{"title":"Ancient history Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"life-and-afterlife-in-ancient-china-9780241472705","title":"Life and Afterlife in Ancient China","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of China is written in the objects buried in its tombs over many millennia, but for most of us they are as hard to read as Chinese characters. Jessica Rawson is the master-interpreter. In a dozen tombs she tells the story of China across thousands of years, pointing out again and again the profound ways in which the Chinese are\u003ci\u003e not \u003c\/i\u003elike us. If you want to understand China today, start by visiting these twelve tombs in the enlightening company of Jessica Rawson. 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Rawson's lucid and intimate account of the extraordinary contents of twelve ancient tombs stretching four millennia into the past brings readers inside Chinese culture and mentality in ways that instruct, surprise, and delight. A masterwork -- Timothy Brook, author of Vermeer's Hat and Great State\u003cbr\u003eJessica Rawson understands the long history of China through a lifetime's engagement with its ancient sites and artefacts. Her book evokes both the internal dynamics and external influences of China's deep past with great clarity, allowing us to appreciate their continuing force and importance to the present -- Chris Gosden, Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford\u003cbr\u003eA distinguished art historian ... Rawson succeeds in distilling and animating a great deal of dry scholarship ... impressive and engaging. -- Robert Bickers * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003emajestic history -- Andrew Robinson * nature *\u003cbr\u003einsightful ... 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Aged 24 and on the verge of great power he fell in love with the beautiful, clever Livia, who was 20. Both were already married and while Augustus had a daughter, Livia was pregnant by her first husband. Livia and Augustus married three days after she gave birth. \u003cb\u003eExtraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e ... This \u003cb\u003evast accomplished\u003c\/b\u003e book ... is a book to read avidly but also dip into, to enjoy the huge range of characters and the events -- Jenny Selway * DAILY EXPRESS *\u003cbr\u003eGoldsworthy admits that pinning Augustus down is a tricky task.  But he never allows any aspect of the Augustan project to slip away. The focus  shifts easily from Augustus' military might to his love of poetry ... He \u003cb\u003eshines a light on the many contradictions of Augustus' character \u003c\/b\u003e... Goldsworthy doesn't hesitate to describe the emperor for what  he was: a mass-murderer and then a military dictator. But he reminds us of  Augustus' charm and humanity too ... Augustus took the Roman world from civil war to lasting peace  and prosperity, and the mechanisms he used to obtain and maintain power were  extraordinary. Like Goldsworthy's biography of Julius Caesar, this is \u003cb\u003eessential  reading for anyone interested in Ancient Rome\u003c\/b\u003e -- Natalie Haynes * INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003eGoldsworthy's true expertise is as a military historian and this is what really gives his biography its strength and bite: his depiction of Augustus's relationship with his legions is \u003cb\u003emasterly\u003c\/b\u003e -- Robert Harris * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eThis is\u003cb\u003e a very fine story, very skilfully told\u003c\/b\u003e -- Peter Jones * LITERARY REVIEW *\u003cbr\u003eGoldsworthy\u003cb\u003e capably guides us over the rapids of modern scholarship\u003c\/b\u003e ... Goldsworthy is particularly sound on senatorial power struggles and the use of marriage to cement or break political alliances. Augustus was, incredibly, both brother-in-law and son-in-law of Antony, having previously married the under-age daughter of Antony's first wife -- Nicholas Shakespeare * DAILY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperb, unputdownable and scholarly\u003c\/b\u003e -- Simon Sebag Montefiore * EVENING STANDARD *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthoritative and always interesting\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Gray * NEW STATESMAN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Goldsworthy's portrait is the most trustworthy we are likely to get\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nicholas Shakespeare * DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Books for Christmas' *\u003cbr\u003eGoldsworthy is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e ... This is the account of the man who remade Rome in his image ... it's a tale that never loses it's appeal -- Miles Russell * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *\u003cbr\u003eGoldsworthy has fashioned an engrossing account of this extraordinary man, pointing out his many contradictions; fiercely ambitious but publicly reluctant to accept state triumphs, his power built on the success of his legions but never an outstanding soldier himself, adulterous in the extreme but a determined public supporter of traditional marriage. Augustus has been somewhat neglected in recent years, and Goldsworthy skilfully and painstakingly builds his case for greater prominence using the detail of his daily conduct and administration expertly ... This is \u003cb\u003ean excellent