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Here the author attempts to describe the buildings of ancient rome with increased attention to detail and methods of constructioni have for sale a book entitled ancient rome in by j henry middleton published by adam and charles black, edinburgh, inthe book includes 3 colour fold-out maps: map of modern rome; map of ancient rome; and a plan of the forum magnum showing the most recent discoveriesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedark green cloth boards with gilt illustration across the bottom and gilt lettering on the front boardex-library copy with labelsit follows a period of extensive archaeological activity and the discovery of hitherto unknown remainsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithere are also 57 woodcuts, one of which is a b/w fold-out plan of the palatine hillplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitegilt lettering and illustration on the spinexxvi, 522 pagesall pages are tight and clean and the book is in very good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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ancient rome the forum 500 piece jigsaw puzzleancient rome the forum 500 piece jigsaw puzzleposted by julian in music, films, books & games, games & board games in poole
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Pair of white marble sculptures depicting busts of ancient rome warriorsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefrom the early 20th century, roman schoolare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe sculptures are in good condition, with small signs of ageingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Hughes vividly recreates the ancient rome of julius caesar, marcus aurelius, nero, caligula, cicero, martial and virgil hughes' rome is a vibrant, contradictory, spectacular and secretive place; a monument both to human glory and human erroroxfam shop budleigh salterton for almost a thousand years, rome held sway as the spiritual and artistic centre of the worldin equal parts loving, iconoclastic, enraged and wise, peopled with colourful figures and rich in unexpected details, rome is an exhilarating journey through the story of one of the world's most glorious citieshughes brilliantly analyses the defining works of caravaggio, velasquez, rubens and bernini5" x 1" (14 x 14 x 2in very good condition with minimal signs of wear dimensions: 5with the artistic blossoming of the renaissance, he casts his unwavering critical eye over the great works of raphael, michelangelo and brunelleschi, shedding new light on the old mastersin the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when rome's cultural predominance was assured, artists and tourists from all over europe converged on the cityread by david timson running time 11 hours 37 minutes on 9 cds5 cm) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Spines a little shelf-worn; some age-staining on inside of boards; binding firm, pages clean see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans 3 volumes: parts 1 and 2 of an account of the history and development of the architecture of greece and rome; a general view of the architecture of renaissance italy for the use of students and others
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Set in rome in 52 bafter eight years of war, two soldiers, lucius vorenus (kevin mckidd) and titus pullo (ray stevenson) unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient romeepisodes comprise: 'the stolen eagle', 'how titus pullo brought down the republic', 'an owl in a thornbush', 'stealing from saturn', 'the ram has touched the wall', 'egeria', 'pharsalus', 'caesarion', 'utica', 'triumph', 'the spoils' and 'kalends of february'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe city is a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million peoplebut now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excessthe republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute controloxfam books & music durham the complete first season of the popular historical drama series
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Set in rome in 52 bafter eight years of war, two soldiers, lucius vorenus (kevin mckidd) and titus pullo (ray stevenson) unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient romeepisodes comprise: 'the stolen eagle', 'how titus pullo brought down the republic', 'an owl in a thornbush', 'stealing from saturn', 'the ram has touched the wall', 'egeria', 'pharsalus', 'caesarion', 'utica', 'triumph', 'the spoils' and 'kalends of february'oxfam bookshop swanage the complete first season of the popular historical drama seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe city is a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million peoplebut now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excessthe republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control
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After eight years of war, two soldiers, lucius vorenus (kevin mckidd) and titus pullo (ray stevenson) unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient romeoxfam bookshop thame all 22 episodes from seasons 1 and 2 of the popular historical drama series set in rome in 52 bcsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes are: 'the stolen eagle', 'how titus pullo brought down the republic', 'an owl in a thornbush', 'stealing from saturn', 'the ram has touched the wall', 'egeria', 'pharsalus', 'caesarion', 'utica', 'triumph', 'the spoils', 'kalends of february', 'passover', 'son of hades', 'these being the words of marcus tullius cicero', 'the tortoise and the hare', 'heroes of the republic', 'philippi', 'death mask', 'a necessary fiction', 'no god can stop a hungry man' and 'about your father'but now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excessthe republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control
