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Huns, Vandals and the Fall of the Roman Empire: Explores Attila the Hun's rise and rule over the Huns in the 440's. Vandals, Ostrogoths, Gepids, and Franks were also fighting under his banner and his dominion extended over Germany and Sythica from the Rhine to the frontiers of China. Huns, Vandals, and the Fall of the Roman Empire Hadrian: The Restless Emperor ...explores the Roman's personal life. An up-to-date biography of high quality. Impressive. paperback (also available in hardcover.) Hadrian: The Restless Emperor Lives of the Later Caesars: The First Part of the Augustan History : With Newly Compiled Lives of Nerva and Trajan: Written in the late fourth century by an anonymous author pretending to be a team of six much earlier biographers, it contains a solid core of historical fact but also makes lavish use of faked documents and includes many fictitious (but highly entertaining) anecdotes about the luxury and depravity of the emperors. Lives of the Later Caesars: The First Part of the Augustan History : With Newly Compiled Lives of Nerva and Trajan Women in Roman Law and Society: Meets the highest standards of scholarly rigor, and treatment of disputed issues is informative without being esoteric. An excellent general survey and introduction...eminently lucid and thoroughly competent analysis of how Roman law affected women, particularly lower class women subject to it. This textbook will provide the essential starting point for English readers to pursue further inquiry... Women in Roman Law and Society Uppity Women of Ancient Times: Uppity Women of Ancient Times Constantine the Great: The Man and his Times: Michael Grant produces a rich composite picture of a man spectacularly gifted but profoundly flawed. A ruthless despot, Constantine I founded Constantinople on the site of Byzantium and converted the Roman Empire to Christianity. But this first Christian emperor "would hardly be recognized as Christian at all today." Was the great convert a saint and hero, or should we regard him as a murderer who killed his wife, his eldest son, and many of his friends to further his own ambitions? These are just some of the issues raised in this revelatory biography. A History Book Club main selection. Constantine the Great: The Man and his Times Apollo's Lyre: Greek Music and Music Theory in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Apollo's Lyre: Greek Music and Music Theory in Antiquity and the Middle Ages Gladiator: Nice for the beginner history student, a compelling look at the most violent sporting event in history...and suitable for the younger set too. (Age 10+). Gladiator The Love Poems: by Ovid-A. D. Melville (Translator) Ovid's love poems were brilliant and innovative. This edition contains Amores, Cosmetics for Ladies, and The Cures for Love. ...Ovid's conception of love was as a game at which both sexes can play without getting hurt - providing they stick to the poet's rules. The Love Poems A Pompeian Herbal: Ancient and Modern Medicinal Plants: Workmen excavating the ruins of Pompeii eagerly gathered the native medicinal plants growing there. Many of the plants used for herbal medicine around Pompeii today are the same ones that ancient authorities, such as Pliny the Elder and Dioscorides, recommended for treating the same types of disorders.. A Pompeian Herbal: Ancient and Modern Medicinal Plants Women in Ancient Greece and Rome: Women in Ancient Greece and Rome The Origins of Greek Civilization: 1100 - 650 B.C.: Chester argues that true Greek civilization was swiftly and spontaneously generated in a remarkably autonomous renaissance during the two centuries from 850 to 650 B.C. Supporting his thesis with archaeological evidence previously unavailable to historians, Chester Starr offers a masterly reconstruction of an obscure and important period of Greek history. The Origins of Greek Civilization: 1100 - 650 B.C.

Hippocrates' Woman: Reading the Female Body in Ancient Greece: Gynecology in ancient Greece originated in the myth of the first woman Pandora, whose beautiful appearance was seen to cover her dangerous insides. This book explores how Greek healers understood the interior workings of the female body, and how gynecology was based on ideas found in myth and ritual about women and their bodies. Helen King presents a detailed account of how doctors twisted ancient Greek texts into ways of controlling women's behavior, and how later medicine diagnosed hysteria and recommended clitoridectomy by claiming ancient Greek origins which never existed. Paperback Hippocrates Woman: Reading the Female Body in Ancient Greece Marcus Aurelius: A Biography: A full account of the emperor who best embodied the pagan virtues of Rome. "Meditations", Marcus's own writings from the last ten years of his life, provides revealing glimpses into his character and explains why he remains one of the most studied individuals from antiquity and a man considered "the perfect emperor" by his contemporaries. Marcus Aurelius: A Biography I Claudia II: Women in Roman Art and Society: I Claudia II: Women in Roman Art and Society There is only ONE used copy of this title available at this time. Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul: After the wars were over and the Romans had won, how did the conquered tribes feel about becoming "Romanized"? This book is a study of the process conventionally termed Romanization through an analysis of the experience of Roman rule over the Gallic provinces of the empire in the period 200 BC-AD 300. It examines how and why Gallo-Roman civilization emerged from the confrontation between the iron-age cultures of Gaul and the civilization we call classical. Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul Out of Print, Used & Rare Hard to find books. The Greek Way of Death: This book has significantly enlarged our understanding of ancient Greek beliefs about death in Athens and Kerameikos... Draws upon a massive array of sources. Greek funerary rites and attitudes toward death, "from the Homeric age to the fourth century BC., are discussed in detail. The Greek Way of Death Rome Is Love Spelled Backward: Enjoying Art and Architecture in the Eternal City: Art history professor Testa covers the city's art and architecture with insight, sensitivity and scholarly perspective rarely found in travel manuals. Only what is understood can really be enjoyed. The book is arranged chronologically rather than geographically, to reflect the different eras in which major construction occurred. With 50 photos, narrative text and no information on shops, restaurants, or hotels, it's a guidebook for sophisticated travelers who already know where to stay, but want background information for a fuller understanding of what they're seeing. Will inform and delight all those who love Rome. Rome Is Love Spelled Backward: Enjoying Art and Architecture in the Eternal City A History of My Times: Life in the defeated Athenian empire, with personal reminiscences of Plato and Socrates. Thucydides' magisterial history told of the unhappy conflict of Greeks against the Greeks in the Peloponessian War, but his narrative broke off in 411 B.C., seven years before the end. Xenophon continues the account to 362 B.C. Xenophon himself knew many of the protagonists and his writing is personal history as well as a chronicle of events; he vividly portrays individuals, heroic and treacherous, who influenced politics and battles and led Greece inevitably towards impotence. A History of My Times Roman Warfare: History of Warfare: Roman Warfare The Wars of the Ancient Greeks: The Wars of the Ancient Greeks Ramesses II: Greatest of the Pharaohs: Believed by many to be the pharoah who refused Moses' pleas to free the Hebrews, Ramesses II is one of the most famous and important of the Pharaohs. During his long reign (1279-1213 BC), Egypt defeated the Hittites, greatly expanded its empire, and developed its justice system and a splendid culture. Ramesses also created spectacular monuments, including the extraordinary temples at Aim Simbel. Sources include ancient documents and wall paintings, bas-reliefs, and colossal statues. Ramesses II: Greatest of the Pharaohs Slaves And Masters In The Roman Empire: A Study In Social Control: This ground-breaking book shows how the institution of slavery was maintained over time and how the lives of slaves were directly controlled by their masters. Slaves and Masters in the Roman Empire: A Study in Social Control Outrageous Women of Ancient Times: Designed for the younger historian, here are 21 thrilling "herstories" of outspoken women who displayed courage and "attitude" in ancient civilizations throughout the world. A compelling celebration of female guts, smarts and originality. Outrageous Women of Ancient Times

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