In ways no guide book can achieve these twenty absorbing tales by Italian authors ranging from Boccaccio in the Middle Ages to Giacomo Casanova in the eighteenth century to Pier-Paolo Pasolini in the twentieth & contemporary new writers such as Melania Mazzucco & Igiaba Scego offer the delight of discovering & exploring one of the world's most unique cities thorough a wide variety of individual lives & epochs The tales span seven hundred years but rather than being ordered chronologically old & new appear alongside one another reflecting the dual identity of Rome
- thriving modern metropolis & ancient city centre that is one of the wonders of the world The tales are wonderfully varied in style tone & subject matter Casanova sets about seducing the hotelier's daughter only minutes after his arrival a notorious Spanish prostitute in Renaissance Rome endures a public hiding without flinching a Danish tourist in her sixties finds an unusual lover Pope John Paul II uncovers a vast conspiracy against him a medieval revolutionary demagogue suffers almost the same fate as Mussolini Each story is illustrated with a black-&-white photograph & there is a map of Rome to help readers locate the important sites which feature in the text A deep sense of timelessness of separate destinies entwined across a gulf of centuries is the cumulative effect of this vivid mosaic of dramatic comic & tragic stories set in the Eternal City
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Rome Total War Rome Total War Barbarian Invasion Rome Total War Alexander Rome Total War Storm clouds gather over Europe Asia & North Africa as mighty armies march forward in Rome Total War Command the greatest forces of the ancient world including the Roman Legions Carthage & Gaul; lay siege to civilisations using powerful war engines; & decimate your enemies using special units like ferocious war dogs armoured elephants or Scythed chariots In Rome Total War the most epic cinematic real-time 3D battles ever seen in a game come to life with awe-inspiring graphics Vast armies are led by brilliant generals such as Hannibal leader of the Carthaginians & Julius Caesar Rome&s greatest general & leader The mightiest armies & the most brilliant commanders of ancient times clash in an epic war game only Total War can create Alexander An all new campaign map extends the Rome Total War experience further Eastward than ever before taking you into Macedonia & the Persian Empire A host of new content

Includes:: four new factions & 60 all new units such as Alexander&s Phalangists Six new historical battles offer you the chance to experience Alexander&s key clashes & a redesigned campaign game forces you to press ever onward or risk failing to match Alexander&s ferocious pace of conquest Barbarian A shadow falls across the Roman world It is 363 AD & the last Emperor of the unified Rome is dead His successors now rule a divided Empire Beyond the frontiers of the sundered Empire new enemies are lurking The barbarians are at the gates in this official expansion pack for Rome Total War!A brand new campaign game 10 new playable factions
- including the Huns Franks Saxons Goths & both Roman Empires!100 new units with their own strengths weapons & abilities including Schiltrom & Shieldwall formations swimming & axe-throwing Barbarian Hordes
- march your entire people in search of a new homeland You were there for Rome&s glory Be there for Rome&s fall



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Rome Total War
- Barbarian Invasion commences just after the last Emperor of a unified Rome has died His successors in Rome & Constantinople
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Players will be carried into the midst of ancient history&s most intense conflicts as they lead mighty armies of more than 5000 fully 3D motion captured warriors on stunning 3D battlefields stretching to the horizon They can play as legendary generals including Julius Caesar & Hannibal or they can pit their wits against them as they use the art of Total War to conquer their enemies Epic Cinematic Battles
- Revolutionary new technology allows for battles between colossal armies of over 10000 superbly detailed warriors in one battle all in 3D Command Massive Armies
- A dozen playable nations each with unique units including Roman Legions Greek phalanxes Barbarian hordes Egyptian Chariots & Carthaginian War Elephants Build an Empire
- Construct vast cities train mighty armies outwit your enemies with diplomacy & subterfuge & plan your conquests on the all-new 3d campaign map Then when armies clash zoom down to the action of the real time battles Smart advisors & one click automanagement lets every gamer play how they want from controlling every detail to pure battle action Storm the Walls
- Assault huge cities & monumental fortresses with devastating war machines Walls collapse & men scatter under fire from catapults battering rams & war elephants smash gates & siege towers & ladders take the fight to the battlements while the defenders rain down death from above with arrows from the walls towers & boiling oil above the gates Multi-Player
- Take the war online against gamers across the world with eight player LAN & internet support including new playable historical battles Minimum Requirements Microsoft Windows 98SEME2000XP Pentium III 10 G Hz (1000 M Hz) or Athlon 10 G Hz (1000 M Hz) Processor or Higher 256MB RAM DVD-ROM Drive & Latest Drivers 29GB HDD (Plus 500MB for Windows swap file) 100 Direct X 90c-Compatible 16-bit Sound Card & Latest Drivers 100 Windows 98SEME2000XP-Compatible Mouse Keyboard & Latest Drivers Direct X 90c (Included) 1024x 768 Monitor Resolution 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required
- 100 Direct X 90c Compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated Video Card & Latest Drivers Important Note Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipsets may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilised by Rome Total War Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100 Direct X 90c compatibility Multiplayer Requirements Internet (TCPIP) & LAN (TCPIP) play supported Internet play requires broadband connection & latest drivers LAN play requires network interface card & latest drivers