biography\u003c\/b\u003e, which succeeds in ranking Augustus once more high amongst the great leaders in world history * HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY *\u003cbr\u003eHistorian and biographer Goldsworthy (\u003ci\u003eCaesar\u003c\/i\u003e) showcases his deep  knowledge of  Ancient Rome in this \u003cb\u003emasterful\u003c\/b\u003e document of a life whose  themes still resonate in  modern times ... A strong narrative emphasis  ties the work together and is  enriched by evocative details of Roman  life, whether it be bathing practices,  voting tendencies, or the  contemporary significance of Virgil. Readers may be  surprised to find  ancient precedents for still-visible cultural phenomena, such  as the  celebrity status accorded to politicians, public delight in scandal, and   leadership \"constantly reinforced by... propaganda\"... The overall   effect that Goldsworthy generates is of meeting a man whose life seems  hardly  distant from the modern experience * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (USA) *\u003cbr\u003eGoldsworthy has made a name for himself writing biographies of the great  and the good of the Roman world. A careful scholar, he wears his  knowledge lightly and is a skilled narrator and engaging writer. He  brings all these attributes to play in his biography of Augustus...  Goldworthy's biography demolishes some of the half-truths and tales that  dog any successful ruler, and his book also acts as a brilliant history  of Rome under Augustus * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *\u003cbr\u003eGoldsworthy examines the life of Augustus Caesar, who rose from obscurity to become Rome's first emperor and the most powerful and enduring in the history of the Empire. 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Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA boldly ambitious work ... entertaining and thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e ... an impressively large undertaking that succeeds in making us reconsider not just the remote past but also the too-close-to-see present, as well as the common thread that is our shifting and elusive nature. -- Andrew Anthony * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehat a gift\u003c\/b\u003e ... Graeber and Wengrow offer a history of the past 30,000 years that is not only wildly different from anything we're used to, but also far more interesting: \u003cb\u003etextured, surprising, paradoxical, inspiring.\u003c\/b\u003e -- William Deresiewicz * The Atlantic *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIconoclastic and irreverent ... an exhilarating read\u003c\/b\u003e ... As we seek new, sustainable ways to organise our world, we need to understand the full range of ways our ancestors thought and lived. And we must certainly question conventional versions of our history which we have accepted, unexamined, for far too long. -- David Priestland * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacey and potentially revolutionary \u003c\/b\u003e... This is more than an argument about the past, it is about the human condition in the present. -- Bryan Appleyard * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efascinating, radical, and playful\u003c\/b\u003e entry into a seemingly exhaustively well-trodden genre, the grand evolutionary history of humanity. It seeks nothing less than to completely upend the terms on which the Standard Narrative rests ... erudite, compelling, generative, and frequently remarkably funny \u003cb\u003e... once you start thinking like Graeber and Wengrow, it's difficult to stop.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emily M. Kern * Boston Review *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003espectacular, flashy and ground-breaking retelling of human history\u003c\/b\u003e, blazing with iconoclastic rebuttals to conventional wisdom. Full of fresh thinking, it's a pleasure to read and offers a bracing challenge on every page. -- Simon Sebag Montefiore * BBC History *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003etimely, intriguing, original and provocative\u003c\/b\u003e take on the most recent thirty thousand years of human history ... consistently thought-provoking ... In forcing us to re-examine some of the cosy assumptions about our deep past, Graeber and Wengrow remind us very clearly of the perils of holding ourselves captive to a deterministic vision of human history as we try to shape our future. -- James Suzman * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eAn engrossing series of insights ... They re-inject humanity into our distant forebears, suggesting that our prevailing story about human history - that not much innovation occurred in human societies until the invention of agriculture - is utterly wrong. -- Anthony Doerr * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating, thought-provoking, groundbreaking.\u003c\/b\u003e A book that will generate debate for years to come. -- Rutger Bregman\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dawn of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is also \u003cb\u003ethe radical revision of everything, liberating us from the familiar stories about humanity's past\u003c\/b\u003e that are too often deployed to impose limitations on how we imagine humanity's future. Instead they tell us that what human beings are most of all is creative, from the beginning, so that there is no one way we were or should or could be. Another of the powerful currents running through this book is a reclaiming of Indigenous perspectives as a colossal influence on European thought, \u003cb\u003ea valuable contribution to decolonizing global histories.