With the fall of Napoleon the British East India Company plied its trade unchecked from the Cape of Good Hope to the markets of Hong Kong India stood at the center of this sprawling imperial network & the currents of empire ran through its ports tying the Far East with European markets & awarding the British virtual control of the vast wealth of the subcontinent However the "crown jewel" of the empire was far from secure Across the forests of Siberia & the steppes of Asia the Russian Empire advanced at a rate exceeding even the pace of America&s western pioneers This expansionism by the world’s largest nation loomed over British holdings in India casting a longer shadow each year In the buffer region of central Asia surveyors adventurers industrialists & government agents crossed paths all seeking to manipulate the byzantine local politics There in the shadow of the Pamir Mountains the stage was set for a game that would define the limits of global power in the 19th century & the present day In Pax Pamir two to five players assume the role of Afghan tribal leaders navigating the winds of colonial power in " The Great Game" If either the Russian British Empire or Afghan is able to achieve supremacy the player with the most influence in that empire wins ...

How did Rome get to be Rome? Why did the Glory That Was Greece fade? What stopped Carthage from making an empire of the Mediterranean? Could the Seleucids really have conquered the western world? PAX ROMANA covers Europe from 300 BC through the end of the 1st century BC when control of the Mediterranean was in a state of flux with four empires possible The emphasis is on strategic operations from raising armies to colonizing outlying areas to fighting barbarian incursions to maintaining political stability at home PAX uses a unique marker-oriented play sequence that provides surprise & opportunity plus a deck of unusual cards that provide the historical background of events & calamities within which the players must operate PAX provides wide variety of scenarios from fast-playing one-sitting two-player games to vivid recreations of the entire era with four players The game works well with 2 3 or 4 players & is designed to be playable solitaire for those interested in the historical view it provides Scenarios range from The Punic Wars through the Eastern Med conflicts between the Greeks & the Seleucids all the way up to the entire 10 turn game covering 300 years of history In addition there are two versions of PAX the Standard Game designed for fast play & the Advanced version which adds in much tangential history & allows for a more introspective examination of the era PAX ROMANA

Includes:: one gamemap 55 cards 400 counters & a host of play aids & charts to keep things organized

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In 2045 as Islam has overrun Europe & the West openly shuns monotheism the Vatican funded CERN Laboratories 'discover' that time travel is possible The Pope orders the creation of a private army & led by a few handpicked Cardinals & the finest graduates of selected war colleges they travel back in time to 312AD
- the reign of the first Christian Emperor Constantine Upon arrival conflicting agendas ideological differences & personal greed see grand plans unravel Pax Romana is the tale of 5000 men sent on an impossible mission to change the past & save the future At the end of the world will they succeed or will they fail? This politically driven sci-fi epic comes from the creator of the hit Nightly News! Collects the entire Pax Romana series with never-before-seen back matter!
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The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace & stability rarely seen before or since Yet the Romans were first & foremost conquerors imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west Their peace meant Roman victory & was brought about by strength & dominance rather than co-existence with neighbours The Romans were aggressive & ruthless & during the creation of their empire millions died or were enslaved But the Pax Romana was real not merely the boast of emperors & some of the regions in the Empire have never again lived for so many generations free from major wars So what exactly was the Pax Romana & what did it mean for the people who found themselves brought under Roman rule? Acclaimed historian Adrian Goldsworthy tells the story of the creation of the Empire revealing how & why the Romans came to control so much of the world & asking whether the favourable image of the Roman peace is a true one He chronicles the many rebellions by the conquered & describes why these broke out & why most failed At the same time he explains that hostility was only one reaction to the arrival of Rome & from the start there was alliance collaboration & even enthusiasm for joining the invaders all of which increased as resistance movements faded away A ground-breaking & comprehensive history of the Roman Peace Pax Romana takes the reader on a journey from the bloody conquests of an aggressive Republic through the age of Caesar & Augustus to the golden age of peace & prosperity under diligent emperors like Marcus Aurelius offering a balanced & nuanced reappraisal of life in the Roman Empire ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play School teacher Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) sets his class an assignment they must each think up a way to make the world a better place This prompts eleven-year-old Trevor Mc Kinney (Haley Joel Osment) to develop the idea that instead of paying back good deeds one should instead pay them forward Putting his idea into practice Trevor performs an act of kindness for three different people requiring each of those three to perform three further kindnesses themselves In doing so he starts a chain reaction which does indeed make the world a better place ...

Payback has one mission to steal from the rich & give to the poor Its dramatic heists create a sensation When Payback fan Tom is recruited he accidentally brings with him a shady money man
- who's not the only one on their tail As the net closes in the teenagers of Payback fight to stay alive Being Robin Hood has never been this hard 336 pages Griffin MA
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Porter (Mel Gibson) carries out a 140000 heist with his partner Val Resnick (Gregg Henry) & wife Lynn (Deborah Kara Unger) only for them to double-cross him shooting Porter & leaving him for dead Vowing revenge a recovered Porter sets off in pursuit but in so doing attracts the attention of corrupt cops Hicks (Bill Duke) & Leary (Jack Conley) who want the money for themselves Based on & The Hunter& the same novel that inspired & Point Blank& & & The Outfit& ...

In the high-octane sequel to Boy Soldier seventeen-year-old Danny & his grandfather ex-SAS explosives expert Fergus are on the run again with their cover in southern Spain blown Encouraged by the mysterious Deveraux they return to London to confront their ruthless enemy in MI6 Fincham But a teenage suicide bomber has brought death & destruction to the heart of Westminster & there seem to be plenty of other willing martyrs As the trap is sprung Danny & Fergus have to break into Northwood & it is up to computer whiz Elena to trawl the Deep Web to help them find the information they need to put a stop to the nightmare The second book in the Boy Soldier sequence is another explosive fast-moving & thrilling adventure packed with authentic detail from Andy Mc Nab's SAS expertise ...

Leo Gregory (Green Street Cass) & Adam Deacon (Bonded By Blood Adulthood) are back on explosive form in this brutal film which has been compared to Football Factory & Lock Stock Welcome to the world of football stars hooligans & gang violence It&s a bloody vicious world where money & stardom clash dangerously with the darker side of the beautiful game When ex-hooligan Jerome (Deacon) finds fame as a premiership footballer he thinks he can finally escape his violent past But it seems all the money fast cars & fast women in the world can&t keep that past from resurfacing & dragging him back into the criminal underworld he tried so hard to escape… ...

Leo Gregory (Green Street Cass) & Adam Deacon (Bonded By Blood Adulthood) are back on explosive form in this brutal film which has been compared to Football Factory & Lock Stock Welcome to the world of football stars hooligans & gang violence It&s a bloody vicious world where money & stardom clash dangerously with the darker side of the beautiful game When ex-hooligan Jerome (Deacon) finds fame as a premiership footballer he thinks he can finally escape his violent past But it seems all the money fast cars & fast women in the world can&t keep that past from resurfacing & dragging him back into the criminal underworld he tried so hard to escape… ...