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“alexandra croom”

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  • Roman Clothing and Fashion

    by Alexandra Croom ...
    There is plenty of information about military dress in Roman Britain and the rest of the Roman Empire, but the evidence for civilian dress has not been comprehensively looked at since the 1930s. In this richly illustrated survey, Alexandra Croom describes the range and style of clothing worn throughout the Western Empire and shows how fashions changed between the first and the sixth centuries. ... Read more

    $14.19 USD

  • Segedunum

    Excavations By Charles Daniels In The Roman Fort At Wallsend (1975-1984)

    by Alexandra Croom, Alan Rushworth ...
    Between 1975 and 1984 almost the entire area of the Roman fort of Segedunum in Wallsend was excavated under the direction of Charles Daniels, senior lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at Newcastle University. It is these excavations which form the subject of this publication. This comprehensive report on the structural remains (Vol. 1) and finds (Vol. 2) show clearly that Daniels’ work ... Read more

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    Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic

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  • Hannibal

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  • The Fall of Rome:And the End of Civilization

    And the End of Civilization

    by Bryan Ward-Perkins ...
    Why did Rome fall?Vicious barbarian invasions during the fifth century resulted in the cataclysmic end of the world's most powerful civilization, and a 'dark age' for its conquered peoples. Or did it? The dominant view of this period today is that the 'fall of Rome' was a largely peaceful transition to Germanic rule, and the start of a positive cultural transformation.Bryan Ward-Perkins encourages ... Read more

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  • An Introduction to Hadrian's Wall: One Hundred Questions About the Roman Wall Answered

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    by M. C. Bishop ...
    Series Book 1 - Per Lineam Valli
    This book provides a friendly and accessible introduction to Hadrian's Wall in the form of 100 questions and their answers. Designed to appeal to all who have heard of (but do not necessarily know much about) this important monument, the themes covered include Building the Wall, Using the Wall, After the Wall, Visiting the Wall, and Understanding the Wall. It includes a select bibliography. ... Read more

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  • The Complete Collection of Plutarchs Parallel Lives

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  • The Story of the Goths

    From the earliest times to the end of the Gothic dominion in Spain

    by Henry Bradley ...
    In 410, the Goths surged over what remained of the city walls and sacked the city of Rome.But who were the Goths?And how were they able to conquer the greatest city of the ancient world?Henry Bradley charts a history of the Goths from their emergence in eastern Europe, across the river Danube, to their spread westwards, fighting both against and for the Roman Empire, before they eventually ... Read more

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  • The Life and Times of Marc Antony (Illustrated Edition)

    by Arthur Weigall ...
    Marc Antony (Marcus Antonius) lived between 83 and 30 B.C. A supporter of Julius Caesar, Antony was part of the Second Triumvirate along with Octavian and Lepidus. After the breakup of the Triumvirate in 33 B.C. , Antony was defeated by Octavian at the Battle of Actium. He and his lover Cleopatra committed suicide in Alexandria in 30 B.C. This edition of The Life and Times of Marc Antony ... Read more

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  • Cheap Chic

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    “I think it’s terrific.”—Diane von Furstenberg, of the original edition of Cheap ChicBeloved by designers and style mavens alike, the LBD of fashion guides—with a new foreword by Tim Gunn—is back and more in fashion than ever.Before there were street-style blogs and ‘zines, there was Cheap Chic. Selling hundreds of thousands of copies when it was originally published in 1975, this classic guide ... Read more

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