colina del Palatino y su apogeo como un imperio que gobernaba a más de 90 millones de personas hasta su dramático declive. Este fantástico audiolibro abarca más de 1.000 años de la historia de un imperio que se extendía desde Escocia hasta Siria. Conoce todos los acontecimientos políticos, culturales y militares clave que dieron forma al Imperio Romano y descubre cómo era la sociedad que sentó las bases del mundo moderno.

Elvira Roca Barea saca a la luz en esta novela la fascinante historia de Cornelia, la mujer que educó a héroes y desafió al Senado romano. Andronio, te escribo desde Miseno, la finca que perteneció al héroe Escipión el Africano y donde murió su amada hija Cornelia, mi ama. Ahora que soy...

Matt Bevan, host of the wildly popular podcast If You're Listening, takes listeners on a fascinating journey through the murky waters of history, memory and the stories we tell ourselves. Bevan explores how history is often a patchwork of conflicting accounts, misremembered details and outright myths. With wit, curiosity and a knack for uncovering the unexpected, Bevan dives into tales of lemon trees conjured by Stalin, Bob Hawke's emotional misstep on Tiananmen Square and the bizarre flight of a German teenager into Soviet airspace.

The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west. Their...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMPEROR OF ROME AND SPQR 'The rock star scholar of Ancient Rome' FINANCIAL TIMES 'The reigning Queen of Classics' SPECTATOR What's exciting about a piece of bread 4,000 years old? Or some pots of paint abandoned in the eruption at Pompeii? Why should we be bothered...

'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 Times We all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived? __________ In 24 hours, Pompeii will vanish. The morning of the...

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 making the alien world of the Roman Amphitheatre both accessible and comprehensible." —Tom...

In Die Germania liefert Publius Cornelius Tacitus ein einzigartiges ethnografisches Porträt der germanischen Stämme. Der römische Historiker beschreibt Bräuche, Gesellschaftsstrukturen und Charaktereigenschaften – teils bewundernd, teils kritisch. Tacitus' Darstellung ist geprägt von Staunen, Klischees und politischem Kalkül – aber auch von echtem Interesse an einer Kultur, die dem römischen Imperium fremd, rau und faszinierend erschien.

Discover timeless wisdom and profound reflections in Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and stoic philosopher. Written as a personal journal, this masterpiece offers an intimate glimpse into the mind of a leader striving to live virtuously amidst life's challenges.

From palace-based societies in Minoan Crete to the Germanic invasion of Rome, it tells the story of these classical civilizations, covering their political development, the rise of the city state, and the growth of their empires. Also included are insights into the architectural, artistic and cultural impact of early Greece and Rome and vignettes of key political and cultural figures.

Meditaciones de Marco Aurelio es una obra filosófica que recoge una colección de apuntes y reflexiones personales del emperador romano. Es un testimonio íntimo de su incansable búsqueda de significado, conocimiento y virtud. A través de sus escritos, Marco Aurelio nos invita a explorar las profundidades de nuestra propia existencia, ofreciendo una guía que sigue siendo relevante en la actualidad por su tratamiento de temas universales.

For six hundred years, the city of Carthage dominated the western Mediterranean. Founded in the ninth century BCE as a small colonial outpost, by the third, it had grown into the area's largest, richest empire. When, inevitably, it clashed with Rome for supremacy over the region, the conflict...

Bloomsbury presents The Ark and the Empire by Michael Livingston, read by John Smith. The beginning of an epic historical fantasy series that reveals the hidden celestial battle behind the course of history. HISTORY BELONGS TO THE CONQUERORS — BUT THE FUTURE IS FORGED BY THE WEAPONS OF THE...

>Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire is the first in a new adult series by Terry Deary, the author of the hugely best-selling Horrible Histories, popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and sharp wit, and among adults for engaging children (and themselves) with history. The Romans have long been held up as one of the first 'civilised' societies, and yet in fact they were capable of immense cruelty. Not only that, but they made the killing of humans into a sport.

A biography of Gaius Valerius Catullus, Rome’s first great poet, a dandy who fell in love with another man’s wife and made it known to the world through his verse. This superb book gives a rare portrait of life during one of the most critical moments in world history through the eyes of one...