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History
"Many a quaint and curious volume of long forgotten lore"
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Alexander of Macedon 356-323 B. C. : A Historical Biographyby Peter Green
Reprint Edition
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The Oxford History of the Classical Worldby Oswyn Murray, John Boardman, Jasper Griffin
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History of Romeby Michael GrantWell-written and comprehensive, this book goes from the founding of Rome to the fall of Constantinople with not merely a chronology of events, but explanations of why things happened. Excellent work. If I had only one history of Rome, this would be it. Paperback Published by Prentice Hall Publication date: June 1978 List: $56.00 ~ |
The Ancient Mediterraneanby Michael GrantMichael Grant is such a great writer of history that for those that find his History of Rome somewhat expensive (OK, I got my hardcover edition almost 20 years ago from a book club) this is an excellent chance to sample some of his writing. Reprint Edition Paperback, 374 pages Published by New American Library Trade Publication date: January 1990 Illustrated with 90 photos and maps. List: $14.95 ~ You Save: $2.99 (20%) |
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The Roman Empireby C. M. Wells, Colin WellsWorld History Editor's Recommended Book, 02/15/98: The Roman empire begins with Julius, the first Caesar, and ends five centuries later with the establishment of Christian rule in Western Europe. C. M. Wells chronicles the astonishing growth of the empire through military innovations that gave soldiers and colonists a tangible stake in Rome's success through the award of captured lands. He helps make sense out of complex episodes in Roman history, among them the so-called year of the four emperors and the rise of non-Roman rulers such as Maximinus. Wells also looks at the legacy of the Roman empire in modern governments, which derive much knowledge about administration, road building, hydrology, and assorted other practical arts from their ancient forebears. 2nd Rep Edition / Paperback Published by Harvard Univ Press / 1995 List: $14.50 ~ |
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (Penguin Historical Atlases)by Christopher ScarreMatching clear graphics with informative text, Christopher Scarre's atlas gives a fine overview of Roman history from the emergence of the first city-state in the eighth century B.C. to the rise of Christian theocracy a millennium later. The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome is especially helpful in showing the growth of the Roman empire through successive centuries of military campaigning from Scotland to Arabia and in delineating the networks of trade, transit, and communication that bound the far-flung outposts to the imperial capital. Scarre notes that many of those networks still survive in one form or another. Reprint Edition Paperback Published by Publication date: List: $16.95 ~ |
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greeceby Robert MorkotThis well-illustrated volume is just the thing to have on hand while working your way through the pages of Xenophon, Herodotus, and Thucydides. Robert Morkot traces the growth of Greece from a series of often conflicting city-states, each with its own colonial outposts as far from home as Spain and Tunisia, to loosely knit alliances that waged huge conflicts against the Persian empire--and, as in the case of the Peloponnesian War, against each other. The pages devoted to Alexander the Great, which show how the Greek empire came to extend from southern Egypt to the gates of China are particularly interesting. Paperback, 144 pages List: $16.95 ~ You Save: $3.39 (20%) |