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rebecca Solnit\u003cbr\u003eSynthesizing much recent scholarship, \u003ci\u003eThe Dawn of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e briskly overthrows old and obsolete assumptions about the past, renews our intellectual and spiritual resources, and reveals, miraculously, the future as open-ended. \u003cb\u003eIt is the most bracing book I have read in recent years.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Pankaj Mishra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not a book. This is an intellectual feast. \u003c\/b\u003eThere is not a single chapter that does not (playfully) disrupt well seated intellectual beliefs. It is deep, effortlessly iconoclastic, factually rigorous, and pleasurable to read. -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating inquiry\u003c\/b\u003e, which leads us to rethink the nature of human capacities, as well as the proudest moments of our own history, and our interactions with and indebtedness to the cultures and forgotten intellectuals of indigenous societies. \u003cb\u003eChallenging and illuminating.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Noam Chomsky\u003cbr\u003eThe book has captured the public imagination ... and is being cited as the reason why students apply to do archaeology courses. It's \u003cb\u003eprobably the biggest boost to the field since Indiana Jones escaped from the snake pit.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Andrew Anthony * The Observer *\u003cbr\u003eGraeber and Wengrow have \u003cb\u003eeffectively overturned everything I ever thought about the history of the world\u003c\/b\u003e ... The authors don't just debunk the myths, they give a thrilling intellectual history of how they came about, why they persist, and what it all means for the just future we hope to create. \u003cb\u003eThe most profound and exciting book I've read in thirty years.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Robin D.G. Kelley, Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History, UCLA, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScholarly, irreverent, radical and genuinely ground-breaking\u003c\/b\u003e - my kind of non-fiction. -- Emma Dabiri\u003cbr\u003eA massive, bracing book that turns ideas like progress and civilization inside out. \u003cb\u003eIt looks at the past with excitement and the future with optimism and invites you to do the same.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce * The Tablet *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating, intellectually challenging big book about big ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn act of intellectual effrontery that recalls Karl Marx ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e The book's a gem.\u003c\/b\u003e Its dense scholarly detail, compiling archaeological findings from some 30,000 years of global civilizations, is leavened by both freewheeling jokes and philosophic passages of \u003cb\u003estartling originality\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003ci\u003eThe Dawn \u003c\/i\u003etakes to the open sea to argue that things are, above all, subject to change. -- Virginia Heffernan * Wired *\u003cbr\u003eAre you looking for some hope in a dark season? \u003ci\u003eThe Dawn of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea line of light at the edge of the world\u003c\/b\u003e - an exploration of the radically different ways societies have been organised throughout time ... \u003cb\u003eexciting, fresh and, yes, hopeful.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Naomi Alderman * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA work of dizzying ambition\u003c\/b\u003e, one that seeks to rescue stateless societies from the condescension with which they're usually treated ... Our forebears crafted their societies intentionally and intelligently: This is the \u003cb\u003efundamental, electrifying insight\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003ci\u003eThe Dawn of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e. It's a book that refuses to dismiss long-ago peoples as corks floating on the waves of prehistory. Instead, it treats them as reflective political thinkers from whom we might learn something. -- Daniel Immerwahr * The Nation *\u003cbr\u003eNot content with different answers to the great questions of human history, Graeber and Wengrow insist on \u003cb\u003erevolutionizing the very questions we ask.\u003c\/b\u003e The result: a dazzling, original, and convincing account of the rich, playful, reflective, and experimental symposia that 'pre-modern' indigenous life represents; and a challenging re-writing of the intellectual history of anthropology and archaeology. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dawn of Everything \u003c\/i\u003edeserves to become the port of embarkation for virtually all subsequent work on these massive themes.\u003c\/b\u003e Those who do embark will have, in the two Davids, incomparable navigators. -- James C. 