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. ...

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. ...

Paxos is the Sunflower Landscapes guide to exploring the best walking & touring possibilities on the isl&. The guide covers a range of routes including walks in Gaios, Bogdanatika, Loggos, Lakka & Antixpaxos. A double-sided, fold-out touring map at the back of the book gives an overview of the island & the location of each walk. Detailed information about touring by hired car or public transport, as well as on foot, is provided, helping walkers to navigate & plan day-trips. Shorter strolls are also included as an alternative for each main route for those seeking more leisurely days out. The guide is structured in two main parts ...

The moment you step foot on this island you can feel that your stay here is going to be both peaceful & restful. The sleepy fishing villages & the timeless countryside will cast their spell upon you. This is the ideal 'get away from it all' destination
- where everyone strolls through olive groves & along the coast. Paxos, just 19 sq km of cosy countryside, is little more than a broken fragment of hills sitting anchored off the southern end of Corfu. The hills of Paxos are cloaked in a cool mantle of olive trees. Dark groves of cypresses pierce this silvery-green mantle. In the shade of these wooded hills lie sprinklings of rustic hamlets. But the real beauty of Paxos is the dazzling necklace of turquoise green coves that collar the eastern coastline. It is an essential guide for those who wish to explore the isl&.
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Map No. 1184, Payerne, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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Pays Basque et Navarre Guide Vert *FRENCH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with all the regions available either in English editions or in French versions. Drawing on Michelin’s long experience, the guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’ of sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organized alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly. Towns are given overall star rating, with their sights & attractions also rated individually. Where appropriate, a street plan of the town centre is provided, indicating car parks & accompanied by an index of main streets & a list of sights highlighted on it. For many towns a recommended sightseeing tour is also marked on the plan. Entries for important churches are accompanied by detailed plans. Recommended car tours have overview maps showing road numbers & locations of the sights. Where necessary, the guides give opening hours & contact details. Many entries have an “ Address Book” section with Michelin’s recommendations for where to stay & where to eat. Each guide has a very extensive introductory section with practical information & pre-trip tips, chapters on history, art & culture (particularly strong on architectural styles, explained by excellent drawings), fauna & flora, etc. Fold-out flaps in the book covers provide an overview of the recommended sights and/or car tours.* * French language guides* have a larger number of individual entries than included in the corresponding English titles, as well as more exhaustive descriptions, with wider coverage of local history and/or famous people connected with a given location.* * English language guides* have more recommendations for car tours. The “ Address Book” sections often include shopping suggestions. ...

Western Pyrenees in France from the peaks of Iguzuki & Iparla, across St-Jean-Pied-de-Port & Larrau, to Pic d’ Anie on a contoured & GPS compatible map at 1:50, 000 from Rando Editions with topographic base provided by the IGN, highlighting local & long-distance hiking trails, cycle & mountain bike routes, etc. Topography is vividly presented by contours at 20m intervals enhanced by shading & graphic relief, plus colouring for woodlands & brushwood. An overprint highlights waymarked local & long-distance trails, including the course of the GR10, as well as other hiking paths, indicating difficult sections. The map also highlights recommended cycling & mountain biking routes. A wide range of symbols presents different accommodation options (campsites, mountain refuges or lodges, gîtes d’etape), locations for various recreational pursuits (mountain biking, climbing, hand gliding, canoeing & rafting, etc), historical & cultural sites, tourist information offices, etc. On the Spanish side of the border, main hiking trails are highlighted but other recreational & tourist information is limited. The map has a 2km UTM grid & its map legend

Includes:: English. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.

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The westernmost section of the French Pyrenees between the Atlantic coast & St-Jean-Pied-de-Port on a contoured & GPS compatible map at 1:50, 000 from Rando Editions with topographic base provided by the IGN, highlighting local & long-distance hiking trails, cycle & mountain bike routes, etc. Coverage along the Atlantic coast starts at Bayonne / Biarritz / Anglet, & continues eastwards to beyond Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Topography is vividly presented by contours at 20m intervals enhanced by shading & graphic relief, plus colouring for woodlands & brushwood. An overprint highlights waymarked local & long-distance trails, including the course of the GR10, as well as other hiking paths, indicating difficult sections. The map also highlights recommended cycling & mountain biking routes. A wide range of symbols presents different accommodation options (campsites, mountain refuges or lodges, gîtes d’etape), locations for various recreational pursuits (mountain biking, climbing, hand gliding, canoeing & rafting, etc), historical & cultural sites, tourist information offices, etc. On the Spanish side of the border, main hiking trails are highlighted but other recreational & tourist information is limited. The map has a 2km UTM grid & its map legend

Includes:: English. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Pays Corbières Minerovois à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No.P116, with 30 day walks of varying length & difficulty in the Pay Cathare area of the eastern Pyrenees, south-east of Carcassonne. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000, with its description cross-referenced to the map. Current edition of this title was published in December 2014. To see the list of other FFRP guides with day walks please click on the series link.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback format, the guides are the best companions for hiking in France. In addition to their topo-guides to the long-distance GR routes FFRP also publish an extensive range of guides with local day walks. Each walk in presented on a colour extract from IGN`s 1:50, 000 or 1:25, 000 topographic survey mapping overprinted with the route, with important points cross-referenced to the accompanying text, in French only, placed on the adjoining page. For each walk the guides also indicate the degree of difficulty & provide information on length, time & change in altitude, waymarking signs, access by road & parking facilities. An “info practiques” section of the guide indicates where shops, restaurants & accommodation can be found. The guides are published on high quality paper & include descriptions of the most interesting aspects of the surrounding region: historical & cultural sites, local specialties, fauna & flora, etc, all illustrated with colour photos. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...