Ergebnis für "Rom" in Italien

In seinem neuen Buch zeigt der Bestseller-Autor Michael Sommer nicht, wie Rom glänzte, sondern wie und warum es funktionierte – und welchen Preis viele dafür zahlten. Die schmutzige Seite Roms war ganz gewiss kein Betriebsunfall der Antike, sondern die Kehrseite ihrer Größe.

Mit Bestsellerautor und Italienkenner Andreas Englisch auf den Spuren alter Pilgerrouten in die Heilige Stadt: packend erzählte Einblicke in die Geschichte Norditaliens und Abstecher zu den wichtigsten kulturellen Highlights sowie wenig bekannten Geheimtipps Ob Pilger oder Plünderer, Kaiser oder Bettelmönche, ob die Suche nach Macht, Reichtum, Erlösung oder Liebe – seit Jahrtausenden zieht es Menschen nach Rom. Viele ihrer Spuren finden sich noch heute an zahlreichen Orten in der Region zwischen den Alpen und dem Tiber.

Mehr Antike wagen! Eine spannende und unterhaltsame Reise zu den Grundlagen der modernen Welt Vom Kampf um Troia bis zum Ende des römischen Imperiums: In seinem fesselnden Parforceritt durch die Antike entfaltet Michael Sommer anderthalb Jahrtausende Menschheitsgeschichte. Mit vielen...

Bloomsbury presents… Rome: Eternal City Standard pronunciation Written and read by Ferdinand Addis The sweeping story of the city of Rome, told through twenty-two moments that shaped its history. ***A Times History Book of the Year*** 'Vivid, pacey... Superb' The Times. 'Grand narrative...

“This magnificent love letter to Rome” (Stephen Greenblatt) tells the story of the Eternal City through pivotal moments that defined its history—from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to the German occupation in World War Two—“an erudite history that...

Alle gaben es gleichzeitig zu. Das ganze Internet blickte von seinen Handys auf und gestand: Ja , tatsächlich denkt es ständig an das Römische Reich. Wir machten einen Witz daraus, denn so gehen wir mit Dingen um, die uns ein wenig Angst machen. Doch der Witz barg ein Geheimnis, und dieses Geheimnis lautet: Wir können nicht aufhören, an Rom zu denken, weil wir es nie wirklich verlassen haben. Dieses Buch nimmt das Meme ernst, ohne sich selbst dabei ernst zu nehmen.

For almost a thousand years, Rome held sway as the spiritual and artistic centre of the world. Hughes vividly recreates the ancient Rome of Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Caligula, Cicero, Martial and Virgil. With the artistic blossoming of the Renaissance, he casts his unwavering...

When Livy began his epic The History of Rome, he had no idea of the fame and fortune he would eventually attain. He would go on to become the most widely read writer in the Roman Empire and was eagerly sought out and feted like a modern celebrity. And his fame continued to grow after his death. His bombastic style, his intricate and complex sentence structure, and his flair for powerfully recreating the searing drama of historical incidents made him a favorite of teachers and pupils alike.

Begleite den dramatischen Aufstieg vom Tiber-Dorf zur Weltmacht in dieser packenden Reise durch die Kulturgeschichte. Perfekt für das tägliche Pendeln oder entspannte Abende tauchst du tief in ein faszinierendes Mosaik aus rivalisierenden Stadtstaaten, glanzvoller Renaissance und erbitterten...

From acclaimed historian Emma Southon, a groundbreaking history of Ancient Rome, showing how the empire was built, fueled, and shaped by its enslaved people. When Julius Caesar conquered Gaul he boasted that he killed a million Gauls and enslaved a million more. This is the truth about the Roman...

Il secondo libro tratta dell'epoca d'oro della republica romana, fino al mostrarsi dei primi segni di decadenza. Elenco dei capitoli: Cambiamento della costituzione. Limitazione dei poteri alla magistratura suprema; Il tribunato del popolo e i decemviri; La perequazione dei ceti e la nuova aristocrazia; Caduta della potenza Etrusca. I Celti; Sottomissione dei Latini e dei Campani alla signoria di Roma; Gli Italici contro Roma; Re Pirro contro Roma.

From Venetian canals to Vatican conclaves, New York Times correspondent Jason Horowitz takes you on a tour of the real Italy. Italy’s deep history, stunning landscapes and glorious food have uniquely captured our imagination. In The Italian Job, Jason Horowitz, a longtime Rome bureau chief for...

Immerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome - from its origins as a small settlement on the Palatine Hill to its peak as an empire reigning over 90 million people, and its tumultuous decline. Covering more than 1,000 years of history, and an empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria...

Bloomsbury presents Rome – City in Terror by Victor Failmezger, read by Mark Meadows. 'Victor Failmezger’s passion for the city of Rome is matched by his extensive knowledge of its dark recent past.' – Joshua Levine, author of Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture In...

'Bold, dazzling and provocative' – Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads 'This book uncovers what was lost when Christianity won' – The Times In The Darkening Age, historian Catherine Nixey tells the little-known – and deeply shocking – story of how a militant religion deliberately...

Mary Beard ci offre una nuova visione della storia di Roma, caratterizzata da incredibili miti fondativi e grandi istituzioni politiche e sociali, da straordinarie conquiste militari e stupefacenti opere architettoniche, nonché, naturalmente, dalle gesta di personalità celebri: Cicerone, Catilina, Giulio Cesare, Ottaviano e Marco Antonio. Le innumerevoli testimonianze ci rendono partecipi dell'estrema vitalità e grandezza di un mondo globalizzato e in perpetuo movimento, dove uomini e merci, libri e idee, mode e religioni circolavano liberamente.

Nel sesto volume: La Monarchia militare. Elenco dei capitoli: Regime della restaurazione di Silla; Caduta dell'oligarchia e predominio di Pompeo; Pompeo e l'Oriente; Lotta dei partiti durante l'assenza di Pompeo; Ritorno di Pompeo e coalizione dei pretendenti; Assoggettamento dell'Occidente; Pompeo e Cesare; Morte di Crasso: rottura tra gli autocrati; Brindisi-Lerida-Farsalo-Tapso; La vecchia Repubblica e la nuova monarchia; Religione, cultura, letteratura ed arte.

From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire. “The only way to narrate over a thousand years of history is to understand what it has left us. To...

Il terzo audiolibro tratta del periodo delle guerre puniche, della figura di Annibale, e della guerra contro la Macedonia. Elenco dei capitoli: Cartagine; Guerra tra Roma e Cartagine per il possesso della Sicilia; Estensione dell'Italia fino ai suoi confini naturali; Amilcare ed Annibale; Guerra annibalica sino alla battaglia di Canne; Guerra Annibalica, da Canne a Zama.

Hold the glory—and infamy—of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand with this “brilliant combination of history and storytelling” (Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series) as it explores history’s greatest superpower, as told through humanity’s most universal object: the coin...