Emperors of Rome: The Story of Imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the Last EmperorBOOKSALES Incorporated REMAINDERS, 2007 - 255 pagine Charting the 500 years that followed the triumph of Augustus, this book profiles the greatest and most notorious of the emperors. All the key events of the Roman imperial history are described here, from the Golden Age of Augustus to the destruction of Pompeli, from the reorganization of the Empire under Diocletion in 284 to the division of the Empire into Eastern and Western halves in 395, and from Constantine's Edict of Milan of 313 to the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410. Contains 150 color images. |
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Pagina 77
... REVOLT The root cause of the Great Jewish Revolt was the long history of poor government by Roman procurators of Judea . One particularly bitter grievance was their failure to devolve any power to the province's Jewish , élite . Instead ...
... REVOLT The root cause of the Great Jewish Revolt was the long history of poor government by Roman procurators of Judea . One particularly bitter grievance was their failure to devolve any power to the province's Jewish , élite . Instead ...
Pagina 78
... revolt in Judea , he travelled from Judea to Rome to put things in order . He sent his nephew to suppress the revolt on the Rhine , which he accomplished successfully , and set about forging a genuinely warm relationship with the people ...
... revolt in Judea , he travelled from Judea to Rome to put things in order . He sent his nephew to suppress the revolt on the Rhine , which he accomplished successfully , and set about forging a genuinely warm relationship with the people ...
Pagina 79
... revolt , which finally came to an end when the governor of Judea , Flavius Silva , captured the last stronghold of the rebels at Masada in AD 74 . Vespasian consciously strove to present himself as a ruler in the tradition of Augustus ...
... revolt , which finally came to an end when the governor of Judea , Flavius Silva , captured the last stronghold of the rebels at Masada in AD 74 . Vespasian consciously strove to present himself as a ruler in the tradition of Augustus ...
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Emperors of Rome: The Story of Imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the Last ... David Potter Anteprima limitata - 2014 |
Emperors of Rome: Imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the Last Emperor David Stone Potter Anteprima non disponibile - 2008 |
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