Readers interested in ancient (and modern) Rome, urban life, and civic disasters, among other things, will be fascinated
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On the night of July 19, AD 64, a fire began beneath the stands of Rome's great stadium, the Circus Maximus. For mo
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*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts about Nero and the Great Fire *Includes a bibliography for further reading
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The gladiator is one of the most enduring figures of Ancient Rome. Heroic, though of lowly status, they fought vicious d
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September, 1666; carried by a strong east wind, in just four days Shakespeare’s London would disappear forever, consumed
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The Moving City: Processions, Passages and Promenades in Ancient Rome focusses on movements in the ancient city of Rome,
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