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The facilities for research afforded by dio's official duties and his own industry make him a very vital source for roman history of the last years of the republic and the first four emperorsof the eighty books of dio's great work roman history, covering the era from the legendary landing of aeneas in italy to the reign of alexander severus ( ce), we possess books and have gaps), which cover the years 68 bce?47 cece, was born at nicaea in bithynia in asia minordio cassius (cassius dio), cathe loeb classical library edition of dio cassius is in nine volumessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe was made governor of pergamum and smyrna; consul in 220; proconsul of africa; governor of dalmatia and then of pannonia; and consul again in 229oxfam bookshop leeds 491pphe held high offices, becoming a close friend of several emperorson the death of his father (roman governor of cilicia) he went in 180 to rome, entered the senate, and under the emperor commodus was an advocatethe missing portions are partly supplied, for the earlier gaps by zonaras, who relies closely on dio, and for some later gaps (book 35 onwards) by john xiphilinus (of the eleventh century)there are also many excerpts
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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 historyoxfam bookshop preston this textbook supports the specification for as and a-level ancient history (first teaching september )this textbook guides you through the use of power and politics in the roman senate and imperial court from the late republic into the principateit 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-cpractice questions and exam guidance prepare students for assessmentnumerous pages are highlighted, but the book is otherwise good and is still readable throughoutsee 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 narrativehelpful student features include study questions, further reading, and boxes focusing in on key people, events and termsit considers individual ambition against the need for change, and substantive action against image and deceptionancient literary and visual sources are described and analysed, with supporting images
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history of roman britain, paperback by salway, peter, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free shipping in the us from the invasions of julius caesar to the unexpected end of roman rule in the early fifth century ad and the subsequent collapse of society in britain, this is an account of roman britain
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history of roman britain, paperback by salway, peter, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us from the invasions of julius caesar to the unexpected end of roman rule in the early fifth century ad and the subsequent collapse of society in britain, this is an account of roman britain
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58 - roman britain - mint conditionbradbury history of britain stamp sheet - extremely rare nobradbury has sold out - now very scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! read more
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58 - roman britain - mint conditionbradbury history of britain stamp sheet - extremely rare nobradbury has sold out - now very scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! free tracked postage read more
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58 - roman britain - mint conditionbradbury history of britain smiler stamp sheet - extremely rare nobradbury has sold out - now very scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! free tracked postage read more
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Large hardback book on the history of roman emperors from cesar to the last emperor historic fact, read once £ including postage anywhere in uk
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Folio society the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire i have the full 8book collection here for sale all in very good condition presented in two 4 book hard protective covers the price is £115 if you require delivery this is at an additional cost to you collection is also welcome
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roman britain, hardcover by brocklehurst, ruth; gaudenzi, giacinto (ilt); mcnee, ian (ilt), isbn , isbn-13 a comprehensive history of the romans in britain, from julius caesar's first invasions and boudicca's rebellion to the founding of roman london and the building of hadrian's wallfull of detailed illustrations, dramatic artwork, reconstructions, photographs of roman mosaics, statues and other artefacts
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Oxfam bookshop newport the first of a set of four volumes detailing the history of england from roman timesthe author has attempted to combine detail of narrative and date with the presence of general theses: that religion is the determining force of society; that the inhabitants of this island were never very greatly changed in stock by any invasion; that its institutions derive not from an imaginary barbaric german ancestry but from known and recorded roman civilisationgreen cloth covered boards with blind embossed text to front board and gilt text to spinevarious superficial scuffs, marks and discolourationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing to edges of text block and sporadically withinowner's bookplate to front pastedownlight tanning to endpapers
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Playmobil history roman arenaplease note the horses are missing but any playmobil horses can be usedquick dispatch or collection welcome from crystal palace, south londonthis set is good fun, with a trapdoor, opening gates and grilles, a lion, chariot and 4 figuresgreat condition
