History of Ancient RomeBarnes & Noble Books, 2004 - 192 pagine Soldiers, statesmen, and engineers, the Romans dominated the known world of their time, ruling an empire that stretched from Britain to Arabia. The reader is taken to the very heart of Roman life, describing the rise and fall of the empire, its outstanding personalities, the everyday existence and beliefs of its citizens, and its immense achievements in war and politics, and art and building. |
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... Britain . The inva- sion of this remote island took place in 43 , and Claudius arrived in time to take part in the storming of the British capital , Colchester . Eventually the lowland zone ' of Britain roughly modern England - was ...
... Britain . The inva- sion of this remote island took place in 43 , and Claudius arrived in time to take part in the storming of the British capital , Colchester . Eventually the lowland zone ' of Britain roughly modern England - was ...
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... Britain was an exotic place . The people were not very different from their neigh- bours in Gaul , but they lived still further away and were , as the poet Virgil wrote , ' completely separated from the whole world ' . Their remote ...
... Britain was an exotic place . The people were not very different from their neigh- bours in Gaul , but they lived still further away and were , as the poet Virgil wrote , ' completely separated from the whole world ' . Their remote ...
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... Britain seems to have suffered relatively little during the disastrous 3rd century , when the Empire came close to collapse . A breakaway ' Gallic empire ' , including Britain , survived for 14 years ( 260-74 ) , and soon afterwards ...
... Britain seems to have suffered relatively little during the disastrous 3rd century , when the Empire came close to collapse . A breakaway ' Gallic empire ' , including Britain , survived for 14 years ( 260-74 ) , and soon afterwards ...
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