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This lively, authoritative account of a crucial period in Britain's
history has been revised and updated to incorporate the very latest
findings and research. Guy de la Bedoyere - the popular face of
Romano-British archaeological studies - puts the Roman conquest and
occupation within the larger context of Romano-British society and
how it functioned. With nearly 300 illustrations and dramatic
aerial views of Roman sites, and brimming with the very latest
research and discoveries, Roman Britain will delight and inform all
those with an interest in this seminal epoch of British history.
For more than two centuries Egypt was ruled by the most powerful,
successful, and richest dynasty of kings in its long end epic
history. They included the female king Hatshepsut, the warrior
kings Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, the religious radical
Akhenaten and his queen Nefertiti, and most famously of all for the
wealth of his tomb the short-lived boy king Tutankhamun. The power
and riches of the Pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty came at enormous
cost to Egypt's enemies and most of its people. This was an age of
ruthless absolutism, exploitation, extravagance, brutality, and
oppression in a culture where not only did Egypt plunder its
neighbours but Egyptian kings and their people robbed one another.
3,500 years ago ancient Egypt began two centuries in which it
became richer and more powerful than any other nation at the time,
ruled by the kings of the 18th Dynasty. They presided over a system
built on war, oppression, and ruthlessness, pouring Egypt's wealth
into grandiose monuments, temples, and extravagant tombs.
Tutankhamun was one of the last of the line and one of the most
obscure. Among his predecessors were some of the most notorious and
enigmatic figures of all of Egypt's history. Pharaohs of the Sun is
their story, showing how the glamour and gold was tainted by
selfishness, ostentation, and the systematic exploitation of
Egypt's people and enemies.
New selection of Pepys' letters throws light on his life and early
career, and includes 30 never previously published. The
correspondence included here represents the first selection of
Pepys's letters drawn from all possible sources to be published
since 1933. Since the Diary does not cover this period, the letters
enable the reader to follow Pepys' early career on the staff of the
Earl of Sandwich, his rise to greatness as Secretary of the
Admiralty, and his retirement after the Glorious Revolution. Along
the way Pepys fought battles with opponents of his naval reforms
and enemies who tried to implicate him in the Popish Plot, while
taking care of his various relatives and keeping up with an array
of friends and acquaintances who included many of the great and
famous of late-seventeenth-century England. The letters have been
chosen to reflect all these aspects of Pepys's varied and
fascinating life, and include 30 never before published. They are
accompanied by a running commentary, biographies of persons
mentioned, aglossary, a chronology, and an introduction that
explains how the letters have survived and analyses how they were
written. GUY DE LA BÉDOYERE is an historian and archaeologist with
numerous books to his credit. His specialist field is Roman Britain
but he has published three books for Boydell on the 'other'
seventeenth-century diarist, John Evelyn [1620-1706], including the
widely-acclaimed Particular Friends: The Correspondence of
SamuelPepys and John Evelyn which features all the letters
exchanged by the two men over a period of 38 years.
Evelyn was at the centre of English social and political life in
the17c, friend of Charles II, member of Royal Society. The Diary of
John Evelyn (1620-1706) is one of the principal literary sources
for life and manners in the English seventeenth century. Evelyn was
one of an influential group of men which included Wren, Pepys and
Boyle; afounding member of the Royal Society, he was also a friend
of Charles II, a Commissioner for sick seamen and prisoners of war
during the Dutch Wars, a prime mover behind Chelsea and Greenwich
Hospitals, and a prolific author who wrote about architecture, art,
arboriculture, fashion, and pollution. In his Diary he recorded the
events and experiences of his long and remarkable life; there are
also extensive references to his family, including hispoignant
recollections of the children who predeceased him. This edition has
been based on the only comprehensive and accurate transcription, by
E.S. de Beer, published by Oxford University Press in 1955, but the
text hasbeen reworked into individual years and months while
retaining the original spelling and grammar throughout. GUY DE LA
BEDOYERE holds degrees in history and archaeology from the
Universities of Durham and London.
A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious
Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire Augustus, Tiberius,
Caligula, Claudius, and Nero-these are the names history associates
with the early Roman Empire. Yet, not a single one of these
emperors was the blood son of his predecessor. In this captivating
history, a prominent scholar of the era documents the
Julio-Claudian women whose bloodline, ambition, and ruthlessness
made it possible for the emperors' line to continue. Eminent
scholar Guy de la Bedoyere, author of Praetorian, asserts that the
women behind the scenes-including Livia, Octavia, and the elder and
younger Agrippina-were the true backbone of the dynasty. De la
Bedoyere draws on the accounts of ancient Roman historians to
revisit a familiar time from a completely fresh vantage point.
Anyone who enjoys I, Claudius will be fascinated by this study of
dynastic power and gender interplay in ancient Rome.