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The concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairstechniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & naturespecial chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniathe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailfinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagesthis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescocontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500it gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 maps
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Even in the panoply of roman history, hadrian stands outfrom his place in roman history to his legacy, which even makes its way into the popular culture of our day, the hadrian who emerges from these pages is no longer larger than life; rather, he has all the depth and complexity, the color and shadings and detail of life itselfemperor from 117 to 138 ad, he was at once a benevolent ruler and a ruthless military leader, known for his restless and ambitious nature, his interest in architecture, and his passion for greek culturethis book moves beyond the familiar image of hadrian to offer a new appraisal of this emperor's contradictory personality, his exploits and accomplishments, his rule, and his military role, against the backdrop of his twenty-one-year reignthorsten opper shows the emperor from many angles-as a complex individual, as a military leader and strategist, as the amateur architect who created magnificent buildings such as his villa at tivoli (an empire in miniature), as the lover who deified his male lover antinous after his mysterious death in the nile, and, finally, as the traveler who tirelessly roamed his empire and its boundariesthe condition is used: very good with some slight marking to the coverslavishly illustrated with key works of art and objects, celebrated and little-known sculptures, bronzes, coins and medals, drawings, and watercolors from museums around the globe, the book conveys a vivid sense of the world hadrian inhabited see oxfam website for delivery information read moreclean throughout
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A history of england () is a series of reprints of twelve classic, magisterial volumes of different periods of english history, together constituting a continuous history from ancient roman times to the end of the 20th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moret clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by mh keen4) england under the stuarts written by gr elton2) early medieval england written by mthe volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio societyvolumes come without slipcaseoxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes:Â 1) england under the tudors written by gm trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair edition
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From ethelred the unready to richard the lionheart, the venerable bede to the black prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be toldwe witness the roman victory celebrations of ad 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded through colchesterin very good conditionnow, in great tales of english history, robert lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome shelf wear to the jackethardback signed first editionwe meet the greek navigator pytheus, whose description of the celts as prettanike (the 'painted people') yielded the latin word britanniciand we visit the new forest, in , and the mysterious shooting of king william rufuspacked with insight, humour and fascinating detail, robert lacey brings the stories that made england brilliantly to lifethis first volume begins in bc with the life and death of cheddar man and ends in with wat tyler and the peasants' revoltoxfam bookshop victoria from ancient times to the present day, the story of england has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists
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Includes 1 roman centurion and chariotthe spectator stands on top of the trap door into the lions cage and the chariot with roman centurion can drive through the gatesthe chariot fits through the double gates
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With wry wit, she revisits the gender agenda and shows how history has treated powerful womenoxfam 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 twitterwith 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 romesee 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 templateher 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 feminist
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The whole story of life mankind, covering periods from: the first living things, natural selection and changes of species, changes in the world's climate, reptiles, mammals, man, human language(s), history, of egypt, greece, judea, india, the roman empire, etcsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremany good quality black and white illustrations throughoutfoxing of inside cover and page yellowing consistent with the age of the bookoxfam shop macclesfield the outline of history, by h g wells, cassell and company, london, pp including index
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Merging action and strategy in a setting that delivers the atmosphere of the period, the history channel great battles of rome allows players to take control of a series of campaigns against barbarian hordes, and rival states while carving out the roman empireoxfam shop ulverston combining compelling gameplay, dramatic video footage and battle simulation, the history channel great battles of rome allows players to fully immerse themselves into the battles and campaigns that created the worlds greatest empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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With 17 plates/prints with roman monuments and landscapes + chronological tables of the emperors and popes of rome + chronological table of the facts of roman historyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteitineraire de rome et des ses environs par antoine nibby d'apres celui mcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Imagine holding history in your handsthis exhaustively complete series presents a thorough picture of history through the english civil warthe below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title
