Author: Torben ChristensenPublisher:
ISBN: 9788791838484
Category : Persecution
Languages : da
Pages : 231
Book Description
C. Galerius Valerius Maximinus
Author: Torben ChristensenPublisher:
ISBN: 9788791838484
Category : Persecution
Languages : da
Pages : 231
Book Description
The Imperial Families of Ancient Rome
Author: Maxwell CravenPublisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
The Roman Empire was a spectacular polity of unprecedented scale which stretched from Scotland to Sudan and from Portugal to Persia. It survived for over 500 years in the west and 1,480 years in the east. Ruling it was a task of frightening complexity; few emperors made a good fist of it, yet thanks to dynastic connections, an efficient bureaucracy and a governing class eager to attain the kudos of holding the highest offices, it survived the mad, bad and incompetent emperors remarkably well. Although not always apparent, it was the interplay of emperors' kin and family connections which also made a major contribution to controlling the empire. This book aims to put on record the known ancestry, relations and descendants of all emperors, including ephemeral ones and show connections from one dynasty to another as completely as possible, accompanied by concise biographical notes about each ruler and known facts about family members, which include Romans both famous and obscure. It also attempts to distinguish between certainty and possibility and to eliminate obvious fiction. The introduction provides a narrative lead-in to the creation of the empire, attempts to clarify the complexities of Roman genealogy and assess the sources.
Of the Manner in which the Persecutors Died
Author: LactanceThe Coinages of the World
Author: George D. MathewsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Numismatics
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume 1, AD 260-395
Author: A. H. M. JonesPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521072335
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1176
Book Description
Prosopography definition: "a study that identifies and relates a group of persons or characters within a particular historical or literary context"--Http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosopography.
The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt, C. 300 B.C. to A.D. 700
Author: Judith McKenziePublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300115550
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
This masterful history of the monumental architecture of Alexandria, as well as of the rest of Egypt, encompasses an entire millennium—from the city’s founding by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. to the years just after the Islamic conquest of A.D. 642. Long considered lost beyond recall, the architecture of ancient Alexandria has until now remained mysterious. But here Judith McKenzie shows that it is indeed possible to reconstruct the city and many of its buildings by means of meticulous exploration of archaeological remains, written sources, and an array of other fragmentary evidence. The book approaches its subject at the macro- and the micro-level: from city-planning, building types, and designs to architectural style. It addresses the interaction between the imported Greek and native Egyptian traditions; the relations between the architecture of Alexandria and the other cities and towns of Egypt as well as the wider Mediterranean world; and Alexandria’s previously unrecognized role as a major source of architectural innovation and artistic influence. Lavishly illustrated with new plans of the city in the Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine periods; reconstruction drawings; and photographs, the book brings to life the ancient city and uncovers the true extent of its architectural legacy in the Mediterranean world.
Elements of the Roman History, in English and French
Author: William CobbettTHE HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT GERMANS
Author: Johann Jakob MascovRoman Imperial Profiles, Being a Series of More Than One Hundred and Sixty Lithographic Profiles Enlarged from Coins
Author: John Edward LeePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins, Roman
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Chronological Tables of Universal History
Author: Nicolas Lenglet DufresnoyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description