The third in the epic trilogy narrating the history of the Roman Empire from renowned historian Tom Holland Zobraziť viac
Soon after the Caudine Forks fiasco, where Roman citizens had suffered the humiliation of being forced to pass under the yoke, an act symbolising their loss of warrior status, the tactical formation adopted by the Roman army underwent a radical change... Zobraziť viac
The epic story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world - Parthian and Persian - and how they rose and eventually fell... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Classics: Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations has become a key text... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: Translated with Notes by Arthur Waley. This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction by... Zobraziť viac
Jedním z nejprobádanějších a nejčastěji citovaných problémů egejské doby bronzové je otázka absolutní datace výbuchu santorinské sopky, potažmo celé pozdní doby bronzové ve velmi širokém regionu od Egypta přes Přední... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Our life is what our thoughts make it. The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosopher... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Our life is what our thoughts make it. The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosopher... Zobraziť viac
The first comprehensive account of the rise and fall of what historians consider to be the world's very first empire: Assyria... Zobraziť viac
Nearly two thousand years after it was written, Meditations remains profoundly relevant for anyone seeking to lead a meaningful life.Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D... Zobraziť viac
A deluxe special edition of the ancient classic written by the Roman Emperor known as “The Philosopher” Meditations is a series of personal journals written by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome from 169 to 180 AD. The last of the “Five Good Emperors,”... Zobraziť viac
This is the story of Messalina - third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world. According to the Roman historians Tacitus and Suetonius, the Empress Messalina was a sexually insatiable schemer.... Zobraziť viac
A Times/Sunday Times, Economist, Guardian, BBC History Magazine and History Today Book of the Year'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we have here is a truly encyclopaedic and monumental account of the ancient world' THE TIMES'One... Zobraziť viac
The first biography of Alaric to appear in English tells the history of the fourth-and fifth-century Roman Empire through the life of the Goth who attacked it. Zobraziť viac
A joint biography that investigates how, during their lifetimes, Philip and Alexander of Macedon transformed a weak kingdom in northern Greece into a globe-spanning empire, and in so doing changed the course of human history. Zobraziť viac
Rome as you’ve never seen it before – brazenly unconventional, badly behaved and ever so feminine... Zobraziť viac
'A wondrous wonderful achievement' STEPHEN FRYThe Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. They were also brilliant adventures of the mind, test cases for the reaches of human imagination. Now only the great... Zobraziť viac
Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen. A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film. She captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the two greatest Romans of the day, and died in a blaze of... Zobraziť viac