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The phrase originates from a particular custom typical of ancient rome: when a general returned to the city after a war triumph and paraded through the streets collecting the honours that were given him by the crowd, he ran the risk of being overwhelmed by pride and delusions of grandeurour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeremember that you are human”)wonderful polychrome vanitas bust, “memento mori”, with skull made of precious rosso antico marble, bust made of precious nero antico marble and base made of onyxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehominem te memento» (“look behind youweight: 5 kg read moredimensions: height 28 cm width 20 cm depth 12 cm approxto prevent this from happening, someone behind his back would say the phrase: «respice post tecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam books & music fareham three great rome total war games all in one! rome total war – “i came, i saw, i conqueredrome total war barbarian invasion - “you came, you saw, you conqueredit is 363 ad and the last emperor of the unified rome is deadthe mightiest armies and the most brilliant commanders of ancient times clash in an epic war game only total war can createcommand the greatest forces of the ancient world, including the roman legions, carthage and gaul; lay siege to civilisations using powerful war engines; and decimate your enemies using special units like ferocious war dogs, armoured elephants or scythed chariotsrome total war alexander – can you match or even beat the feats of history’s greatest military genius? an all new campaign map extends the rome: total war experience further eastward than ever before, taking you into macedonia and the persian empirevast armies are led by brilliant generals such as hannibal, leader of the carthaginians and julius caesar, rome's greatest general and leaderhis successors now rule a divided empireminor surface marks to case and discs but overall a very good used copyfor the committed rome: total war fan, alexander sets further challenges and a new gameplay experience that adds to the legendary reputation of the total war seriesin rome: total war the most epic, cinematic real-time 3d battles ever seen in a game come to life with awe-inspiring graphicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebe there for rome's fall” a shadow falls across the roman worldyou’re not finished yetthe barbarians are at the gates in this official expansion pack for rome: total war! features a brand new campaign game, 10 new playable factions - including the huns, franks, saxons, goths and both roman empires, 100+ new units with their own strengths, weapons and abilities, including schiltrom and shieldwall formations, swimming and axe-throwing and barbarian hordes - march your entire people in search of a new homelanda host of new content includes four new factions and 60 all new units such as alexander’s phalangistsyou were there for rome's glorybeyond the frontiers of the sundered empire new enemies are lurkingsix new historical battles offer you the chance to experience alexander’s key clashes and a redesigned campaign game forces you to press ever onward or risk failing to match alexander’s ferocious pace of conquest” caesar storm clouds gather over europe, asia and north africa as mighty armies march forward in rome: total war
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The horti sallustiani was a luxurious garden in ancient rome that spread over the pincio and quirinal hillsfine engraving from one of the most influential and beautiful works on the monuments and antiquities of ancient romethe antiquae urbis splendor, ('the splendor of the ancient city') served as an important reference book and source of inspiration for many writers and artiststhe circus flora in sallustioour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegiacomo lauro was a roman printmaker active from to aboutare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwhat remains is an obelisk that is now above the spanish steps, the vestibule in the piazza sallustion, and what has been referred to as the "supposed circus of flora"please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe verso has descriptive text in three languages4 cm 350+ year old originalrecent hand colourone source suggests that there was no circus of flora, but there were games of flora which were held in the circus maximuslauro, giacomo (jacobus laurus) antiquae urbis splendor, hoc est praecipua eiusdem templa amphitheatra theatra circi naumachiae arcus triumphales mausolearomae, apresso vitale mascardi, romacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Fine engraving from one of the most influential and beautiful works on the monuments and antiquities of ancient romethe tomb, the biggest seen in rome at the time, was influenced by that of alexander the great in egyptthe antiquae urbis splendor, ('the splendor of the ancient city') served as an important reference book and source of inspiration for many writers and artiststhe mausoleum contained the remains of a number of family membersour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegiacomo lauro was a roman printmaker active from to aboutare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe verso has descriptive text in three languages4 cm 350+ year old originalrecent hand colourit is located on the piazza augusto imperatore, near the corner with via di ripetta as it runs along the tibercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableromae, apresso vitale mascardi, romalauro, giacomo (jacobus laurus) antiquae urbis splendor, hoc est praecipua eiusdem templa amphitheatra theatra circi naumachiae arcus triumphales mausoleait was one of the first building projects taken on by augustus after the battle of actium in 31 bcthe mausoleum of augustus is a large circular tomb built by the roman emperor augustus in 28 bc on the campus martius, surrounded by a park and ustrinum (place of the pyre)
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Fine engraving from one of the most influential and beautiful works on the monuments and antiquities of ancient romea pictorial map with topography, monuments, and structures on the capitoline hill in romethe antiquae urbis splendor, ('the splendor of the ancient city') served as an important reference book and source of inspiration for many writers and artistsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelight marginal creaseimportant landmarks and sites are numbered and a key it at the bottom of the pagegiacomo lauro was a roman printmaker active from to aboutare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea number of important temples are on this site7 cm minor age toning to marginslauro, giacomo (jacobus laurus) antiquae urbis splendor, hoc est praecipua eiusdem templa amphitheatra theatra circi naumachiae arcus triumphales mausolearomae, apresso vitale mascardi, romacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a ragtag group of elite roman soldiers are sent on a suicide mission in this epic historical thriller from sunday times bestseller and leading ancient rome expert, harry sidebottompraise for harry sidebottom 'relentless, brutal, brilliant, this is