Viggen Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Below are the newest releases for January... Caesar: Life of a Colossus (Paperback) Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West, 376 - 568 The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World The Epic City: Urbanism, Utopia, and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome The Roman Empire of Ammianus Latin Forms of Address: From Plautus to Apuleius Pilgrimage in Graeco-Roman and Early Christian Antiquity ...i also updated the best selling book section for December... cheers viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Ouch that Ammianus reprint (originally published in '89 I believe) is a tad pricey... I could use it though, I only have a Penguin translation. Perhaps it is updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 That was the first title I went to as well, PP. But the price is too much for me, updates or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecimusCaesar Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Ouch that Ammianus reprint (originally published in '89 I believe) is a tad pricey... I could use it though, I only have a Penguin translation. Perhaps it is updated. I'd really like a copy of that one too. The 'Barbarian migrations' book also looks rather interesting, even though it's slightly expensive. I still haven't got round to purchasing a copy of Adrian Goldsworthy's Caesar biography, and that's the least expensive of the books listed. I might get it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecimusCaesar Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Just came across this on Amazon. It looks interesting for those interested with the Late Republic's relationship with Parthia: The Defeat of Rome: Crassus, Carrhae and thr Invasion of the East The book's synopsis: In 53BC the Proconsul Marcus Crassus and 36,000 of his legionaries were crushed by the Parthians at Carrhae in what is now eastern Turkey. Crassus' defeat and death and the 20,000 casualties his army suffered were an extraordinary disaster for Rome. The event intensified the bitter, destructive struggle for power in the Roman republic, curtailed the empire's eastward expansion and had a lasting impact on the history of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It was also the first clash between two of the greatest civilizations of the ancient world. Yet this critical episode has often been neglected by writers on the period who have concentrated on the civil war between Pompey and Caesar. Gareth Sampson, in this challenging and original study, reconstructs the Carrhae campaign in fine detail, reconsiders the policy of imperial expansion and gives a fascinating insight into the opponents the Romans confronted in the East - the Parthians. Due for release in early 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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