Books on Topic: 'Roman Empire'

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the...

The historical works of Tacitus are a history of the period from A.D. 14 to 96 in thirty volumes. Although many of the works were lost (only books 1-5...

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the...

Rome having been stormed and sacked by the Goths under Alaric their king, the worshippers of false gods, or pagans, as we commonly call them, made an...

The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he...

Marius the Epicurean is a philosophical novel written by Walter Pater, published in 1885. In it Pater displays, with fullness and elaboration, his ide...

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the...

The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. The work was written in 121 during t...

François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolutio...

The eighth and final volume of Theodor Mommsen's monumental history of ancient Rome, covering the period from Caesar to Diocletian. It explores the po...

The *Life of Apollonius of Tyana* is a biographical account of the life and teachings of Apollonius, a purportedly wonder-working philosopher and teac...

The "Psalms and Odes of Solomon" are collections of religious poems attributed to the biblical King Solomon. While not officially part of any scriptur...

This book provides a detailed overview of the Roman Empire from its foundation under Augustus in 27 BC to the death of Marcus Aurelius in 180 AD, cove...

Hypatia is a historical novel set in 5th-century Alexandria, Egypt. The story revolves around a young monk, Philammon, who leaves his desert monastery...

This volume of Pliny the Elder's *Natural History* presents a comprehensive overview of the ancient world. It encompasses a wide range of subjects, in...

This book delves into the history of the Roman Empire from its founding under Augustus to the death of Marcus Aurelius, spanning the years 27 B.C. to...

In dieser Schrift tröstet Lucius Annaeus Seneca, der Jüngere, seine Mutter Helvia über seine Verbannung nach Korsika. Seneca, ein römischer Philosoph...

The Second Apology of Justin Martyr is a powerful and eloquent defense of the Christian faith written in the mid-second century AD. Justin Martyr, a p...

De Bello Gallico, or 'The Gallic War', is a firsthand account by Julius Caesar of his military campaigns in Gaul from 58 to 50 BCE. Written in Latin,...

Senecas *Briefe an Lucilius* sind eine Sammlung von 124 Briefen, die sich mit philosophischen Themen befassen, insbesondere mit dem Stoizismus. Seneca...

In "De Clementia" (On Clemency), Seneca, a Roman Stoic philosopher and advisor to Emperor Nero, explores the concept of clemency as a virtue of good g...

Set in 4th-century Rome, Fabiola tells the story of a young, privileged Roman woman who undergoes a profound spiritual transformation after encounteri...

The Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who escapes the fall of Troy and journeys to Italy to found the city of Rome. The poem is an epic...

Seneca's "Epistulae Morales Selectae" is a collection of letters written to Lucilius, a young man seeking guidance on living a virtuous life. Seneca,...