The love affair between Antony and Cleopatra is one of the most famous stories from the ancient world. As one of the 3 men in control of the Roman Empire, Antony was perhaps the most powerful man of his day, while Cleopatra, who had already been Julius Caesar's lover, was the beautiful queen of Egypt, Rome's most important province. In this history, based on ancient sources and archeological evidence, Goldsworthy gives us the facts behind this famous couple.Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2010; 470 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 39,50 Voor/Our Price € 17,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
The art of the Celts was the earliest significant contribution of the north to the history of European art. Neighbours and contemporaries of the Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans, the Celts received inspiration from these advanced civilizations, which set their own creativity in motion. The catalogue contains 40 masterpieces, all outstanding examples illustrating the development of Celtic art.Mercatorfonds, 2009; 303 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 70,00 Voor/Our Price € 28,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 59 %
The 1000 years of Egyptian history from Alexander the Great to the Arab conquest, 332 BC-AD 641, are rich in archeological interest and well documented by 50,000 papyri in Greek, Egypian, Latin a.o. But those interested in the remains of this period are ill-served by most guides to Egypt, which concentrate on the pharaonic buildings. This book redresses the balance, providing the necessary background to appreciate the wealth of temples, tombs, villages, churches a.o. of the Hellenistic and Roman periods.British Museum, 2004; 319 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 40,00 Voor/Our Price € 17,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
History remembers Attila the Hun as the Romans perceived them, a savage barbarian inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Following Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the court of Constantinople, Christopher Kelly portrays Attila in a new light, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, and a long-standing relationship with a treacherous Roman general, and a thwarted assassination plot.Norton, 2009; 350 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 26,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
This book offers the reader an opportunity to get the richest knowledge of the history of the Roman arena -and its gladiators- where, in blood and gold, magnificent performances developed. Nossov brings together all the newest evidence on gladiators, to revise our one-sided view of them, covering the evolution of gladiatorial combat, the types of gladiator, their equipment, their way of fighting, their lives and social status.Osprey, 2009; 208 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 29,95 Voor/Our Price € 12,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 58 %
Here Everitt combines academic expertise with lively prose in a satisfying account of Hadrian, the emperor who ruled Rome from 117 to 138 CE, the man Everitt says has a good claim to have been the most successful of Rome's leaders. After suppressing the Jewish revolt that had begun under Trajan, Hadrian abandoned several of his predecessor's conquests as indefensible. Nearing the end of his mostly peaceful reign, he adopted 2 men who also ruled successfully -Antonius Pius and Marcus Aurelius.Random, 2009; 392 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 30,00 Voor/Our Price € 10,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
Attila was the feared leader of the Huns who cut a wide and bloody swath of death and destruction across 5th-century. In this intriguing book, Babcock succeeds not only in solving an ancient murder mystery, he stirs the stilled waters of history. Berkley Books, 2005; 324 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 23,95 Voor/Our Price € 8,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 62 %
The Road to Byzantium offers a striking new perspective on the art of Greek, Roman and Byzantine worlds. It focuses on the luxury arts, mostly objects made for wealthy patrons from precious materials such as gold, silver and ivory. Fontanka Publ., 2006; 192 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 70,00 Voor/Our Price € 27,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 61 %
The Landeszeughaus Joanneum in Graz , with its unique collection of historical arms and armour dating from the period of the Turkish Wars, presents row after row of wooden stands clad in armour -lances, spears, swords, firearms-. This novel photographic perspective brings this world-famous collection to life, the suits of armour appear as strange science fiction-like figures, while lucid commentaries describe the living conditions of a society governed by violence.Landesmuseum Joanneum; 217 pp.; EN; ills. col; hbVan/List Price € 55,00 Voor/Our Price € 24,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
Socrates' trial and death together form an iconic moment in Western civilization. In 399 BCE, the great philosopher stood before an Athenian jury on serious charges -impiety and subverting the young men of the city. The picture we have of it was created by his immediate followers Plato and Xenophon. Robin Waterfield has examined the actual Greek sources and presents here a new Socrates, in which he separates the man from from the legend.Norton, 2009; 253 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 27,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 64 %
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