jack reacher in ancient rome' - ben kane 'a cracking taleno man who enters the castle of silence ever walks out alivetasked with rescuing the young prince sasan, valens leads a small, elite squad of soldiers across mesopotamia and into the mountains south of the caspian seaas they journey deeper into enemy territory, the ten begin to die or disappear, one by onefrom the bestselling author of the last hour, the lost ten is a breathless historical thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat - for fans of bernard cornwell, ben kane, simon scarrow and conn igguldenmore twists and turns than the tiber itself' - rory clements 'absorbing, rich in detail and brilliant' - the times 'grabbed me from the startand with the rescue fast becoming a suicide mission, valens must marshal this disparate group of men - or suffer the same fate as all those who have made the journey before himi loved it' - donna leon *** get ready for the return in - harry sidebottom's breakout historical thriller is now available to pre-order in hardback, ebook & audiobook *** see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut this is exactly what roman officer marcus aelius valens must doa remote fortress prison set high in the mountains, escape is impossible - and to break someone out, unthinkable
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Fine engraving, taken from one of the most influential and beautiful works on the monuments and antiquities of ancient romethe theater of pompey was the first permanent stone theater in romethe antiquae urbis splendor, ('the splendor of the ancient city') served as an important reference book and source of inspiration for many writers and artistslauro, giacomo (jacobus laurus) - apresso vitale mascardi, romafine wove paperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegiacomo lauro was a roman printmaker active from to aboutare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe theater was built with a temple, that of venus victrix and both may have been dedicated at the same time around 52 bcplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions leaf: ca5 cm condition: excellent conditiondescriptive text to versoprior to that time, theaters were wooden and built for necessity for specific eventsit was built by by pompeius on the campus martiuscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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This volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler's courtthe case studies confirm that ancient monarchies created the conditions for the emergence of a court and court societyoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and scuffing to dust covers, good overall condition monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient worldthe monarchies treated are achaemenid and sassanian persia, the empire of alexander, rome under both the early and later caesars, the han rulers of china and egypt's eighteenth dynastya comparative approach is adopted to major aspects of ancient courts, including their organisation and physical setting, their role as a vehicle for display, and their place in monarchial structures of power and controlthis approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history, especially early-modern francesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe culturally specific conditions in which these monarchies functioned meant variety in the character of the ruler's court from one society to another
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The work comes from a series of 30 plates with views of the ancient rome and outside romepiranesi had returned to rome after a trip to veneto, and he was influenced by the lagoon cityscape cultureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeconsidered as one of the most renowned exponents of topographic engraving, piranesi was able to celebrate its meaning through the skilful use of light and shadowthe beautiful representation depicts the arch of septimius severus, in the background the temple of concordia and the hill to the capitol; animation of characters in the foregroundpiranesi was a regular visitor, in rome, of casa corsini, meeting place of intellectuals among which giovanni gaetano bottari; to him the artist dedicated the ‘antichità romane de’ tempi della repubblica’are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website]’, published between andthe collection is considered the 1st edition, published by piranesi in , followed by a second edition with revised branches and a higher number of plates, 32, which took the title ‘alcune vedute di archi trionfali[bettagno notes that most of the plates in the series were made in the s, at a time when grather than the archaeological finds, this first series of engravings of roman monuments by piranesi is linked to the enjoyment of the view; however, although it is not intended as a theoretical ‘manifesto’ of the study of antiquity, it also has a high programmatic value at such an early dateoriginal etching on copper matrix, printed on thick laid paper with watermark of fleur-de-lis with circletitle engraved on bottom centre; on the left, name of the creator israel silvestre; on the right, key with two references and piranesi’s signature; below, plate number ‘tavcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The work comes from a series of 30 plates with views of ancient rome and outside romepiranesi had returned to rome after a trip to veneto, and he was influenced by the lagoon cityscape cultureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeconsidered as one of the most renowned exponents of topographic engraving, piranesi was able to celebrate its meaning through the skilful use of light and shadowpiranesi was a regular visitor, in rome, of casa corsini, meeting place of intellectuals among which giovanni gaetano bottari; to him the artist dedicated the ‘antichità romane de’ tempi della repubblica’title engraved at the bottom centre with piranesi's signature in the bottom left corner; plate number tavare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website]’, published between andsi vende dall'autore dirimpetto l'academia di franzia original etching on copper matrix, printed on thick laid paper with watermark of fleur-de-lis with circlebettagno notes that most of the plates in the series were made in the s, at a time when grather than the archaeological finds, this first series of engravings of roman monuments by piranesi is linked to the enjoyment of the view; however, although it is not intended as a theoretical ‘manifesto’ of the study of antiquity, it also has