wyszukanych pozycji: 27
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Blood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of Rome
ISBN: 9780470137413 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Could the killing of Germanicus Julius Caesar--the grandson of Mark Antony, adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, father of Caligula, and grandfather of Nero--while the Roman Empire was still in its infancy have been the root cause of the empire's collapse more than four centuries later? This brilliant investigation of Germanicus Caesar's death and its aftermath is both a compelling history and first-class murder mystery with a plot twist Agatha Christie would envy.
Could the killing of Germanicus Julius Caesar--the grandson of Mark Antony, adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, father of Caligula, and grandfather o...
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125,74 |
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Rebels against Rome: 400 Years of Rebellions against the Rule of Rome
ISBN: 9781684427857 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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65,69 |
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Nero's Killing Machine: The True Story of Rome's Remarkable Fourteenth Legion
ISBN: 9780471675013 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The 14th Gemina Martia Victrix Legion was the most celebrated unit of the early Roman Empire-a force that had been wiped out under Julius Caesar, reformed, and almost wiped out again. After participating in the a.d. 43 invasion of Britain, the 14th Legion achieved its greatest glory when it put down the famous rebellion of the Britons under Boudicca. Numbering less than 10,000 men, the disciplined Roman killing machine defeated 230,000 rampaging rebels, slaughtering 80,000 with only 400 Roman losses-an accomplishment that led the emperor Nero to honor the legion with the title ""Conqueror of...
The 14th Gemina Martia Victrix Legion was the most celebrated unit of the early Roman Empire-a force that had been wiped out under Julius Caesar, refo...
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118,11 |
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Seven Against Thebes: The Quest of the Original Magnificent Seven
ISBN: 9781684428922 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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68,57 |
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The Ides: Caesar's Murder and the War for Rome
ISBN: 9780470425237 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Unraveling the many mysteries surrounding the murder of Julius Caesar
The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most notorious murders in history. Two thousand years after it occurred, many compelling questions remain about his death: Was Brutus the hero and Caesar the villain? Did Caesar bring death on himself by planning to make himself king of Rome? Was Mark Antony aware of the plot, and let it go forward? Who wrote Antony's script after Caesar's death? Using historical evidence to sort out these and other puzzling issues, historian and award-winning author Stephen... Unraveling the many mysteries surrounding the murder of Julius Caesar
The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most notorious murders... |
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125,74 |
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Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor
ISBN: 9781630261337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This fourth book in Dando-Collins's definitive history of Rome's legions tells the story of Rome's 3rd Gallica Legion, which put Vespasian on the throne and saved the life of the Christian apostle Paul. Named for their leader, Mark Antony, these common Roman soldiers, through their gallantry on the battlefield, reshaped the Roman Empire and aided the spread of Christianity throughout Europe.
This fourth book in Dando-Collins's definitive history of Rome's legions tells the story of Rome's 3rd Gallica Legion, which put Vespasian on the thro...
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121,78 |
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Taking Hawaii: How Thirteen Honolulu Businessmen Overthrew the Queen of Hawaii in 1893, with a Bluff
ISBN: 9781497638082 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. On a January afternoon in 1893, men hunkered down behind sandbagged emplacements in the streets of Honolulu, with rifles, machine guns, and cannon ready to open fire. Troops and police loyal to the queen of the sovereign nation of Hawaii faced off against a small number of rebel Honolulu businessmen--American, British, German, and Australian. In between them stood hundreds of heavily armed United States sailors and marines. Just after 2:00 p.m., the first shot was fired, and a military coup began.
This is the true, tragic, and at times amazing story of the 1893 overthrow of Queen... On a January afternoon in 1893, men hunkered down behind sandbagged emplacements in the streets of Honolulu, with rifles, machine guns, and cannon rea...
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95,25 |