Bøger i Greece and Rome Live serien
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- Power, Propaganda and the Politics of Survival
514,95 kr. Rome's first emperor, Augustus, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, has probably had the most lasting effect on history of all rulers of the classical world. He also considers the contrasting fates of the main poets of Augustus' reign, Virgil and Ovid, and the public monuments that - as much as poetry -- served to shape his reputation.
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- 514,95 kr.
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- The Confessions
226,95 kr. Explains just how and why Augustine came to abandon a successful career and the personal enjoyments of a largely secular existence to follow a life of prayer and study, leading to a true comprehension of God and the Bible. This title deals with Augustine's own experiences of religion, philosophy and Christian faith.
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- 226,95 kr.
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384,95 - 1.666,95 kr. The tyrants of Greece are some of the most colourful figures in antiquity, notorious for their luxury, excess and violence, and provoking heated debates among political thinkers. Greek Tyranny examines the phenomenon of autocratic rule outside the law in archaic and classical Greece, offering a new interpretation of the nature of tyranny.
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- 384,95 kr.
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- Rome's Greatest Enemy
528,95 kr. Hannibal's enduring reputation as a man and as a general is due to his enemies' fascination with him. The issue of whether he might indeed have changed history had he postponed conflict with Rome and concentrated first on Carthage's own prosperity and safety is explored in this volume as vigorously as the military questions.
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- 528,95 kr.
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- 571,95 kr.