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It focuses on the long history of a way of describing change that might seem innocuous, but which has cost countless people their lives, liberty, or property across two millennia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProponents of gradualism, sceptical about the need for radical change and its promised benefits, will have a handy primer to challenge the misuse of Roman precedents. * MICHAEL WHITBY, The Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003eThe Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome might be one of Watts's most significant books. * Evan Axel Andersson, World History Encyclopedia *\u003cbr\u003eThis clearly written scholarly work covers 2,000 years of political and intellectual history. * A. J. Papalas, East Carolina University, Choice Connect *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a gripping book, which packs much detail into its 242 pages. It is built around the theme of continuous decline or apparent decline. The book has many insights, in particular the way in which Roman history is misused by modern writers and politicians. This reviewer would strongly recommend the book to anyone with an interest in European history or classics. * Rupert Jackson, Classics for All *\u003cbr\u003eEdward J. Watts, a professor of history at the University of California, San Diego, is a scholar of the later ancient world, who takes his readers from republican Rome to Republican Washington with a resounding theme that anyone promising to restore lost greatness is probably up to no good.... This is a powerful lens through which to view the past, both for those who already think they know it well and those who have practical uses for it.... He gives a masterly account of the complex family who founded the Roman empire's last and longest-lasting dynasty, and of its principal figure, Michael Palaeologus (1261-82), who restored Constantinople to its capital status while committing 'sins so great that even his successors hesitated to embrace his legacy too closely. * Peter Stothard, Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eHistory professor Watts accomplishes an impressive feat by effectively compressing the vast history of Rome and its empire into a relatively short book... In such an abbreviated history of much of the Western World, Watts succeeds admirably in his purpose. But his truly novel contribution is his ability to weave in the ways that the 'deeply entrenched narrative' of Roman decline and recovery accompanied Rome's growth in the second century B.C.E. and on to its commanding position in the western empire as the seat of Catholicism, before the break with Constantinople.... A fresh, complex story of how historical perceptions come into being and are used to persuade and rule. * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eThe Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome traces the dreams and nightmares of the longest lasting polity in the history of Europe. For almost two millennia, Romans remained haunted by the prospect of their own decline and fall. They were also constantly hypnotized by programs that claimed to 'Make Rome Great Again.' Each such program left a trail of victims and scapegoats. Edward Watts tells this story of alternating hopes, fears, and grand illusions from beginning to end with zest and truly panoramic erudition. Those who wish to understand how the chill ghost of Rome's fall can still be conjured up by modern pundits and politicians - and frequently with toxic results--should read this book. * Peter Brown, author of The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity *\u003cbr\u003eThe 'fall of Rome' is an idea that has been weaponized throughout the ages. Where one speaks of a 'decline,' talk of blame is usually soon to follow. Any 'renewal' or 'revival' quickly results in its own victims. TheEternal Decline and Fall of Rome is the first book to tell the story of the use and misuse of these ideas over the long course of Roman history. As Watts lays out, there was no one decline of Rome, nor one fall, but a series of them, each of them heavily politicized. * Anthony Kaldellis, author of Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade *\u003cbr\u003eIn this timely and well-executed work, Edward Watts has brought off three exceptional achievements: literary, historical, and political. His well-tempered description of Roman decline and fall strikes chords in contemporary America, inviting a use of Rome's example to think more responsibly about the challenges of our own world. * Janet Nelson, author of King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne *\u003cbr\u003eMemory of Rome's imperial greatness has inspired over the centuries the ambitions of rulers, popes, and warlords. But alongside this was the warning of Rome's fall. In this masterful compression, Edward Watts brings together ideas of empire and decline, showing their interaction over almost two millennia and their continued relevance and misuse in politics today. * Martyn Rady, author of The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power *\u003cbr\u003eWatt's book is well-written and it demonstrates the work of a classical scholar at the top of his game. 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Although scholars understand that the material of composition was the scroll rather than the codex, they persist in imagining the form as a single textual object. This assumption pervades centuries of scholarship and drives many of the questions asked about biblical composition. Nathan Mastnjak raises the question of the original physical format of biblical texts and argues that many of the literary works that would eventually become the Bible''s prophetic books were not written initially as books. