Veni, Vidi, Vici (eBook)

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Romans but were afraid to ask

PETER JONES (Autor)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
416 Seiten
Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-78239-020-6 (ISBN)

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The Romans left a long-lasting legacy and their influence can still be seen all around us - from our calendar and coins, to our language and laws - but how much do we really know about them? Help is at hand in the form of Veni, Vidi, Vici, which tells the remarkable, and often surprising, story of the Romans and the most enduring empire in history. Fusing a lively and entertaining narrative with rigorous research, Veni, Vidi, Vici breaks down each major period into a series of concise nuggets that provide a fascinating commentary on every aspect of the Roman world - from plebs to personalities, sauces to sexuality, games to gladiators, poets to punishments, mosaics to medicine and Catullus to Christianity. Through the twists and turns of his 1250-year itinerary, Peter Jones is a friendly and clear-thinking guide. In this book he has produced a beguiling and entertaining introduction to the Romans, one that vividly brings to life the people who helped create the world we live in today.

Peter Jones was educated at Cambridge University and taught Classics at Cambridge and at Newcastle University, before retiring in 1997. He has written a regular column, 'Ancient & Modern', in the Spectator for many years and is the author of various books on the Classics, including the bestselling Learn Latin and Learn Ancient Greek, as well as Vote for Caesar and Reading Virgil's Aeneid I and II.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.9.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Classic Civilisations
• Reihe/Serie: Classic Civilisations
• Reihe/Serie: Classic Civilisations
• Zusatzinfo: 5 maps
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Antike
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Ancient Greece • Ancient Rome • classics • Danny Danziger • etymology • Gladiator • Gladiators • History books • history of rome • Ian Mortimer • John Gillingham • Languages • Latin • Learning English • learning latin • mary beard • Roman • Roman Art • roman books • Roman Britain • roman coins • Roman Empire • roman gladiator • roman gladiators • Roman History • roman history books • roman poets • roman republic • Romans • SPQR
• ISBN-10: 1-78239-020-0 / 1782390200
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78239-020-6 / 9781782390206