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  • Rome's Mediterranean Empire

    Books 41-45 and the Periochae

    by Livy ...
    Translated by Jane D. Chaplin ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'I will do as the Senate decrees.' These words from one of Rome's opponents encapsulate the authority Rome achieved by its subjugation of the Mediterranean. The Third Macedonian War, recounted in this volume, ended the kingdom created by Philip II and Alexander the Great and was a crucial step in Rome's eventual dominance. For Livy, the story is also a fascinating moral study of the vices and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • The Gallic War

    Seven Commentaries on The Gallic War with an Eighth Commentary by Aulus Hirtius

    by Julius Caesar ...
    Translated by Carolyn Hammond ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    The Gallic War, published on the eve of the civil war which led to the end of the Roman Republic, is an autobiographical account written by one of the most famous figures of European history. On one level a straightforward narrative of the campaigns Caesar fought against the Gauls, Germans and Britons, it also serves a deeper political purpose, revealing him as a commander of breathtaking flair, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Dictionary of Classical Mythology

    by Jennifer R. March ...
    Jenny March’s acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition. It is a comprehensive A – Z guide to Greek and Roman mythology. All major myths, legends and fables are here, including gods and goddesses, heroes and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beyond Greek

    The Beginnings of Latin Literature

    by Denis Feeney ...
    A History Today Best Book of the YearA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearVirgil, Ovid, Cicero, Horace, and other authors of ancient Rome are so firmly established in the Western canon today that the birth of Latin literature seems inevitable. Yet, Denis Feeney boldly argues, the beginnings of Latin literature were anything but inevitable. The cultural flourishing that in time produced ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Roman Homosexuality

    Second Edition

    by Craig A. Williams ...
    Ten years after its original publication, Roman Homosexuality remains the definitive statement of this interesting but often misunderstood aspect of Roman culture. Learned yet accessible, the book has reached both students and general readers with an interest in ancient sexuality. This second edition features a new foreword by Martha Nussbaum, a completely rewritten introduction that takes account ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • The Oxford Anthology of Roman Literature

    Edited by Peter E. Knox, J. C. McKeown ...
    Though the wonders of ancient Roman culture continue to attract interest across the disciplines, it is difficult to find a lively, accessible collection of the full range of the era's literature in English. The Oxford Anthology of Roman Literature provides a general introduction to the literature of the Roman empire at its zenith, between the second century BC and the second century AD. Two ... Read more

    $42.29 USD

  • Libanius the Sophist

    Rhetoric, Reality, and Religion in the Fourth Century

    by Raffaella Cribiore ...
    Series Book 63 - Cornell Studies in Classical Philology
    Libanius of Antioch was a rhetorician of rare skill and eloquence. So renowned was he in the fourth century that his school of rhetoric in Roman Syria became among the most prestigious in the Eastern Empire. In this book Raffaella Cribiore draws on her unique knowledge of the entire body of Libanius's vast literary output—including 64 orations, 1,544 letters, and exercises for his students—to ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Ancient Literacies

    The Culture of Reading in Greece and Rome

    by William A Johnson, Holt N Parker ...
    Classicists have been slow to take advantage of the important advances in the way that literacy is viewed in other disciplines (including in particular cognitive psychology, socio-linguistics, and socio-anthropology). On the other hand, historians of literacy continue to rely on outdated work by classicists (mostly from the 1960's and 1970's) and have little access to the current reexamination of ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • The Political Biographies of Cornelius Nepos

    by S. Rex Stem ...
    The Roman writer Cornelius Nepos was a friend of Cicero and Catullus and other first-century BCE authors, and portions of his encyclopedic work On Famous Men are the earliest surviving biographies written in Latin. In The Political Biographies of Cornelius Nepos, Rex Stem presents Nepos as a valuable witness to the late Republican era, whose biographies share the exemplary republican political ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Roman Social Imaginaries

    Language and Thought in the Context of Empire

    by Clifford Ando ...
    In an expansion of his 2012 Robson Classical Lectures, Clifford Ando examines the connection between the nature of the Latin language and Roman thinking about law, society, and empire. Drawing on innovative work in cognitive linguistics and anthropology, Roman Social Imaginaries considers how metaphor, metonymy, analogy, and ideation helped create the structures of thought that shaped the Roman ... Read more

    $41.79 USD

  • Selections from Virgil Aeneid X

    An Edition for Intermediate Students

    Series series Bloomsbury Classical Languages
    This is the first intermediate-student edition of a selection from Virgil's Aeneid X. Lines 215–250, 260–307, 362–398 and 426–542 are included as Latin text with an accompanying commentary and vocabulary. Focusing on a deliberately concise extract from the original, this edition is designed to be manageable for students reading the text for the first time while also perfectly encapsulating the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Strong and The Crazy Emperors of the Roman Empire - Ancient History Books for Kids | Children's Ancient History

    by Baby Professor ...
    The Roman Empire has seen all sorts of leaders - from brilliant to controversial. Knowing these leaders will help you understand the living situations during the time of their reign. The purpose of this educational book is to give your child the knowledge required to enjoy history. This book makes the perfect companion for “quiet time.” Grab a copy now! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD