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Begleite den dramatischen Aufstieg vom Tiber-Dorf zur Weltmacht in dieser packenden Reise durch die Kulturgeschichte. Perfekt für das tägliche Pendeln oder entspannte Abende tauchst du tief in ein faszinierendes Mosaik aus rivalisierenden Stadtstaaten, glanzvoller Renaissance und erbitterten...

Erlebe den dramatischen Untergang eines Weltreichs durch skrupelloses politisches Schachspiel im antiken Niltal. Lass dich auf deinem täglichen Arbeitsweg in eine fesselnde Epoche entführen, in der einst göttliche Herrscher zu bloßen Schachfiguren fremder Imperien wurden. Spüre die...

青銅器時代の王国の崩壊から大帝国ローマの激動に至るまで、戦争と交易が織りなす古代地中海の壮大な歴史ドラマが、毎日の通勤時間を知的好奇心に満ちた没入の旅へと変貌させます。無味乾燥な年号の暗記ではなく、...

Erlebe den unaufhaltsamen Machtverfall der Antike in dieser epischen Geschichte über das mächtigste Imperium der Welt. Ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder in fokussierten Abendstunden, dieses analytische Sachbuch zieht dich tief in den schleichenden Zusammenbruch einer scheinbar unbesiegbaren...

Comprenez comment une simple cité a bâti le plus grand empire antique avant de s'effondrer de l'intérieur. Idéale pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens, cette épopée historique captivante décrypte la mécanique fascinante du pouvoir romain. Plongez au cœur d'une société complexe, sans...

Explorez cette biographie historique fascinante où la survie d'un empire antique repose sur l'intelligence d'une reine. Éduquée au cœur des luttes de pouvoir ptolémaïques, la jeune souveraine tisse des alliances complexes avec Rome pour protéger son héritage. Loin des fictions romancées...

Revivez l'effondrement de la République romaine, une épopée historique fascinante déchirée entre liberté et tyrannie. De la modeste cité du Latium à la domination absolue de la Méditerranée, cette plongée immersive retrace la naissance et la chute tragique d'un système politique sans...

Diese packende Religionsgeschichte zeigt den dramatischen Aufstieg einer gejagten Sekte zur römischen Weltmacht. Perfekt für das Pendeln oder fokussierte Lernphasen, zieht dich das Audio-Erlebnis tief in die atmosphärischen Straßen der Antike. Entdecke, wie clevere Netzwerke und eiserner...

Découvrez comment la république antique a sacrifié sa liberté politique au profit d'une fascinante dictature. Idéale pour stimuler votre esprit lors de vos trajets, cette fresque historique immersive retrace l'effondrement progressif des institutions romaines. Plongez dans une époque...

Dieser packende historische Überlebenskampf am Bosporus rettete das antike Weltreich für weitere tausend Jahre. Ob beim morgendlichen Pendeln oder abendlichen Abschalten – lass dich von dieser fesselnden Erzählung in eine dramatische Epoche voller geopolitischer Umbrüche entführen. Erlebe...

A thought-provoking take on the common myths and misconceptions about one of the most popular philosophical movements, Stoicism Stoicism is one of the world’s most popular – and misunderstood – traditions. We all know what it means to be ‘stoical’: to have a stiff upper lip, to hide or...

Il secondo libro tratta dell'epoca d'oro della republica romana, fino al mostrarsi dei primi segni di decadenza. Elenco dei capitoli: Cambiamento della costituzione. Limitazione dei poteri alla magistratura suprema; Il tribunato del popolo e i decemviri; La perequazione dei ceti e la nuova aristocrazia; Caduta della potenza Etrusca. I Celti; Sottomissione dei Latini e dei Campani alla signoria di Roma; Gli Italici contro Roma; Re Pirro contro Roma.

Author, broadcaster and 'rock star classicist' Natalie Haynes is a little bit obsessive about Ancient Greece and Rome. In these four series, she explores some of the most prominent historical and mythological figures from the classical world, telling their stories through a mix of stand-up comedy and conversation.

Hannibal Barca moved through the countryside burning, looting, and attracting recruits and supplies from disgruntled city residents and tribesmen. Cornelius Scipio remained with the forward Legions, taking any position available. It spoke well of his loyalty, but his actions hid a deeper secret. Cornelius feared the Scipio men would be accused of being cowards. Jace Kasia had no family but had a goal to be recognized as a Cretan archer. On the banks of Lake Trasimene, he earned the position of File Leader.

How did the city state of Rome rise inexorably to become the dominant power in the Mediterranean and much of the Western world? In short, first of all it overcame the established Carthaginian Empire despite the remarkable exploits of Hannibal. And, largely at the same time, it gradually...

The Gallic War is Julius Caesar's autobiographical diary of the wars in what is now France, Belgium, and parts of Britain, Germany, and Switzerland, in which he describes the battles that took place from 58 to 51 BCE when he fought the Germanic and Celtic peoples that opposed Roman conquest. Modern-day Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon were already under Roman control, so Caesar’s Gaul referred to the regions that the Romans had not yet conquered. The book comprises seven parts and chronicles the wars against the Helvetii, Belgae, Britons, Eburones, Suebi, Veneti, and more.

The Byzantine Empire survived as a self-contained political entity longer than any other in the history of Christianity. This history by Charles Oman is a catalog of good, bad, and indifferent emperors who either pushed Byzantine Civilization to new heights or savagely drove it to defeat and dissolution. It is a strange tale populated by some of the most interesting men and women who have ever lived.

The charioteer in his purest form. The supreme master of destiny and the elements. A man who made a circus out of life, and life out of a circus. 'A.D. O'Neill peels back the veil of time and shines a light on the intrigue and excitement of chariot racing in ancient Rome. With exquisite...

In his lifetime, Mark Antony was a famous man. Ally and avenger of Julius Caesar, rhetorical target of Cicero, lover of Cleopatra, and mortal enemy of Octavian (the future emperor Augustus), Antony played a leading role in the transformation of the Roman world. Ever since his and Cleopatra's demise at the hands of Octavian, he has remained famous, or infamous, a figure of recurring fascination. A Noble Ruin delivers a complex and captivating portrait of Mark Antony that offers a fresh perspective on the fall of the Roman Republic.

The gripping, definitive account of how the Romans lost their Republic. “An incisive history … The parallels to the present day are striking.” —New Yorker In Mortal Republic, prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts offers a new history of the fall of the Roman Republic that explains why...