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 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Is it possible for one idea to change the world? Just imagine You do a favor that really helps someone & tell him or her not to pay it back but to pay it forward to three other people who in turn each pay it forward to three more
- & on & on into a global outpouring of kindness & decency Impossible? Junior high student Trevor Mc Kinney won&t accept that Haley Joel Osment plays Trevor who starts a chain reaction of goodness for his social studies project in this bittersweet & uplifting tale directed by Mimi Leder (Deep Impact) based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde & also starring Kevin Spacey & Helen Hunt How much impact can one heartfelt idea have? Do yourself a favor & find out see Pay It Forward Director&s Audio Commentary HBO First Look Documentary & Making Of Pay It Forward& Theatrical Trailer Actors Kevin Spacey Helen Hunt Haley Joel Osment Jay Mohr Jim Caviezel Jon Bon Jovi Angie Dickinson David Ramsey Gary Werntz Colleen Flynn & Marc Donato Director Mimi Leder Certificate 12 years & over Year 2000 Screen Widescreen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles Arabic ; Bulgarian ; English ; Romanian Duration 2 hours & 3 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players


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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& ...

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… ...

Does anyone really still believe that methods such as 'buy & hold' investing will protect them from risk? In Payback Time Phil Town
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play John Woo&s adaptation of a Philip K Dick short story wirtten in 1953 Computer engineer Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck) is hired for work on top-secret projects & so that he can&t recount any secret information his short-term memory is erased after each job But following his latest assignment given to him by an old friend (Aaron Eckhart) Jennings is shocked when he realises he has exchanged all payment for the job for a mysterious envelope containing clues to his forgotten past He then discovers who he really is & sets out to prove his innocence; but not without his old employers giving chase ...

Have you ever thought of investing your hard-earned cash winning the lottery or starting your own business? With PAY DAY all this is possible & more! The action takes place on a calendar & just like real life something happens every day! You&ll get paid spend money & make your fortune if opportunity comes your way! Keep an eye on the mail take out loans look for deals & at the end of every month comes the best day PAY DAY! You have to spend money to make money
- PAY DAY sees you invest borrow & spend your money in order to make your fortunes Countdown to PAY DAY as you face the highs & lows of the calendar month
- watch out for DEAL cards & MAIL cards that may help or hinder you along the way Will you win the lottery? Overspend on groceries? Or win big at the Family Casino Night? With PAY DAY the action takes place on a calendar just like real life something happens every day! The classic game of money management is suitable for ages 8 & 2-4 players Box Contains 1 x Game Board 4 x Tokens 17 x Deal Cards 35 x Mail Cards 1 x Die 1 x Money Pack 1 x Loan Record Pad & Rules Book

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