A new & original anthology that introduces the key writings on rhetoric in the classical world from Aristotle to Cicero & beyond Classical rhetoric is one of the earliest versions of what is today known as media studies It was absolutely crucial to life in the ancient world whether in the courtroom the legislature or on ceremonial occasions & was described as either the art of persuasion or the art of speaking well This anthology edited by Thomas Habinek brings together all the most important ancient writings on rhetoric including works by Cicero Aristotle Quintilian & Philostratus Ranging across such themes as memory persuasion delivery & style it provides a fascinating introduction to classical rhetoric & will be an invaluable sourcebook for students of the ancient world ...

From Roman emperors & gods & goddesses to soldiers & gladiators this is a compelling history of ancient Rome for children Who were Rome&s most famous emperors? What was everyday life like for a soldier in the Roman army? How did the citizens of ancient Rome live? Did Roman gladiators really fight to the death in the mighty Colosseum? Eyewitness Ancient Rome provides the answers to these questions & many more Eyewitness Ancient Rome charts Rome&s rise from a small city-state ruled by kings to one of the most powerful empires in history It looks at what life was like inside the city&s walls examining the role women played in society & what it was like for children growing up in the city It describes the typical Roman house & the food Romans ate It explores how people spent their free time whether paying a visit to the theatre or the public bath or watching gladiators fight a gruesome battle to the death in the world-famous Colosseum It explores the gods & goddesses Romans worshipped & their hopes for the afterlife Packed with fascinating facts this lavishly illustrated book is the perfect introduction for any child who wants to know more about the history of ancient Rome ...

Silver award winner in the Made For Mums Awards 2017 children&s books series category DKfindout! Ancient Rome takes kids back in time to discover what life was like in Ancient Rome With beautiful photography lively illustrations & key curriculum information the DKfindout! series will satisfy any child who is eager to learn & acquire facts
- & keep them coming back for more! For any kid that can&t get enough Roman facts DKfindout! Ancient Rome is packed with information quizzes fun facts & incredible images of every aspect of Roman life Discover what Romans would have put in their shopping baskets how to decode Roman numerals & go into battle with the gladiators Immerse yourself in Ancient Rome with DKfindout!
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Meet the gods goddesses & people of Ancient Rome in DK's amazing Ancient Rome Ultimate Sticker Book with more than 250 reusable stickers Take a trip back in time to the world of Ancient Rome & learn what armour Roman soldiers wore to protect themselves how the gladiators fought in the Colosseum & what would have been on the table at a Roman banquet Create a market scene with the colourful stickers & take the quiz to test your knowledge Fact filled & packed with reusable stickers Ancient Rome Ultimate Sticker Book is one that children will pick up time & time again ...

This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known Simon Baker charts the rise & fall of the world's first superpower focusing on six momentous turning points that shaped Roman history Welcome to Rome as you've never seen it before
- awesome & splendid gritty & squalid From the conquest of the Mediterranean beginning in the third century BC to the destruction of the Roman Empire at the hands of barbarian invaders some seven centuries later we discover the most critical episodes in Roman history the spectacular collapse of the 'free' republic the birth of the age of the ' Caesars' the violent suppression of the strongest rebellion against Roman power & the bloody civil war that launched Christianity as a world religion At the heart of this account are the dynamic complex but flawed characters of some of the most powerful rulers in history men such as Pompey the Great Julius Caesar Augustus Nero & Constantine Putting flesh on the bones of these distant legendary figures Simon Baker looks beyond the dusty toga-clad caricatures & explores their real motivations & ambitions intrigues & rivalries The superb narrative full of energy & imagination is a brilliant distillation of the latest scholarship & a wonderfully evocative account of Ancient Rome
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Tracklist Giant Comma Another Century Of Ice Mental Slavery (We Can't Quit) Wabash Wrecking Ball Violence In The Mouth Of Age My Adidas (Revisited) Political Rain Black Leather Jacket The Girl Of God's Lips Blood Orange ...

A pulp horror adventure game for 2-4 players aged 14 & up In Ancient Terrible Things you play the role of an intrepid adventurer exploring a dark jungle river Each turn you must travel to a Fateful Location face an Ominous Encounter & attempt to unlock its Ancient Secrets If you succeed (using a combination of dice tokens & cards) you add the Secrets to your score If you fail you unleash a Terrible Thing which counts against your score at the end of the game The object of the game is to be the player with the most Ancient Secrets when the game ends at the Unspeakable Event Game play involves rolling dice to achieve combinations (runs pairs three or more of a kind & single die showing a particular number or higher) Dice combos are used to overcome Encounter cards (worth points at the end of the game) & to acquire resources (tokens) There are 4 main resource tokens in the game Focus Courage Treasure & Feat Focus tokens used to re-roll individual Focus dice Courage tokens are spent to overcome an Encounter before rolling your dice Treasure tokens are spent on Swag cards from the Trading Postwhich give you a permanent game effect Feat tokens are spent to play Feat cards from your hand which allow for one-shot effects ...

This is a perfect general introduction to how people lived It is now published in a new edition providing excellent value for ...

A bold & imaginative page-turner that challenges ideas about the world of antiquity& Peter Frankopan (The Silk Roads) This vivid & engaging book brings to life some of the most important moments in ancient history moments that have shaped not only the politics & culture of bygone eras but the institutions thoughts & fantasies of our time& Yuval Noah Harari (Sapiens) As panoramic as it is learned this is ancient history for our globalised world& Tom Holland (Dynasty Rubicon) Acclaimed historian & TV presenter Michael Scott guides us through an epic story spanning ten centuries to create a bold new reading of the classical era for our globalised world Scott challenges our traditionally western-focused perception of the past connecting Greco-Roman civilisation to the great rulers & empires that swept across Central Asia to India & China
- resulting in a truly global vision of ancient history With stunning range & richness Ancient Worlds illustrates how the great powers & characters of antiquity shared ambitions & crises ways of thinking & forms of governing connections that only grew stronger over the centuries as political systems evolved mighty armies clashed universal religions were born & our modern world was foreshadowed Scott focuses on three epochal moments& across the ancient globe & their profound wider significance from 509-8 BCE (birth of Athenian democracy & Rome&s republic also the age of Confucius&s teachings in China); to 218 BCE (when Hannibal of Carthage challenged Rome & China saw its first emperor); to 312 CE when Constantine sought to impose Christianity on the Roman world even as Buddhism was pervading China via the vast trading routes we now know as the Silk Roads&A major work of global history Michael Scott&s enthralling journey challenges the way we think about our past re-draws the map of the classical age to reveal its hidden connections & shows us how ancient history has lessons for our own times
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play An illuminating & spectacular six-part odyssey tracing the development of Western civilisation
- from the first cities of Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire Academic & archaeologist Richard Miles travels through the Middle East Egypt Pakistan & the Mediterranean to discover how the mainstays of our society
- community democracy commerce & technology
- were forged & fought over in a series of classical cultures Ancient Worlds tells the amazing stories of disappeared ruined & modern cities
- from Ancient Iraq to Augustan Rome & from Phoenicia & the city states of Greece to today&s Damascus
- & reveals the compromise ruthlessness sacrifice & toil that made each city work In an epic sweep of history against a panorama of stunning locations Richard Miles with the help of local experts & archaeologists brings these legendary civilisations back to life to show how the successes & failures of the ancients shaped the world that we have inherited




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