The idea of empire was created in ancient Rome & even today the Roman empire offers a powerful image for thinking about imperialism. Traces of its monuments & literature can be found across Europe the Near East & North Africa
- & sometimes even further afield. This is the story of how this mammoth empire was created how it was sustained in crisis & how it shaped the world of its rulers & subjects
- a story spanning a millennium & a half. Chapters that tell the story of the unfolding of Romes empire alternate with discussions based on the most recent evidence into the conditions that made the Roman imperial achievement possible & also so durable covering topics as diverse as ecology slavery & the cult paid to gods & men. Rome was not the only ancient empire. Comparison with other imperial projects helps us see what it was that was so distinctive about ancient Rome. Ancient Rome has also often been an explicit model for other imperialisms. Rome An Empires Story shows quite how different Roman imperialism was from modern imitations. The story that emerges outlines the advantages of Rome had over its neighbours at different periods
- some planned some quite accidental
- & the stages by which Romes rulers successively had to change the way they ruled to cope with the problems of growth. As Greg Woolf demonstrates nobody ever planned to create a state that would last more than a millennium & a half yet the short term politics of alliances between successively wider groups created a structure of extraordinary stability. Romes Empire was able in the end to survive barbarian migrations economic collapse & even the conflicts between a series of world religions that had grown up within it in the process generating an imagery & a myth of empire that is apparently indestructible.



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This small slender volume aims to provide essential information when visiting a city. The city is broken down geographically focusing on areas of interest
- a double page that lists a selection of eateries shops bars theatres & music venues in ascending price order as well as visitor attractions. The entries are short providing contact details & a brief account of what is on offer. Every entry has a map reference & the double page unfolds to reveal a clear detailed street map allowing you to quickly pinpoint the venues. The volume also

Includes:: a short introduction with useful information such as a calendar of events websites & the address of the local tourist office. The guide closes with a map of the transport network which opens to reveal a short hotel list & further transport information.


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The long & complicated story of Ancient Rome is told as never before
- without being long or complicated! Ten comic-strip capers
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The present day but a very different one to the world we know.. . The Roman Empire stretches across the Atlantic & far into Asia yet it is an unstable time. Strange fires burn out of control; the Emperor falls suddenly ill & a massacre in the shadow of the Great Wall of Terranova brings the world to the brink of a global war. At this critical time three years after a conspiracy against his life forced him into hiding the young heir to the throne Marcus Novius must take command of the greatest power on Earth. But his ambitious cousin Drusus
- spurred on by a riddling Sybilline prophecy
- threatens this last chance to avoid a world conflict & Una a former slave whose love for Marcus seems out of place at the Roman court is drawn into the political intrigue & a dangerous enmity. Though many of Marcus friends & supporters are scattered he can rely on the driven sharp-witted Una her idealistic brother Sulien now working to relieve the suffering of slaves & Varius wounded & disillusioned by the past but still committed to the vision of a better Rome. But even these three will find their lives at risk & their loyalties tested as they encounter unforeseen conflicts & the manoeuvrings of shadowy forces. Both within the Empire & far beyond its borders simmering tensions are starting to reach boiling point.. .

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Genuinely pocket-sized Rome Inside Out is the perfect guide for your short break. Combining destination expertise with 2 award-winning Pop Out maps this ultra-portable guide will provide all the information you need to get the most out of your few precious days away. This innovative little travel companion comprises 2 detailed fold-out maps with a 64 page full-colour illustrated guide. The guide opens with 2 of our favourite itineraries. If youre short of time & want to see all the best bits these itineraries are sure to help you explore & savour the best that Rome has to offer. The guide is then divided in to 7 chapters: see it
- the best places to see from museums & cathedrals to markets monuments & much more; buy it
- pinpoints the key shopping areas & stores to target; watch it
- places to be entertained: shows theatres music venues ballet comedy cinema & nightlife; taste it
- from ethnic cuisine to local fare to the top places for an evening cocktail; all the best places to eat & drink; know it
- all the practical information you need to get the best out of your trip; directory
- hotel listings additional places to visit annual events & useful websites; speak it
- essential local words & phrases. In addition to the 2 detailed street maps there is also a transit map.






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Explore the magnificent city of Rome with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable map will ensure you dont miss a thing. *

Includes:: 2 Pop Out maps
- a detailed street by street plan of the city centre as well as an overview map of greater Rome * Additional maps of Vatican City Palatino & Imperial Forum & the metro are also included * Ingenious self-folding map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Key places of interest are listed offering you advice on the best things to see


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A woman has been arrested on the streets of Rome. Shes young. Shes beautiful. Shes covered in blood. & she claims to be on the run from a mighty power that centuries ago brought the eternal city to its knees. Ex-priest Tom Shaman teams up with a headstrong policewoman to unravel the mystery. But within Romes churches & corridors of power stealthy enemies are conspiring against them. & someone is re-enacting sinister legends from the citys bloody past... Loaded with action that rockets from gothic plazas through majestic cathedrals & into the vast catacombs lurking beneath the city this electrifying thriller will dazzle fans of Dan Brown & Chris Kuzneski. ...

Thracia AD30: Even after four years military service at the edge of the Roman world Vespasian cant escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His patrons in Rome have charged him with the clandestine extraction of an old enemy from a fortress on the banks of the Danube before it falls to the Roman legion besieging it. Vespasians mission is the key move in a deadly struggle for the right to rule the Roman Empire. The man he has been ordered to seize could be the witness that will destroy Sejanus commander of the Praetorian Guard & ruler of the Empire in all but name. Before he completes his mission Vespasian will face ambush in snowbound mountains pirates on the high seas & Sejanuss spies all around him. But by far the greatest danger lies at the rotten heart of the Empire at the nightmarish court of Tiberius Emperor of Rome & debauched paranoid madman. ...

A hero forged in battle. A legend born. Thracia AD30: Even after four years military service at the edge of the Roman world Vespasian can't escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His patrons in Rome have charged him with the clandestine extraction of an old enemy from a fortress on the banks of the Danube before it falls to the Roman legion besieging it. Vespasian's mission is the key move in a deadly struggle for the right to rule the Roman Empire. The man he has been ordered to seize could be the witness that will destroy Sejanus commander of the Praetorian Guard & ruler of the Empire in all but name. Before he completes his mission Vespasian will face ambush in snowbound mountains pirates on the high seas & Sejanus's spies all around him. But by far the greatest danger lies at the rotten heart of the Empire at the nightmarish court of Tiberius Emperor of Rome & debauched paranoid madman. ...

Rome: AD69 The Year of the Four Emperors". Three Emperors have ruled in Rome this year & a fourth Vespasian has been named in the East. As the legions march toward civil war Sebastos Pantera the spy whose name means leopard returns to Rome intent on bribery blackmail & persuasion: whatever it takes to bring the commanders & their men to Vespasian's side. But in Rome as he uses every skill he has ever learned of subterfuge codes & camouflage it becomes clear that one of those closest to him is a traitor who will let Rome fall to destroy him. Together the two spies spin a web of deceit with Rome as the prize & death the only escape." ...