Hard Nuts of History: Ancient Rome

Hard Nuts of History: Ancient Rome
Author: Tracey Turner
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 147290561X

Read all about history's hardest hard nuts. Who were the most famous (and not-so-famous) ruthless, brave, fearless and intrepid Romans? Could you fight in the greatest battle ever, or wow the whole world with your brain power?

Hard Nuts of History: Ancient Greece

Hard Nuts of History: Ancient Greece
Author: Tracey Turner
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472905628

Read all about history's hardest hard nuts. Who were the most famous (and not so famous) ruthless, brave, fearless and intrepid men and women of all time? Could you fight in the greatest battle ever, or wow the whole world with your brain power?

Life in Ancient Rome

Life in Ancient Rome
Author: Simon Adams
Publisher: Kingfisher
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2005-05-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0753458632

History comes alive in the tales of bloody battles and the ingenious inventions that continue to influence our lives today. This eye-opening book will serve as an unbeatable guide to Ancient Rome -- from its legendary origins to the eventual decline of the empire.

Banking and Business in the Roman World

Banking and Business in the Roman World
Author: Jean Andreau
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1999-10-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521389327

In the first century BC lending and borrowing by the senators was the talk of Rome and even provoked political crises. During this same period, the state tax-farmers were handling enormous sums and exploiting the provinces of the Empire. Until now no book has presented a synthetic view of Roman banking and financial life as a whole, from the time of the appearance of the first bankers' shops in the Forum between 318 and 310 BC down to the end of the Principate in AD 284. Professor Andreau writes of the business deals of the elite and the professional bankers and also of the interventions of the state. To what extent did the spirit of profit and enterprise predominate over the traditional values of the city of Rome? And what economic role did these financiers play? How should we compare that role to that of their counterparts in later periods.

Everyday Life in Ancient Rome

Everyday Life in Ancient Rome
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 207
Release: 1961
Genre: Rome
ISBN:

Describes the daily life of Romans of all classes, their festivals, religious life, and family life.

Hard Nuts of History

Hard Nuts of History
Author: Tracey Turner
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2013-04-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1408195909

Read all about history's hardest hard nuts. Who were the most famous (and not-so-famous) ruthless, brave, fearless and intrepid men and women of all time? Could you fight in the greatest battle ever, or wow the whole world with your brain power? Each spread reveals a different historical character and readers can learn all about what made each person a hard nut. Spreads also include special features such as quizzes, hard nut ratings, and coverage of amazing and important historical events.

The First Man in Rome

The First Man in Rome
Author: Colleen McCullough
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 1152
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0063019795

With extraordinary narrative power, New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough sweeps the reader into a whirlpool of pageantry and passion, bringing to vivid life the most glorious epoch in human history. When the world cowered before the legions of Rome, two extraordinary men dreamed of personal glory: the military genius and wealthy rural "upstart" Marius, and Sulla, penniless and debauched but of aristocratic birth. Men of exceptional vision, courage, cunning, and ruthless ambition, separately they faced the insurmountable opposition of powerful, vindictive foes. Yet allied they could answer the treachery of rivals, lovers, enemy generals, and senatorial vipers with intricate and merciless machinations of their own—to achieve in the end a bloody and splendid foretold destiny . . . and win the most coveted honor the Republic could bestow.

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome
Author: David Stone Potter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Rome
ISBN: 9780500291245

The new Second Edition of the definitive history of Rome--from its beginnings to the Arab conquest, and beyond.

A Critical History of Early Rome

A Critical History of Early Rome
Author: Gary Forsythe
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520249912

"A remarkable book,in which Forsythe uses his thorough knowledge of the ancient evidence to reconstruct a coherent and eminently plausible picture which in turn illuminates early Roman society more immediately than any other category of evidence is able to do. Forsythe displays his impressive ability to demonstrate to what extent and why the tradition that dominates the extant historical narratives is not credible."—Kurt Raaflaub, author of The Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece "An excellent synthetic treatment of early Roman history found in both modern literary and archaeological materials."—Richard Mitchell, author of Patricians and Plebeians

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome
Author: Simon Baker
Publisher: BBC Books
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

Ancient Rome is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Focusing on six turning points in Roman history, Simon Baker's absorbing narrative charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower--a political machine unmatched in its brutality, genius, and lust for power. From the conquest of the Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC to the destruction of the Empire at the hands of barbarian invaders 700 years later, we discover the pivotal episodes in Roman history. At the heart of this account are some of the most powerful rulers in history: men like Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, and Constantine. Putting flesh on the bones of these legendary figures, Baker looks beyond the dusty caricatures to explore their real motivations, ambitions, intrigues, and rivalries. Accompanying a landmark BBC television series, Ancient Rome is a fresh, fast-paced account that addresses themes as relevant today as they were 2,000 years ago.