A fascinating history of the city of Rome, seen through the eyes of its most significant sackings, from the Gauls to the Nazis & everything in between. No city on earth has preserved its past as Rome has. Visitors can cross bridges that were crossed by Cicero & Julius Caesar, explore temples visited by Roman emperors, & step into churches that have hardly changed since popes celebrated mass in them sixteen centuries ago. These architectural survivals are all the more remarkable considering the many disasters that have struck the city. Rome has been afflicted by earthquakes, floods, fires & plagues, but most of all it has been repeatedly ravaged by roving armies. From the Gauls to the Nazis, Matthew Kneale tells the stories behind the seven most important of these attacks & reveals, with fascinating insight, how they transformed the city
- & not always for the worse. Using this entirely new approach to Rome`s past he unveils how it became the city it is today. A meticulously researched, magical blend of travelogue, social & cultural history, Rome: A History in Seven Sackings is a celebration of the fierce courage, panache & vitality of the Roman people. Most of all, it is a passionate love letter to this incomparable city.
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Nominated for the 2017 Pen Hessell-Tiltman Daily Telegraph`s Best History Books of 2017 Sunday Times` Best History Books of 2017A sweeping history of the city of Rome, seen through the eyes of its most significant sackings, from the Gauls to the Nazis & everything in between. No city on earth has preserved its past as Rome has. Visitors can cross bridges that were crossed by Julius Caesar & explore temples visited by Roman emperors. These architectural survivals are all the more remarkable considering the city has been repeatedly ravaged by roving armies. From the Gauls to the Nazis, Matthew Kneale tells the stories behind the seven most important of these attacks & reveals, with fascinating insight, how they transformed the city
- & not always for the worse. A meticulously researched, magical blend of travelogue, social & cultural history, Rome: A History in Seven Sackings is a celebration of the fierce courage, panache & vitality of the Roman people. Most of all, it is a passionate love letter to this incomparable city.
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All roads lead to Rome, & all roads in the Eternal City itself lead to a delicious meal. Here, Katie & Giancarlo unearth recipes that have been handed down through the generations, as well as new, exciting dishes inspired by Romans from all walks of life. The duo present their interpretations of classic dishes, like Katie s spicy cheese & pepper pasta, alongside family favorites like sea bass with parma ham & sage. Collaborating with Rome`s best chefs, they also share modern recipes like fiery hot chili sorbet that reflect the heat & color of this bustling city. ...

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A thrilling portrait of the city at the heart of Western civilization, brought to life in twenty-two scenes from its 2, 500-year history. Why does Rome continue to exert a hold on the world`s imagination? Ferdinand Addis brings the myth of Rome alive by concentrating on vivid episodes from its long & unimaginably rich history. Each of his beautifully composed chapters is an evocative, self-contained narrative, whether it is the murder of Caesar; the near-destruction of the city by the Gauls in 387 BC; the construction of the Colosseum & the fate of the gladiators; Bernini`s creation of the Baroque masterpiece that is St Peter`s Basilica; the brutal crushing of republican dreams in 1849; the sinister degeneration of Mussolini`s first state, or the magical, corrupt Rome of Fellini`s La Dolce Vita. This is an epic, kaleidoscopic history of a city indelibly associated with republicanism & dictatorship, Christian orthodoxy & its rivals, high art & low life in all its forms. ...

Rome presented through the spectacular paper architecture of Dario Cestaro, in a pop-up book that recounts the city s history with simple texts & curious anecdotes. A fascinating journey through colourful pages that turn into Rome s most famous buildings, helping even the youngest to recognize their principal characteristics: the Colosseum, St. Peters & the Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain, & many others. ...

Monocle reports from around the globe in print, on radio, & online. As its editors & correspondents dart from city to city, they get to know the best places to rest their heads, stretch their limbs, & kick back with a contact in a hard-to-find cocktail bar. That information is now available in The Monocle Travel Guide Series: a line-up of titles that speaks to you in an informed but informal way about everything from architecture to art, late-night bars to early-morning markets. Expect a mix of experiences dotted with some quirky surprises. These are books where grand hotels appear alongside family-owned bistros & internationally renowned galleries sit next to unassuming indie clubs that play host to top music talent. The Monocle Travel Guides mix the classic with the contemporary, go beyond the conventional, & reveal all the hidden spots that cities have to offer. ...

From obscure Neolithic pastoral village to capital of the world, the history of ancient Rome is not merely one of the most incredible adventures of mankind, but constitutes the start of an uninterrupted bridge between the dawn of Italic civilizations & the modern West. This journey to the origins of the present is a pictorial representation of the development of the Roman world in the light of the historical, urbanistic, architectural & artistic aspects that characterized the main periods of this extraordinary civilization, from its formative years to the crisis of the 5th century BC, following the conquest of Rome: the Italian peninsula, the Mediterranean, & the Hellenic East. A vast iconography, consisting of photographs, reconstructions & plans, accompanies the text, written by an acknowledged authority in the field of Italic archaeology which help to clarify the dynamics of the exceptional development of a world
- the Roman world
- in which all the principal values upon which we still base our lives were established. A vast iconography, consisting of photographs, reconstructions & plans, accompanies the text.

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Love, sex & death are the components of Shakespeare's classic story of the love of two young people which reaches across the barriers of family & convention. It encompasses great love, high drama, low comedy & a tragic ending. Romeo & Juliet is a pure tragedy of youth told in verse that is both youthful & intense. The loveliness & the music of the poetry make believable the otherwise commonplace afflictions of blighted love. ...

Is ` Romeo & Juliet` really a love story, or is it a play about young people living in dangerous circumstances? How might life under occupation produce a new reading of ` Julius Caesar`? What choices must a group of Palestinian students make, when putting on a play which has Jewish protagonists? & why might a young Palestinian student refuse to read? For five months at the start of 2013, Tom Sperlinger taught English literature at the Abu Dis campus of Al-Quds University in the Occupied West Bank. In this account of the semester, Sperlinger explores his students` encounters with works from ` Hamlet` & ` The Yellow Wallpaper` to Kafka & Malcolm X. By placing stories from the classroom alongside anecdotes about life in the West Bank, Sperlinger shows how his own ideas about literature & teaching changed during his time in Palestine, & asks what such encounters might reveal about the nature of pedagogy & the role of a university under occupation. ...