An informative guide for budding Roman soldiers this handbook gives an insiders view of what it was like to fight in the Roman army. All of the gruesome truths of life in the Roman army are revealed including what soldiers used to eat what they used to wear & how they lived. This title

Includes:: helpful soldiering tips on how to clean armour before & after battle & how to hold a sword & shield. Witty illustrations complement the text creating a friendly & accessible introduction to Roman history.

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The Romance Angels are a group of cherubic angels who are focused upon all things love related. Anyone can call upon these beings & they're able to help unlimited numbers of people simultaneously. This beautifully illustrated card deck by Doreen Virtue will allow you to receive angelic guidance about your romantic status as well as conduct accurate & trustworthy readings for your friends & clients. The Romance Angels Oracle Cards" can offer you more clarity about soul-mate relationships healing from the past & attracting more love into your life. Whether you're seeking answers for yourself or someone else these cards can yield valuable insights. The Romance Angels are happy to guide you to a lifetime of love." ...

ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS is Lo Kuan-chungs retelling of the events attending the fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 AD one of the most tumultuous & fascinating periods in Chinese history. It is an epic saga of brotherhood & rivalry loyalty & treachery victory & death. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West this fourteenth-century masterpiece is still loved & read throughout Asia. ...

On the sixth of April in the year 1812
- precisely two days before her sixteenth birthday
- Penelope Featherington fell in love.

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Though distinct countries with different cultures Romania & Bulgaria share a magnificent landscape of mountains & monasteries a riveting history of domination & rebirth & a long stretch of Black Sea coast. Mark Baker Lonely Planet Writer Getting you to the heart of a place" Amazing experiences Inspirational images author recommendations destination highlights & the best of local knowledge. Plan the perfect trip Planning features & top itineraries give you the freedom to create your ideal trip. Get off the beaten track Our authors uncover local secrets that will make your trip unique. Special features Bucovina Monastaries Tour Outdoor Activities & Wildlife The Dracula Myth Visual Arts & Folk Culture We tell it like it is Our job is to make amazing travel experiences happen. We visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never take freebies for positive coverage so you can always rely on us to tell it like it is." ...

From the monasteries of northern Moldovia to the Danube Delta to Dracula's homeland Transylvania Romania offers many activities to its visitors. The aim of this Dictionary & Phrasebook is to supply the tourist or businessperson with certain conversational formulas indispensable for starting a conversation & carrying it on in a natural manner.

Includes:: 5 500 entries.

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Romanian is a Romance language spoken by the Approx. 25 million inhabitants of Romania. This new dictionary is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of different users particularly travellers businesspeople translators & students. It is equally useful to English speakers & Romanian speakers. Readers will find all the words they really need including modern up-to-date business technical & political terms in this detailed & accessible volume. Entries include hundreds of examples drawn from real speech & written sources sample sentences using words in context for greater richness of meaning & extensive usage notes that define shades of meaning. It features over 20 000 entries. It is one of the only Romanian dictionaries available in the U.S. It

Includes:: modern up-to-date relevant vocabulary. It features clearly indicated parts of speech & grammatical usage & style labels.

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In 2756 AC (2003 AD in Christian terms) magnetic railways span Roman territory from Persia to Terranova & mechanised crucifixes are ranked along the banks of the Thames. As volume one of ROMANITAS opens Marcus Novius Faustus Leo heir apparent to the Imperial throne is mourning the death of his parents following a tragic accident. However as information about the last days of his father's life becomes known Marcus realises that his father's death was no accident
- & that his own life is in danger. Meanwhile an escaped slave girl called Una who possesses the power to see inside others' minds struggles to save her brother Sulien from a London prison ship. In a fortune teller's stall in a Gallic flea-market Marcus Una & Sulien's paths cross. Now the fate of the Empire rests on their shoulders.. .
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History is being made & Miles Lord has a ringside seat. The people of Russia have voted to bring back the tsar a ruler to be selected from the distant relatives of Nicholas II who was murdered along with the rest of the Romanov family in 1918. Miles has been asked to run a background check on one of the candidates. But excitement turns to terror when Miles is nearly killed by gunmen. Suddenly he is racing across continents with only a cryptic utterance by Rasputin made at the time of the Romanov massacre as his guide. The implications of this prophecy are earth-shattering
- not only for the future tsar & mother Russia but for Miles himself.
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This book presents a vivid & original portrait of the entire Romanov family who shaped Russian history & politics for three centuries & whose legacy still sparks the publics imagination. For 300 years the history of Russia was inextricably linked to that of one family: The Romanovs. Claiming a divine right to reign & tracing the family line back to Peter the Great they shaped the history of Russia for better or for worse for three centuries. The influence of Michael Ivan Catherine II Nicholas I & Alexander III defined the politics society art & philosophy of their times & lead to the establishment of Russia as one of the great world powers. But when the Romanovs gathered to celebrate their tercentenary in 1913 dark clouds were gathering all around. Rasputin had prophesized their demise & his unpopular influence on the Tsar was growing. The strain of the First World War had spread unrest throughout Russia. On 17 July 1918 three-hundred & four years of the Romanov dynasty ended when probably under Lenins orders Tsar Nicholas II his wife & five children were brutally murdered by a Bolshevik execution squad. This brilliant & original new work on the entire Romanov family paints a vivid picture of the dynasty & illustrates exactly what it contributed to the creation of Russia. By bringing the characters of the Tsars & their family to life Lindsey Hughes has added so much to our knowledge of this fascinating dynasty. ...