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Author : Romolo Augusto Staccioli
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Roads
ISBN : 0892367326
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Author : M.C. Bishop
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473837478
There have been many books on Britain's Roman roads, but none have considered in any depth their long-term strategic impact. Mike Bishop shows how the road network was vital not only in the Roman strategy of conquest and occupation, but influenced the course of British military history during subsequent ages. The author starts with the pre-Roman origins of the network (many Roman roads being built over prehistoric routes) before describing how the Roman army built, developed, maintained and used it. Then, uniquely, he moves on to the post-Roman history of the roads. He shows how they were crucial to medieval military history (try to find a medieval battle that is not near one) and the governance of the realm, fixing the itinerary of the royal progresses. Their legacy is still clear in the building of 18th century military roads and even in the development of the modern road network. Why have some parts of the network remained in use throughout?The text is supported with clear maps and photographs. Most books on Roman roads are concerned with cataloguing or tracing them, or just dealing with aspects like surveying. This one makes them part of military landscape archaeology.
Author : Paul Baxa
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802099952
In the 1930s, the Italian Fascist regime profoundly changed the landscape of Rome's historic centre, demolishing buildings and displacing thousands of Romans in order to display the ruins of the pre-Christian Roman Empire. This transformation is commonly interpreted as a failed attempt to harmonize urban planning with Fascism's ideological exaltation of the Roman Empire. Roads and Ruins argues that the chaotic Fascist cityscape, filled with traffic and crumbling ruins, was in fact a reflection of the landscape of the First World War. In the radical interwar transformation of Roman space, Paul Baxa finds the embodiment of the Fascist exaltation of speed and destruction, with both roads and ruins defining the cultural impulses at the heart of the movement. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including war diaries, memoirs, paintings, films, and government archives, Roads and Ruins is a richly textured study that offers an original perspective on a well known story.
Author : Ray Laurence
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136823879
The Roads of Roman Italy offers a complete re-evaluation of both the evidence and the interpretation of Roman land transport. The book utilises archaeological, epigraphic and literary evidence for Roman communications, drawing on recent approaches to the human landscape developed by geographers. Among the topics considered are: * the relationship between the road and the human landscape * the administration and maintenance of the road system * the role of roads as imperial monuments * the economics of road construction and urban development.
Author : Christopher Hadley
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780008356705
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year’ Sunday Telegraph ‘On nearly every page a random passage takes one’s breath away’ The Times Have you ever heard the march of legions on a lonely country road?
Author : Ray Laurence
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136823947
The Roads of Roman Italy offers a complete re-evaluation of both the evidence and the interpretation of Roman land transport. The book utilises archaeological, epigraphic and literary evidence for Roman communications, drawing on recent approaches to the human landscape developed by geographers. Among the topics considered are: * the relationship between the road and the human landscape * the administration and maintenance of the road system * the role of roads as imperial monuments * the economics of road construction and urban development.
Author : Anne C. E. Allinson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664569127
This a collection of six historical fiction stories that aim to bring ancient Rome to life and show that the people of that time were not so different from us. Through these sketches, the author hopes to inspire readers to see the noblest literature and history of Rome as an intimate inspiration, rather than just a formal study. Each story focuses on a different period of Roman history, from the last years of the Republic to the Antonine period. The author draws directly from the writings of the people who appear in the sketches, and presents the facts in an imaginative form that reveals their significance for modern readers. These stories not only offer a glimpse into ancient Roman life, but also serve as a reminder that the roads from Rome lead into the highway of human life.
