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Language: en
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Pages: 530
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-07 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster
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Language: en
Pages: 389
Pages: 389
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-04-06 - Publisher: Thames & Hudson
"Matyszak writes clearly and engagingly . . . nicely produced, with ample maps and illustrations." —Classical Outlook This engrossing book looks at the growth
Language: en
Pages: 359
Pages: 359
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-11-18 - Publisher: The History Press
The artists of Ancient Rome portrayed the barbarian enemies of the empire in sculpture, reliefs, metalwork and jewellery. Enemies of Rome shows how the study of
Language: en
Pages: 282
Pages: 282
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-12 - Publisher: Univ of California Press
This text draws on the literature, composed by the elite who conducted Roman foreign affairs. It shows that concepts of honour, competition for status and reven
Language: en
Pages: 493
Pages: 493
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-27 - Publisher: Macmillan
As Rome rose to power in the 3rd century BCE there was only one real rival in the Mediterranean—Carthage. In the First Punic War, the Roman legions defeated a