a high programmatic value at such an early datethe collection is considered the 1st edition, published by piranesi in , followed by a second edition with revised branches and a higher number of plates, 32, which took the title ‘alcune vedute di archi trionfali[the beautiful image depicts the temple of pula in istria with animation of characters in the foreground21 on bottom rightcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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ancient literary and visual sources are described and analysed, with supporting imagesoxfam bookshop preston this textbook supports the specification for as and a-level ancient history (first teaching september )128 by james harrison how did augustus change the roman constitution? why was the roman republic doomed to fail? how did the flavians re-invent the imperial image? what was life like in roman britain? these are the sort of questions that you are required to consider for a-level ancient historyhelpful student features include study questions, further reading, and boxes focusing in on key people, events and termsit covers the whole of component 2, both the compulsory period study and the three optional depth studies: * period study: the julio-claudian emperors, 31 bc-ad 68 by robert cromarty and james harrison * depth study: the breakdown of the late republic, bc by steve matthews * depth study: the flavians, ad by robert cromarty * depth study: ruling roman britain, ad 43-csee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe ideal preparation for the final examinations, all content is presented by experts and experienced teachers in a clear and accessible narrativeit considers individual ambition against the need for change, and substantive action against image and deceptionthis textbook guides you through the use of power and politics in the roman senate and imperial court from the late republic into the principatepractice questions and exam guidance prepare students for assessmentnumerous pages are highlighted, but the book is otherwise good and is still readable throughout
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100 greatest ancient coins, hardcover by berk, harlan jberk, one of america’s best-known ancient-coin dealers, takes you on a personal guided tour of the numismatic antiquities of greece, rome, the byzantine empire, and other parts of the ancient world, 144 pages, full color, with enlarged photographs and stories for every coinvecchi, italo (frw), isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us emperors and assassins, owls and turtles, gods and goddesses, brave heroes and villainous rogues-all of these and more await you in this new, updated second edition of the “100 greatest coins”in this beautifully illustrated book, harlan j
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Engraving taken from one of the most influential and beautiful works on the monuments and antiquities of ancient romethe, ('the splendor of the ancient city') served as an important reference book and source of inspiration for many writers and artists5 cm later hand colorour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe image shown here is with a fireworks displayangelo was originally designed by architect demitriano to be a mausoleum for emperor hadrian and was completed in 129 adfireworks became popular in europe during the 16th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigiacomo lauro was a roman print maker active from to aboutplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit functioned as a mausoleum for a number of yearslauro, giacomo (jacobus laurus) () apresso vitale mascardi, roma, cathe building was converted to a military fortress in around 271 ad by emperor aurelian when he began to fortify the city by building a walltext to verso last photo shows paper texture under a light traycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Secret mystery cults flourished within the larger culture of the public religion of greece and rome for roughly a thousand yearsoxfam books & music beaconsfield the foremost historian of greek religion provides the first comprehensive, comparative study of a little-known aspect of ancient religious beliefs and practices minimal shelf wear to the soft cover, otherwise a very good clean copysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is neither a history nor a survey but a comparative phenomenology, concentrating on five major cults
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Would like to sell together, but can sell separatelyprice negotiablegood condition with slight fading on coversuniversal history of the world - volume 3 (ancient rome) and volume 8 (reformation and exploration)collection only
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Large print of ancient rome with what looks like latin inscription, cost £ inches long by 32 inches widequite heavy, very unusual cash on collection
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Dust jacket: falselist price (msrp): 9first edition: falseproduct category: bookscondition: goodauthors: beard, professor marybinding: paperback
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Condition: used; goodedition: reprintbinding: paperbackweight: 322 gmsauthors: baker, simon
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With personal reflections on her own experiences of the sexism and gendered aggression she has endured online, mary asks: if women aren't perceived to be within the structures of power, isn't it power that we need to redefine? from the author of international bestseller spqr: a history of ancient romeher examples range from the classical world to the modern day, from medusa and athena to theresa may and hillary clintonbritain's best-known classicist mary beard, is also a committed and vocal feministoxfam books & music durham the number 1 sunday times bestseller 24 consecutive weeks in the sunday times top 10 why the popular resonance of 'mansplaining' (despite the intense dislike of the term felt by many men)? it hits home for us because it points straight to what it feels like not to be taken seriously: a bit like when i get lectured on roman history on twittersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebeard explores the cultural underpinnings of misogyny, considering the public voice of women, our cultural assumptions about women's relationship with power, and how powerful women resist being packaged into a male templatewith wry wit, she revisits the gender agenda and shows how history has treated powerful women
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