History of RomeScribner's, 1978 - 537 pagine From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the center of an Empire that dominated the Western world. Powerful in war, Rome was magnificent in peace, so that even today her poets, artists, philosophers and historians exert their influence over Western thought and civilization. Michael Grant, the renowned classical historian, recreates the evolution of this astonishing city and community. He describes the individuals and events that made Rome a political and cultural conqueror, and defines the dramatic circumstances of her eventual decline and fall.- Publisher description. |
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... frontier " or " men of the river banks " ) . This frontier army was recruited by systematic annual conscription among Roman citizens . But extensive use was also made of the warlike tastes and various specialist skills of barbarian ...
... frontier " or " men of the river banks " ) . This frontier army was recruited by systematic annual conscription among Roman citizens . But extensive use was also made of the warlike tastes and various specialist skills of barbarian ...
Pagina 439
... frontier posts just melted away . The cities were left unguarded even when invaders were almost in sight ; and the encouragement of local defense groups proved effective only rarely . True , a fine general like Stilicho or Aetius could ...
... frontier posts just melted away . The cities were left unguarded even when invaders were almost in sight ; and the encouragement of local defense groups proved effective only rarely . True , a fine general like Stilicho or Aetius could ...
Pagina 496
... frontier after withdrawal following Agricola's recall . Vindolanda ( Chesterholm ) is also a Domitianic fort ( recent discoveries of limewood tablets ) . SOUTHWESTERN GERMANY UNDER DOMITIAN : by the end of his reign the frontier ( limes ) ...
... frontier after withdrawal following Agricola's recall . Vindolanda ( Chesterholm ) is also a Domitianic fort ( recent discoveries of limewood tablets ) . SOUTHWESTERN GERMANY UNDER DOMITIAN : by the end of his reign the frontier ( limes ) ...
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IV | 85 |
THE FALL OF THE REPUBLIC | 167 |
CAESAR AND AUGUSTUS | 211 |
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