Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt
Author: James Baikie
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: 2020-09-28
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 1613106149
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Author: James Baikie
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: 2020-09-28
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 1613106149
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alberto Angela
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Published: 2013-10-15
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 0847841286
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this unconventional and accessible history, Italian best-seller Alberto Angela literally follows the money to map the reach and power of the Roman Empire. To see a map of the Roman Empire at the height of its territorial expansion is to be struck by its size, stretching from Scotland to Kuwait, from the Sahara to the North Sea. What was life like in the Empire, and how were such diverse peoples and places united under one rule? The Reach of Rome explores these questions through an ingenious lens: the path of a single coin as it changes hands and traverses the vast realms of the empire in the year 115. Admired in his native Italy for his ability to bring history to life through narrative, Alberto Angela opens up the ancient world to readers who have felt intimidated by the category or put off by dry historical tomes. By focusing on aspects of daily life so often overlooked in more academic treatments, The Reach of Rome travels back in time and shows us a world that was perhaps not very different from our own. And by following the path of a coin through the streams of commerce, we can touch every corner of that world and its people, from legionnaires and senators to prostitutes and slaves. Through lively and detailed vignettes all based on archeological and historical evidence, Angela reveals the vast Roman world and its remarkable modernity, and in so doing he reinforces the relevance of the ancient world for a new generation of readers.
Author: Nicholas Michell
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Published: 1850
Total Pages: 410
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Saskia T. Roselaar
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2010-07-22
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 0191591483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the first volume in this new series on Roman society and law, Saskia T. Roselaar traces the social and economic history of the ager publicus, or public land. As the Romans conquered Italy during the fourth to first centuries BC, they usually took land away from their defeated enemies and declared this to be the property of the Roman state. This land could be distributed to Roman citizens, but it could also remain in the hands of the state, in which case it was available for general public use. However, in the third and second centuries BC growth in the population of Italy led to an increased demand for land among both commercial producers and small farmers. This in turn led to the gradual privatization of the state-owned land, as those who held it wanted to safeguard their rights to it. Roselaar traces the currents in Roman economy and demography which led to these developments.
Author: Nicholas Michell
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Published: 1850
Total Pages: 412
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Published: 1849
Total Pages: 374
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Published: 1849
Total Pages: 322
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anthony Doerr
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2008-06-10
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 141657316X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDocuments the award-winning writer's experiences of living, working, and raising twin sons in Rome during the year following his receipt of a prestigious Rome Prize stipend, a period during which he attended the vigil of the dying John Paul II, brought his children on a snowy visit to the Pantheon, and befriended numerous locals. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
Author: William H.G. Kingston
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Published: 1862
Total Pages: 330
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Daniel C. Gedacht
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2003-12-15
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780823967759
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book describes ancient Rome's fertile land of Italy, the Mediterranean Sea's trade routes, the varied climates, the limestone for building materials, and the natural resources of conquered territories.