The Untold History of the Roman Emperors

The Untold History of the Roman Emperors
Title The Untold History of the Roman Emperors PDF eBook
Author Michael Kerrigan
Publisher Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Pages 259
Release 2016-07-15
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1502619113

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The Caesars were the rulers of the Roman Empire, a Republic so large it encompassed parts of Asia and Northern Africa. From Caligula to Claudius, each emperor wielded immense power – for good or for evil, depending on their temperament – over the Roman army and their citizens. This book highlights the lives of some of the more memorable Caesars of Rome and the true history that exist beneath the legends.

Trajan, Lion of Rome

Trajan, Lion of Rome
Title Trajan, Lion of Rome PDF eBook
Author C. R. H. Wildfeuer
Publisher
Pages 415
Release 2009-01-01
Genre Emperors
ISBN 9780981846064

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Trajan - Lion of Rome is a historical novel, based on the life of the Emperor Trajan (ruled 98-117 AD), who expanded the Roman Empire to its maximum size. The reader plunges into a world riveted by the power struggles between Empire and rebels, Emperor and Senate and Rome versus competing kingdoms at its borders. The book is meticulously researched and stays true to the historic events.Trajan, the son of a general, grows up with aspirations to exceed his thriving father as a soldier. Successful beyond his own expectations, Trajan is soon drawn into the conflict between the tyrant Domitian and a resentful Senate, led by Nerva. He needs to choose sides, supported by his wife Plotina and cousin Hadrian. After Domitian¿s assassination Nerva takes over and appoints Trajan as his successor. When Nerva dies two years later Trajan¿s time has come. Now he has to prove himself against the temptations of power and the siren song of military glory. He succeeds by leading a war of necessity against Dacian invaders, but his conquest of Mesopotamia turns into a huge challenge for himself and the whole Roman army.

Antonius

Antonius
Title Antonius PDF eBook
Author Brook Allen
Publisher
Pages 418
Release 2019-02-14
Genre Rome
ISBN 9781732958500

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Desperate to redeem his family honor and carve a legacy for himself, Marc Antony vows not to let warring rebels, scheming politicians, or even an alluring young Egyptian princess stand in his path to glory.

Eager for Glory

Eager for Glory
Title Eager for Glory PDF eBook
Author Lindsay Powell
Publisher Grub Street Publishers
Pages 411
Release 2013-09-19
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1848849044

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“The first biography of an important personality from the beginnings of Rome’s empire” (Graham Sumner, coauthor of Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier). Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus (Drusus the Elder) was the first conqueror of Germania (the Netherlands and Germany) and one of ancient Rome’s most beloved military heroes. Yet there has never been a full volume dedicated to his remarkable story, achievements, and legacy. Eager for Glory brings this heroic figure back to life for a modern audience. Drusus was a stepson of Augustus through his marriage to Livia. As a military commander he led daring campaigns by sea and land that pushed the northern frontiers of Rome’s empire to the Elbe River. He oversaw one of the largest developments of military infrastructure of the age. He married Marc Antony’s daughter, Antonia, and fathered Germanicus, Rome’s most popular general, and the future emperor Claudius. He was grandfather of Caligula. He died when he was only twenty-nine and was revered in death. Drawing on ancient texts, evidence from inscriptions and coins, the latest findings in archaeology, as well as astronomy and medical science, Lindsay Powell has produced a long overdue and definitive account of this great Roman.

African Europeans

African Europeans
Title African Europeans PDF eBook
Author Olivette Otele
Publisher Basic Books
Pages 252
Release 2021-05-04
Genre History
ISBN 1541619935

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A dazzling history of Africans in Europe, revealing their unacknowledged role in shaping the continent One of the Best History Books of 2021 — Smithsonian Conventional wisdom holds that Africans are only a recent presence in Europe. But in African Europeans, renowned historian Olivette Otele debunks this and uncovers a long history of Europeans of African descent. From the third century, when the Egyptian Saint Maurice became the leader of a Roman legion, all the way up to the present, Otele explores encounters between those defined as "Africans" and those called "Europeans." She gives equal attention to the most prominent figures—like Alessandro de Medici, the first duke of Florence thought to have been born to a free African woman in a Roman village—and the untold stories—like the lives of dual-heritage families in Europe's coastal trading towns. African Europeans is a landmark celebration of this integral, vibrantly complex slice of European history, and will redefine the field for years to come.

The Ruin of the Roman Empire

The Ruin of the Roman Empire
Title The Ruin of the Roman Empire PDF eBook
Author James J. O'Donnell
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 454
Release 2008-09-16
Genre History
ISBN 0060787376

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Recounts the sixth-century events and circumstances that led to the fall of the Roman Empire.

The Untold History of the Celts

The Untold History of the Celts
Title The Untold History of the Celts PDF eBook
Author Martin J. Dougherty
Publisher Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Pages 227
Release 2016-07-15
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1502619016

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Before the Vikings, before the Anglo-Saxons, before the Roman Empire, the Celts dominated central and western Europe. Today we might think of the Celts only inhabiting parts of the far west of Europe –Ireland, Great Britain, France and Spain –but these were the extremities in which their culture lasted longest. In fact, they had originated in Central Europe and settled as far afield as present day Turkey, Poland and Italy. From their emergence as an Iron Age people around 800 BC to the early centuries AD, Celts reveals the truth behind the stories of naked warriors, ritual beheadings, druids, magic and accusations of human sacrifice. The book examines the different tribes, the Hallstatt and La Tène periods, as well as Celtic survival in western Europe, the Gallic Wars, military life, spiritual life, slavery, sexuality and Celtic art.