Author: Rodolfo Amedeo LancianiPublisher: New York : Macmillan Company ; London : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Monuments
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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The Destruction of Ancient Rome
Author: Rodolfo Amedeo LancianiPublisher: New York : Macmillan Company ; London : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Monuments
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 8
Author: Edward GibbonPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781347421888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
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The Destruction of Ancient Rome
Author: Rodolfo Amedeo LancianiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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The Destruction of Ancient Rome
Author: Rodolfo Amedeo LancianiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 279
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The Destruction of Ancient Rome
Author: Rodolfo LancianiThe Tragedy of Empire
Author: Michael KulikowskiPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674242718
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
A sweeping political history of the turbulent two centuries that led to the demise of the Roman Empire. The Tragedy of Empire begins in the late fourth century with the reign of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman emperor, and takes readers to the final years of the Western Roman Empire at the end of the sixth century. One hundred years before Julian’s rule, Emperor Diocletian had resolved that an empire stretching from the Atlantic to the Euphrates, and from the Rhine and Tyne to the Sahara, could not effectively be governed by one man. He had devised a system of governance, called the tetrarchy by modern scholars, to respond to the vastness of the empire, its new rivals, and the changing face of its citizenry. Powerful enemies like the barbarian coalitions of the Franks and the Alamanni threatened the imperial frontiers. The new Sasanian dynasty had come into power in Persia. This was the political climate of the Roman world that Julian inherited. Kulikowski traces two hundred years of Roman history during which the Western Empire ceased to exist while the Eastern Empire remained politically strong and culturally vibrant. The changing structure of imperial rule, the rise of new elites, foreign invasions, the erosion of Roman and Greek religions, and the establishment of Christianity as the state religion mark these last two centuries of the Empire.
Destruction of Ancient Rome
Author: Rodolfo LancianiPublisher:
ISBN: 9780243657865
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Destruction of Ancient Rome
Author: Rodolfo LancianiPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330398999
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Excerpt from The Destruction of Ancient Rome: A Sketch of the History of the Monuments Professor Rodolfo Lanciani needs no introduction to English readers. This book sums up briefly the results of researches, extending over many years, in regard to the fate of the buildings and masterpieces of art in ancient Rome. In his work upon this subject and upon his large map Professor Lanciani has searched hundreds of volumes of municipal and ecclesiastical records, besides examining several thousand separate documents; and he has ransacked the principal libraries of Europe for prints and drawings showing the remains of ancient Rome at different periods. Much of the new material thus collected will appear in fuller form in an extensive work, comprising several volumes, which will be published in Italian under the title Storia degli Scavi di Roma. The present volume is a forerunner of the larger work. Thanks are due to Professor Walter Dennison of Oberlin College, for kind assistance in reading the proofs, and for the compilation of the Indexes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Ancient Rome
Author: Simon BakerPublisher: BBC Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Ancient Rome is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Focusing on six turning points in Roman history, Simon Baker's absorbing narrative charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower--a political machine unmatched in its brutality, genius, and lust for power. From the conquest of the Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC to the destruction of the Empire at the hands of barbarian invaders 700 years later, we discover the pivotal episodes in Roman history. At the heart of this account are some of the most powerful rulers in history: men like Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, and Constantine. Putting flesh on the bones of these legendary figures, Baker looks beyond the dusty caricatures to explore their real motivations, ambitions, intrigues, and rivalries. Accompanying a landmark BBC television series, Ancient Rome is a fresh, fast-paced account that addresses themes as relevant today as they were 2,000 years ago.
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Author: Peter HeatherPublisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195325419
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 605
Book Description
Shows how Europe's barbarians, strengthened by centuries of contact with Rome on many levels, turned into an enemy capable of overturning and dismantling the mighty Empire.