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Robin Lane Fox's The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome is a comprehensive and enthralling introduction to Ancient civilization • The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. Robin Lane Fox's spellbinding history, spans almost a thousand years of change from the foundation of the world's first democracy in Athens to the Roman Republic and the Empire under Hadrian • Bringing great figures such as Homer, Socrates, Cicero, Alexander, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Augustus and the first Christian martyrs to life, exploring freedom, justice and luxury, this wonderfully exciting tour brings the turbulent histories of Greece and Rome together in a masterly study

Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried provides an alternative history of the first millennium in Britain. As she did with her pre-history of Britain in Ancestors, Professor Alice Roberts combines archaeological finds with cutting-edge DNA research and written history to shed fresh light on how people lived: by examining the stories of the dead

The Italian Renaissance shaped Western culture - but it was far stranger and darker than many of us realise. We know the Mona Lisa for her smile, but not that she was married to a slave-trader. We revere Leonardo da Vinci for his art, but few now appreciate his ingenious designs for weaponry. We visit Florence to see Michelangelo's David, but hear nothing of the massacre that forced the republic's surrender. In fact, many of the Renaissance's most celebrated artists and thinkers emerged not during the celebrated 'rebirth' of the fifteenth century but amidst the death and destruction of the sixteenth century • The Beauty and the Terror is an enrapturing narrative which includes the forgotten women writers, Jewish merchants, mercenaries, prostitutes, farmers and citizens who lived the Renaissance every day

14 CE: The first Roman emperor is dead. A second is about to succeed. The Forum of Rome, once fought over so fiercely, has become hardly more than a museum. The house of all power is up above on the Palatine Hill, about to become the birthplace of Western bureaucracy, a warren of banqueting and bedrooms, a treacherous household where it takes special talents to survive • This is a Roman history with a cast of new men and newly dominant women, those reviled too often in the past as flatterers and gluttons, uppity slaves and former slaves, lawyers-for-hire, chancer arrivistes and unhinged party animals. Palatine uncovers the lives of the Vitellii, perhaps Rome's least admired imperial clan, of Publius, an old-fashioned soldier snared in the politics of the new age, of Lucius, an exceptionally skilled and sycophantic courtier, and of Aulus a genial sluggard whose prowess at the table carries him all the way to the throne before collapsing his family's reputation for ever

Miami, Summer 1968. The Vietnam War is raging; Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy have just been assassinated. The Republican Party meets in Miami and picks Richard Nixon as its candidate, to little fanfare. But when the Democrats back Lyndon Johnson's ineffectual vice president, Hubert Humphrey, the city of Chicago erupts. Antiwar protesters fill the streets and the police run amok, beating and arresting demonstrators and delegates alike, all broadcast on live television, and captured in these pages by one of America's fiercest intellects

Вьетнам стал самым противоречивым конфликтом современного западного мира,спровоцировав унижение на поле боя для Франции в 1954 году,а затем гораздо более серьезное для Соединенных Штатов в 1975 году. Макс Хастингс провел последние три года, опрашивая десятки участников с обеих сторон,а также исследуя множество американских и вьетнамских документов и мемуаров, чтобы создать эпическое повествование об эпической борьбе. Он изображает декорации Дьенбьенфу,наступление Тет, воздушный налет на Северный Вьетнам и менее известные сражения, такие как кровавая баня в Дайдо, где батальон морской пехоты США был почти уничтожен,вместе с необычными воспоминаниями воинов Хо Ши Мина. Вот яркие реалии борьбы среди джунглей и рисовых полей,в результате которой погибло 2 миллиона человек

От самых ранних миграций до зарождения космического туризма — испытайте волнение путешествий на протяжении веков в этой великолепно иллюстрированной книге! Стремление к приключениям определяло историю человечества с незапамятных времен. Будь то путешествие в целях поиска еды, паломничества, торговли или научного любопытства, люди веками были вынуждены отправляться в дикую природу. Проследите за их невероятными путешествиями в этой удивительной книге! От первых торговых сетей в древнем Шумере до крестовых походов, Большого тура и миссий ""Вояджеров"" в открытом космосе. Эта увлекательная визуальная история путешествий включает в себя карты, картины, фотографии и дневниковые записи, которые очаруют каждого кабинетного путешественника. Путешествуйте с викингами и преследуйте пиратов-грабителей! От древних путешествий Одиссея до завоевания Перу Писарро, проследите за биографиями путешественников-первопроходцев, бесстрашных исследователей и жестоких завоевателей

See history as it happened - from the evolution of early humans to the space race - with 130 detailed maps that bring pivotal episodes of world history to life.Including a foreword by renowned broadcaster and historian Peter Snow, this history atlas shows you the history of the world in thrilling action. Follow Napoleon as he conquers Europe, explore the rise of the Roman Empire, or chart the progress of the Russian Revolution as each map presents an overview of the story then takes you, step by step, through how it developed, leaving its mark on land and ocean.With cutting-edge design and breathtaking scope, History of the World Map by Map charts ancient, medieval, and modern history in all corners of the world. Discover how patterns of global trade, exploration, conflict, and technological advances shaped key moments in human civilization, such as the success of ancient Egypt, the conquest of Peru, the decolonization of Africa and Asia, the American Civil War, and the energy and environmental challenges of the 21st century

The brilliantly compelling new biography of the treacherous and tyrannical King John, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta • King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood — greedy, cowardly, despicable and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend? • Drawing on contemporary chronicles and the king's own letters, bestselling historian Marc Morris brings the real John vividly to life. We see how a youngest son with limited prospects became the ruler of the greatest dominion in Europe, but at a terrible cost. His rise to power involved treachery, rebellion and murder, and his reign witnessed oppression on an almost unprecedented scale. It climaxed in conspiracy and revolt, and his leading subjects forced him to issue Magna Carta, a document binding him and his successors to behave better in future

A major new work of history on the profound changes in British society during the First World War • The Great War saw millions of men volunteer for or be recruited into the Army, their lives either cut short or overturned. Women were bereaved, enlisted to work in agriculture, government and engineering, yet still expected to hold together homes and families. But while the conflict caused social, economic and political devastation, it also provoked revolutionary change on the home front • Simon Heffer uses vivid portraits to present a nuanced picture of a pivotal era. While the Great War caused loss on an appalling scale, it also advanced the emancipation of women, brought notions of better health care and education, and pointed the way to a less deferential, more democratic future

This new edition of Brogan's superb one-volume history - from early British colonisation to the Reagan years - captures an array of dynamic personalities and events. In a broad sweep of America's triumphant progress. Brogan explores the period leading to Independence from both the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American character' - both the good and the bad. He provides a masterly synthesis of all the latest research illustrating America's rapid growth from humble beginnings to global dominance

Начиная с их появления в одиннадцатом веке и заканчивая их повсеместным забвением в семнадцатом, Марк Моррис исследует многие из самых известных замков страны, а также некоторые впечатляющие менее известные образцы. Временами это эпическая история, движимая такими персонажами, как Вильгельм Завоеватель, король Иоанн и Эдуард I, полная осад и завоеваний устрашающего масштаба. Но, в свою очередь, это также интимная история менее выдающихся личностей, чьи приключения, борьба и амбиции нашли отражение в построенных ими укрепленных резиденциях. Будь он таким величественным или таким скромным, замок был прежде всего домом • Понять замки – кто их строил, кто в них жил и почему – значит понять силы, которые формировали средневековую Британию • Книга на английском языке