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Rome AD 41 Caligula has been assassinated & the Praetorian Guard have proclaimed Claudius Emperor
- but his position is precarious
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This bumper photographic portrait of Rome brings together hundreds of photographs from the 1840s through to today to explore the extraordinary history beauty & art of this incomarable cultural capital Through some 500 sepia black-&-white & color images ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Baz Luhrmann&s dazzling & unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare&s classic love story is spellbinding Leonardo Di Caprio & Claire Danes portray Romeo & Juliet the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past But the setting has been moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona beach This brilliant & contemporary retelling of the world&s most tragic love affair makes this wildly inventive Romeo & Juliet unforgettable New HD master approved by director Baz Luhrmann" Shaking Up Shakespeare" Picture-in-Picture mode with interactive commentary by Baz Luhrmann features new interviews with him & his crew From the Bazmark Vault
- Never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage Concept art & storyboards BD-LIVE Live Lookup Powered by IMDb Additional content (previously released) Romeo Juliet
- The Music documentary (presented in HD) Director&s Gallery Impact Why Shakespeare? Pitching Shakespeare The Gas Station The Pool Scene Tybalt&s Execution Director of Photography Gallery Interview Gallery (Seven 1-2 minute look at the actors & filmmakers) Theatrical Trailer Actors Leonardo Di Caprio Claire Danes Brian Dennehy John Leguizamo Pete Postlethwaite Paul Sorvino Diane Venora Vondie Curtis-Hall M Emmet Walsh Des&ree Miriam Margolyes & Vincent Laresca Director Baz Luhrmann Certificate 12 years & over Year 1996 Screen Widescreen Languages English Duration 2 hours (approx)

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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 Big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare&s play starring Douglas Booth Hailee Steinfeld Damian Lewis & Paul Giamatti The Montague & Capulet families are embroiled in a long-running feud When Romeo Montague (Booth) attends a Capulet ball in disguise he falls in love with the beautiful Juliet (Steinfeld) the daughter of his enemy Although already engaged to a man she does not love Juliet vows to marry Romeo They ask the kindly Friar Laurence (Giamatti) to perform the ceremony in secret but bloodshed & tragedy threaten the couple&s future together ...

The greatest love story in English William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet is a play of star-crossed lovers who take a valiant stand against social convention with tragic consequences This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited with notes by TJB Spencer & an introduction by Adrian Poole' What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet' The city of Verona torn apart by the violent feud between the families of Montague & Capulet is a powder keg waiting to explode; the Prince of Verona seeking to restore order has declared any breach of the peace punishable by death But for the young Montague Romeo & his lover the Capulet Juliet the enmity of their families is immaterial Meeting in secret the two lovers gradually spiral towards disaster as their respective families edge closer towards open warfare A play that has inspired films as diverse as Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story & Baz Luhrmann's Romeo Juliet Romeo & Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion & hatred bawdy comedy & high tragedy This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life & Elizabethan theatre a separate introduction to Romeo & Juliet a chronology suggestions for further reading an essay discussing performance options on both stage & screen & a commentary William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare & Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon He wrote some of the most exceptional works of drama ever produced including Romeo & Juliet (1595) Henry V (1599) Hamlet (1601) Othello (1604) King Lear (1606) & Macbeth (1606) as well as a collection of 154 sonnets which number among the most profound & influential love-poetry in English If you enjoyed Romeo & Juliet you might like A Midsummer Night's Dream also available in Penguin Shakespeare' Romeo was your first rebel without a cause ' Baz Luhrmann director of Romeo Juliet ...

These two new gift editions in the " Usborne Young Reading Series" are titles to treasure published in hardback with a ribbon marker Each title is a classic The tragedy of William Shakespeare's " Romeo & Juliet" is delicately re-examined; & Lewis Carroll's imaginative fantasy " Alice in Wonderland" is given a larger-than-life retelling " Usborne's Young Reading Series" was developed in conjunction with experts from the University of Surrey & is designed to encourage independent reading Each title has clear engaging text & is accompanied by stunning original illustrations ...