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel were originally composed on loosely organized collections of multiple short papyrus scrolls and sheets. Though rarely considered in scholarship, the realia of a text''s form, format, production, and material substance have a profound influence on the meaning of the text. Unlike works committed to single book-scrolls, these collectio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides an important corrective to the scholarly tendency to import anachronistic assumptions about contemporary books into study of ancient biblical texts. An exciting entry in the emergent field of material historical study of the Bible, Mastnjak's work introduces a \"collection model\" that has major implications for the interpretation of biblical books and study of their formation.\" * David M. Carr, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Union Theological Seminary   *\u003cbr\u003eAlmost two centuries after biblical scholars began the conversation of hypothetical documents lying behind the present text, Mastnjak puts flesh on what those earlier texts looked like as objects, the organizational logic behind their collection, and the process by which these smaller scrolls were brought together in the large scrolls found at Qumran. This is an important volume for Hebrew Bible scholarship which will in turn generate rich insights into the development of the biblical text.\" * Thomas Bolin, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, St. Norbert College   *\u003cbr\u003eMastnjak has produced a remarkable study that offers an elegant and convincing solution to the problem of the earliest material forms of biblical literature. His bold and convincing arguments combine recent discoveries about ancient technologies of writing with careful textual analysis and will change how scholars imagine the literary form of the earliest manuscripts of biblical texts.\"  -Brennan W. Breed, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003eMastnjak's Before the Scrolls should be a cornerstone for any biblical scholarship that considers notions of materiality in ancient Israelite and Judean (and Jewish) texts. * William Brown, The Biblical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  1  The Materiality of the Prophetic Literature  2  Prophetic Scrolls in the Persian Period  3  The Multi-Volume Sefer  4  The Prophetic Library  5  Isaiah, the Twelve, and the Prophetic Anthology  6 Jeremiah and the Prophetic Book as Narrative  7 Narrative in the Books of Ezekiel  8 Conclusion  Bibliography  Subject Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732548333911,"sku":"9780190911096","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"augustine-martyrdom-and-classical-rhetoric-9780190914141","title":"Augustine Martyrdom and Classical Rhetoric","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly Christian martyr accounts were less about recounting history than about constructing theology. As such, many historians of late antique Christianity call them rhetorical. But what does this mean for early Christian theology of martyrdom? And what rhetorical techniques are actually being used for such theological construction? To answer these questions, Adam Ployd looks to Augustine of Hippo. He places Augustine''s martyr theology within its classical rhetorical context, drawing upon the theoretical foundations of Cicero, Quintilian, and others. Ployd investigates all of Augustine''s major controversies as well as his work as a bishop and preacher cultivating a particular vision of the Christian life. Ployd uncovers the rich rhetorical roots of Augustine''s martyr theology, roots that delve beyond ornamentation and into the depths of inventio and the techniques of rhetorical argumentation. What emerges from this investigation is a vision of Augustine''s martyr discourse that is co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing an extensive literature and suggesting a re-visitation of the work of Saint Augustine, one of the most important Christian writers of all time, Adam Ployd's book entitled Augustine, Martyrdom and Classical Rhetoric,...succeeds not only as a work of theological research useful for scholars which suggests a new way of understanding his ideas, his influences and how he came to develop the preceding tradition of the Church, how he sought continuity with it, but is also useful reading for any reader aiming to find out more about the history of Christianity in its earliest centuries, to understand why martyrdom was so important for it and even created a specific rhetoric in the discourse, and how Saint Augustine managed to use this aspect of the life of the Church and to develop an original way of thinking based on it. * Iuliu-Marius Morariu, The Recensiones *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements Introduction  Chapter 1: The Context of the Martyrs  Chapter 2: The Example of the Martyrs  Chapter 3: The Time of the Martyrs  Chapter 4: The Court of the Martyrs  Chapter 5: The Rhetoric of the Martyrs  Conclusion Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732548563287,"sku":"9780190914141","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"conquering-the-ocean-the-roman-invasion-of-britain-ancient-warfare-and-civilization-9780190937416","title":"Conquering the Ocean The Roman Invasion