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From Augustus Caesar proclaiming himself the first emperor of Rome in 31BC to the fall of the empire in 476 AD, we’ve curated a selection of the best books about Roman history below. SPQR ...
Any reader with an abiding interest in the subject will find this book to be a worthwhile investment. Kaldellis writes, “The history of the New Roman Empire is one of the most fascinating tales in ...
It’s one of only four known Roman camps in the Netherlands and was really just a rest stop between larger fortifications.
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The Indian subcontinent’s connections to the West, especially via the Roman empire, were far richer than once thought.
Which material was popularized in ancient Egypt (and later used by Greece and the Roman Empire) for writing books and other documents ... in his 37-volume “Natural History” encyclopedia?
The history of that empire is, of course, inextricably intertwined with the history of Christianity, from Jesus’ crucifixion at Roman hands ... Members of the Catholic Book Club: We are taking ...
In his new book The Silver Empire: how Germany created its first ... His research interests include late medieval and early modern economic history; the Holy Roman Empire; economic and, specifically, ...