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  • Pompeii

    Collections series Archaeological Histories
    This second edition of Alison E. Cooley's accessible introduction to Pompeii takes into account the major new theories and discoveries that have emerged since the first edition was published 20 years ago.Italy's third most popular tourist destination, Pompeii attracts millions of visitors each year, and images of the town are familiar all around the world. However, even today our picture of the ... En savoir plus

    $28.99 CAD

  • Res Gestae Divi Augusti

    Text, Translation, and Commentary

    At the end of his life the emperor Augustus wrote an account of his achievements in which he reviewed his rise to power, his conquest of the world and his unparalleled generosity towards his subjects. This edition provides a text, translation and detailed commentary - the first substantial one in English for more than four decades - which is suitable for use with students of all levels. The ... En savoir plus

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  • A Companion to Roman Italy

    Modifié par Alison E. Cooley ...
    Collections series Wiley Companions to the Ancient World
    A Companion to Roman Italy investigates the impact of Rome in all its forms—political, cultural, social, and economic—upon Italy's various regions, as well as the extent to which unification occurred as Rome became the capital of Italy.The collection presents new archaeological data relating to the sites of Roman ItalyContributions discuss new theories of how to understand cultural change in the ... En savoir plus

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  • The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy

    This book advances our understanding of the place of Latin inscriptions in the Roman world. It enables readers, especially those new to the subject, to appreciate both the potential and the limitations of inscriptions as historical source material, by considering the diversity of epigraphic culture in the Roman world and how it has been transmitted to the twenty-first century. The first chapter ... En savoir plus

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    In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The thirty-three-year-old Michelangelo had very little experience of the physically and technically taxing art of fresco; and, at twelve thousand square feet, the ceiling represented one of the largest such projects ever attempted.Nevertheless, for the next four years he and a hand-picked team of ... En savoir plus

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  • Leonardo and the Last Supper

    par Ross King ...
    Early in 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began work in Milan on what would become one of history's most influential and beloved works of art--The Last Supper. After a dozen years at the court of Lodovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, Leonardo was at a low point personally and professionally: at 43, in an era when he had almost reached the average life expectancy, he had failed, despite a number of ... En savoir plus

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  • Twelve Caesars

    Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern

    par Mary Beard ...
    Collections series Bollingen Series
    From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 yearsWhat does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book—against a background of today’s “sculpture ... En savoir plus

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  • The Black Prince of Florence

    The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici

    ‘A spectacular, elegant, brilliant portrait of skulduggery, murder and sex in Renaissance Florence’ Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard, Books of the Year1531 – after years of brutal war and political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke and a ‘half-negro’ maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope and his future father-in-law the ... En savoir plus

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  • The Italian Renaissance

    Culture and Society in Italy

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  • Renaissance Architecture

    Collections series Oxford History of Art
    The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during these seminal centuries of European history. Although marked by the rise of powerful individuals, both patrons and architects, ... En savoir plus

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  • The Light of Italy

    The Life and Times of Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino

    par Jane Stevenson ...
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  • From Pompeii

    The Afterlife of a Roman Town

    When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for Pompeii's inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations.The experience of Pompeii always reflects a ... En savoir plus

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