Viggen Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Below are the newest releases from August The Republic and The Laws (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback) Marcus Aurelius: A Life (Hardcover) The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History (Paperback) The Histories (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) Roman Death: The Dying and the Dead in Ancient Rome (Hardcover) Conspiracy Narratives in Roman History (Paperback) Staging the World: Spoils, Captives, and Representations in the Roman Triumphal Procession Hate and War: The Column of Marcus Aurelius (Paperback) Secrets of Pompeii: Everyday Life in Ancient Rome (Hardcover) Baetica Felix: People and Prosperity in Southern Spain from Caesar to Septimius Severus Italy and the Classical Tradition (Hardcover) Resurrecting Pompeii (Hardcover) I also updated the Bestselling in July page... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 .... can't see anything I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion-Macro Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 The Marcus Aurelius looks like it is worth a look. The others ones don't look very interesting though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artimi Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Have you ever walked in to a Chapters-Indigo (a large Canadian bookstore, could be any large bookstore) and walked out empty handed? I have, all those thousands of books and hundreds of magazines, and nothing I want to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Have you ever walked in to a Chapters-Indigo (a large Canadian bookstore, could be any large bookstore) and walked out empty handed? I have, all those thousands of books and hundreds of magazines, and nothing I want to read. Not only that, but usually you can find books you do want cheaper online, especially if you are willing to buy them used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecimusCaesar Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) James O'Donnell's 'The Ruin of the Roman Empire sounds like it could be something different and controversial: The Roman empire was not invaded by barbarians in the fifth century, says classical historian O'Donnell. Rather, these tribes Edited September 1, 2009 by DecimusCaesar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornelius_sulla Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Marcus Aurelius; A Life - a bloody good book that got me interested in a Roman epoch that held no interest at all until picking up that book. I recommend it to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artimi Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Marcus...nk+Mclynn%2527.. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/030...nrvromanempi-20 Is there any significant difference between these 2 books besides title, publish date? The description for both is same at Chapters-Indigo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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