Author : Callihan Wesley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0989702863
Author : Cornelis van Tilburg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134129751
First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Anne Kolb
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110636314
This volume aims to present the current state of research on Roman roads and their foundations in a combined historical and archaeological perspective. The focus is on the diverse local histories and the varying degrees of significance of individual roads and regional networks, which are treated here for the most important regions of the empire and beyond. The assembled contributions will be of interest to historians, archaeologists and epigraphers, since they tackle matters as diverse as the technical modalities of road-building, the choice of route, but also the functionality and the motives behind the creation of roads. Roman roads are further intimately related to various important aspects of Roman history, politics and culture. After all, such logistical arteries form the basis of all communication and exchange processes, enabling not only military conquest and security but also facilitating the creation of an organized state as well as trade, food supply and cultural exchange. The study of Roman roads must always be based on a combination of written and archaeological sources in order to take into account both their concrete geographical location and their respective spatial, cultural, and historical context.
Author : Raymond Chevallier
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015005718765
Author : Walter Scheidel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691216737
The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Europe's economic rise and the creation of the modern age. Ranging across the entire premodern world, Escape from Rome offers new answers to some of the biggest questions in history: Why did the Roman Empire appear? Why did nothing like it ever return to Europe? And, above all, why did Europeans come to dominate the world? In an absorbing narrative that begins with ancient Rome but stretches far beyond it, from Byzantium to China and from Genghis Khan to Napoleon, Scheidel shows how the demise of Rome and the enduring failure of empire-building on European soil launched an economic transformation that changed the continent and ultimately the world.
Author : Ben Kane
Publisher : Random House
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409051411
________________________ The dramatic climax to Ben Kane's Forgotten Legion Trilogy Having survived the perils of a journey across half the world, Romulus and Tarquinius are press-ganged into the legions, which are under imminent threat of annihilation by the Egyptians. Meanwhile in Rome, Romulus's twin sister Fabiola lives in fear for her life, loved by Brutus, but wooed by Marcus Antonius, his deadly enemy. Soon after, Romulus fights at Zela, the vicious battle where Caesar famously said, 'Veni, vidi, vici'. Tarquinius, separated from Romulus in the chaos of war, hides in Alexandria, searching for guidance. But mortal danger awaits them both. From the battlefields of Asia Minor and North Africa, to the lawless streets of Rome and the gladiator arena, they face death daily, until on the Ides of March, the twins are reunited and must decide either to back or to betray Caesar on his day of destiny.
Author : Don Nardo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000056797602
Describes the construction of roads and aqueducts in ancient Rome, life and customs along the roads, water distribution and aqueduct maintenance, and the building of bridges.
Author : Claude Phipps
Publisher : Springer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319216805
This book explores and explains scientific mysteries and principles, leavened with tongue-in-cheek humor and an abundance of illustrations. Chapters are short, but give an understanding of technology and science not available elsewhere. Questions include: • What holds a satellite up while it goes around the Earth? • Why is the sky (made out of clear air!) blue instead of green, or just black as night like the sky that high altitude jumper Felix Baumgartner saw? • How is laser light different from “normal” light? • Did Columbus really discover that the Earth is round? • Which one invention will assuredly survive our civilization? • Why can’t you travel back in time? If you often feel embarrassed because you don’t have a clue about lasers, the difference between volts, amps and watts, or how jet planes really work – but you would like to understand the physical principles of our modern world, whether you’re a teen or a parent – this book is for you! To understand the basics of quantum mechanics, or of protons, neutrons and electrons, you don’t need algebra, calculus, or a lot of equations or technical buzzwords. Too many people have been soured on science by science teachers who have made simple concepts seem complex. This book is the antidote: all it requires is your curiosity. Advance praise for No Wonder You Wonder!: “From beginning to end, and with laugh after laugh, I enjoyed every single word of this remarkable book. Phipps is a hell of a good writer, and the kind of physics teacher that I would have loved as a young student. No Wonder You Wonder can be engrossing for anyone with a bit of curiosity, not just the scientific minded.” – Christophe Bonnal, Chief Engineer, CNES (French Space Agency) “No Wonder You Wonder is a fa ntastic book. Covering topics such as space, matter, and the energy within the universe, this book does an excellent job of clarifying these topics. It's a great read for young scientists and aspiring physicists.” – August R., high school freshman