of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides an authoritative new narrative of the Roman conquest of Britain, from the two campaigns of Julius Caesar up until the construction of Hadrian's Wall. It highlights the motivations of Roman commanders and British resistance fighters during a key period of Britain's history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe target audience is presumably undergraduates with little knowledge of Roman Britain. The book may offer them a marker of the current anti colonial approach with an up-to-date bibliography, but it is to be hoped that challenging it will encourage readers to seek a more balanced engagement with the original texts. * David Bird, Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003eRichly illustrated and offering an extensive bibliography, Conquering the Ocean is a pleasing and well-crafted examination of the Roman occupation of Britain that students of the period, as well as professional historians, will find to be of considerable value. * Brett F. Woods, Brett F. 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Teasing out this dimension adds real freshness to the subject, delivering a highly successful volume that makes for essential reading. * Current Archaeology *\u003cbr\u003eOverall... an excellent investment for readers looking for an accessible and engaging overview of the Roman conquest of Britain. * Captain Richard Dick, Naval Historical Foundation *\u003cbr\u003ea fascinating and well-illustrated look at this neglected aspect of Roman and ancient war history, describing the long-term successes and failures of a succession of emperors to conquer this land at the northern limits of the Roman empire. * Jerry Lenaburg *\u003cbr\u003eThis highly readable account of the Roman conquest and occupation of Britain seeks to synthesise recent work on classical literary references to the island with the much larger body of archaeological and epigraphic research on Roman Britain. * Britannia  *\u003cbr\u003eIn this captivating and compact book, Hingley reconstructs the various ideological and historical moments of the Roman conquest and securing of Britain between Caesar's invasion and 410 CE. * Donato Sitaro, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003eHingley's narrative of this process is a masterful blend of the archaeological and textual records (find spots, epigraphy, historiographical narratives)... 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Yet despite the biting sorrows the fighting occasioned, it remains a gripping saga of plots and counter-plots, murders and lies, thrilling sea chases and desperate overland marches, missed opportunities and last-minute reprieves, and, as the war''s first historian Thucydides had hoped, lessons for a less bellicose future. In addition, Roberts considers the impact of the war on Greece''s cultural life, including the great masterworks of tragedy and comedy performed at this time and, most infamously, the trial and execution of Socrates. A fast-paced narrative of one of antiquity''s most famous clashes, The Plague of War is a must-read for history enthusiasts of all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA narrative that is readable and worth reading for Greek history novice and junkie alike. The affordable paperback, furthermore, is suitable for undergraduate classroom use. 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While very highly recommended for both community and academic library World History collections in general, and Hellenic History supplemental studies reading lists in particular, it should be noted for the personal reading lists of students and non-specialist general readres with an interest in the subject that \"The Plague of War\" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.39). * Margaret Lane, The Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e[Roberts's] in-depth knowledge of the period's players, locations, and events are all woven expertly into the narrative, providing the reader with a broad, expansive view of the war and its consequences for Greek culture and the future of Western civilization.\" -Military Heritage\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Roberts brings her accustomed cool expertise to bear on this hottest of hot topics: not just any old war, but one that in ancient Greek terms counted as a world war and, like those of the last century, produced almost equally as ghastly and irredeemably nasty consequences. Worst of all, in some ways, this was in her concluding epitaph 'War Without Victory'. * Paul Cartledge, author of Democracy: A Life *\u003cbr\u003eIn this riveting narrative, Jennifer Roberts breaks new ground with a full-length portrait of the classical Greek world as viewed through a dramatic account of the Peloponnesian War. Roberts breathes new life into the familiar succession of campaigns and battles through the scope of her vision, which gives equal attention to the war's many impacts on the home-front in both Athens and Sparta. In The Plague of War, we see how social upheavals, economic crises, family life, and even philosophy and drama were drawn inexorably into the war-zone. * John R. Hale, author of Lords of the Sea *\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Roberts recreates the agony of Athens and Sparta with a deft hand and a knowing eye. She tells the story of the war that ruined Greece in all its power and pathos. 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