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This book retells and updates this history of a dark age sometimes receiving christian light using new archaeological discovery and interpretationoxfam books & music lichfield how did a new belief move from the backwaters of oppressed galilee to centres around the mediterranean, across europe and to britain? why did the brutal romans turn christianity into a state religion? did the heathen saxons accept the faith earlier than is thought? how did the native celts assimilate the roman church? what happened to the church with the interference of kings and the invasion of vikings? acceptance of christ's resurrection changed the lives of emperors, kings, bishops, abbots and people, sometimes for good and occasionally with dreadful consequencessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprogression of christianity was never inevitablethe first millennium was a struggle for survival and equally a struggle in beliefit recounts the development of our nationhood, culture and religious foundation
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Subject: military history -roman empire weight: 553g country/region of manufacture:united kingdom language:english author: lawrence keppie publisher:university of oklahoma press publication year: place of publication: oklahoma read morecondition: good: a book that has been read, but is in good conditionminimal damage to the book cover eg
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The roman empire - lot comprising 6 late roman æ coinsthe new capital of the roman empire under constantine iconstantinople was the capital city of the roman empire (), of the eastern roman (byzantine) empire ( and ), of the brief crusader state known as the latin empire () and of the ottoman empire ()are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall commemoratives, foundation of constantinople (istanbul) in 330 dall coins in very fine conditionnice coins, variety of mints and patinasour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storereverse: victory standing left, foot on prow, holding scepter and resting hand on shield; palm in left fieldplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitestruck in rome, cyzicus, nicomedia, trier and alexandriaobverse: constantinopolis, laureate and helmeted bust of constantinople left, wearing imperial cloak, scepter over shoulderwith the establishment of the turkish republic, in the capital of turkey was moved to ankara and the name constantinople was officially changed to istanbul; the city is still referred to as constantinople in greek-speaking sourcescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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When george assigns roman the case of derrell ellerbee (deron horton), a young black man accused of killing a bank clerk, derrell convinces roman that he is innocent and that he will testify against the real killerbut once roman has this information, will he use it in an ethical way? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas he looks for a new job, roman finds work with george pierce (colin farrell), a big-time lawyer with a very different way of workingwhen his partner has a heart attack roman is forced to take the reigns of the firm and, in doing so, discovers secrets that his partner had kept from him including the fact that the firm is bankruptoxfam bookshop royal exchange square denzel washington stars in the eponymous role of this legal drama directed by dan gilroyisrael has spent years of his life working hard to fight for justice at his small law firm in los angeles
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Dernières oeuvres de mademoiselle la roche guilhen: contenant plusieurs histories galantes stories in this book: queen of england adeleide regina d'ungheria agrippina roman history tamerlano imperatore dei tartari hieron re di siracusa anne de la roche-guilhem or la roche-guilhen (july , rouen - or , england) was a french writer and translator and became known for several gallant worksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe dissemination of her works written in england, printed in the netherlands, secretly distributed in france, shows how protestant networks worked in this troubled periodbeautiful illustrated frontispiece and publisher’s brand with the motto "eadem ubique"printed on thick paper, heavy with glue of brown colourour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea protestant, she emigrated to englandplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemarbled cardboard binding, titles handwritten on the spinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Jean-guenolé-marie daniélou () was a roman catholic cardinal, theologian and historian, and a member of the académie françaisepage ends are a little grubby, and the spine is discoloured with faded lettering, but binding is tight, and there are no notes or inscriptionstranslated from the french by nigel abercrombiesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback, no dust jacketoxfam shop cowley road by jean daniélou, sjhardback with blue boardspublished by longmans, second impression, (first published in this translation in )
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Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street divided into chapters on topics such as specialist hospitals, nursing, infectious diseases and the national health service, this account traces the development of our hospitals from roman times to the present daysigned by the authors see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Neat owner name/date bottom ffep; otherwise internally unmarked, as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morered cloth, gilt; unmarkedoxfam bookshop harrogate a second impression copy of this collection of scholarly essays and reviews, topics including alexander the great and the early successorsdustwrapper unclipped; creasing, small closed tear and water stains top front (boards not affected), spine sunned
19 €