The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world
produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its
wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as
the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and auxiliaries came
from across the Roman world and beyond. They served as tax
collectors, policemen, surveyors, civil engineers and, if they
survived, in retirement as civic worthies, craftsmen and
politicians. Some even rose to become emperors. Gladius takes the
reader right into the heart of what it meant to be a part of the
Roman army through the words of Roman historians, and those of the
men themselves through their religious dedications, tombstones, and
even private letters and graffiti. Guy de la Bedoyere throws open a
window on how the men, their wives and their children lived, from
bleak frontier garrisons to guarding the emperor in Rome, enjoying
a ringside seat to history fighting the emperors' wars, mutinying
over pay, marching in triumphs, throwing their weight around in
city streets, and enjoying esteem in honorable retirement.
For more than two centuries Egypt was ruled by the most powerful,
successful, and richest dynasty of kings in its long end epic
history. They included the female king Hatshepsut, the warrior
kings Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, the religious radical
Akhenaten and his queen Nefertiti, and most famously of all for the
wealth of his tomb the short-lived boy king Tutankhamun. The power
and riches of the Pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty came at enormous
cost to Egypt's enemies and most of its people. This was an age of
ruthless absolutism, exploitation, extravagance, brutality, and
oppression in a culture where not only did Egypt plunder its
neighbours but Egyptian kings and their people robbed one another.
3,500 years ago ancient Egypt began two centuries in which it
became richer and more powerful than any other nation at the time,
ruled by the kings of the 18th Dynasty. They presided over a system
built on war, oppression, and ruthlessness, pouring Egypt's wealth
into grandiose monuments, temples, and extravagant tombs.
Tutankhamun was one of the last of the line and one of the most
obscure. Among his predecessors were some of the most notorious and
enigmatic figures of all of Egypt's history. Pharaohs of the Sun is
their story, showing how the glamour and gold was tainted by
selfishness, ostentation, and the systematic exploitation of
Egypt's people and enemies.
The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world
produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its
wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as
the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and auxiliaries came
from across the Roman world and beyond. They served as tax
collectors, policemen, surveyors, civil engineers and, if they
survived, in retirement as civic worthies, craftsmen and
politicians. Some even rose to become emperors. Gladius takes the
reader right into the heart of what it meant to be a part of the
Roman army through the words of Roman historians, and those of the
men themselves through their religious dedications, tombstones, and
even private letters and graffiti. Guy de la Bedoyere throws open a
window on how the men, their wives and their children lived, from
bleak frontier garrisons to guarding the emperor in Rome, enjoying
a ringside seat to history fighting the emperors' wars, mutinying
over pay, marching in triumphs, throwing their weight around in
city streets, and enjoying esteem in honorable retirement.
An innovative, informative, and entertaining history of Roman
Britain told through the lives of individuals in all walks of life
The Britain of the Roman Occupation is, in a way, an age that is
dark to us. While the main events from 55 BC to AD 410 are little
disputed, and the archaeological remains of villas, forts, walls,
and cities explain a great deal, we lack a clear sense of
individual lives. This book is the first to infuse the story of
Britannia with a beating heart, the first to describe in detail who
its inhabitants were and their place in our history. A lifelong
specialist in Romano-British history, Guy de la Bedoyere is the
first to recover the period exclusively as a human experience. He
focuses not on military campaigns and imperial politics but on
individual, personal stories. Roman Britain is revealed as a place
where the ambitious scramble for power and prestige, the devout
seek solace and security through religion, men and women eke out
existences in a provincial frontier land. De la Bedoyere introduces
Fortunata the slave girl, Emeritus the frustrated centurion, the
grieving father Quintus Corellius Fortis, and the brilliant metal
worker Boduogenus, among numerous others. Through a wide array of
records and artifacts, the author introduces the colorful cast of
immigrants who arrived during the Roman era while offering an
unusual glimpse of indigenous Britons, until now nearly invisible
in histories of Roman Britain.
A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select
band of soldiers who wielded the power to make-or destroy-the
emperors they served Founded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite
Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of the emperor and
his family. As the centuries unfolded, however, Praetorian soldiers
served not only as protectors and enforcers but also as powerful
political players. Fiercely loyal to some emperors, they vied with
others and ruthlessly toppled those who displeased them, including
Caligula, Nero, Pertinax, and many more. Guy de la Bedoyere
provides a compelling first full narrative history of the
Praetorians, whose dangerous ambitions ceased only when Constantine
permanently disbanded them. de la Bedoyere introduces Praetorians
of all echelons, from prefects and messengers to artillery experts
and executioners. He explores the delicate position of emperors for
whom prestige and guile were the only defenses against bodyguards
hungry for power. Folding fascinating details into a broad
assessment of the Praetorian era, the author sheds new light on the
wielding of power in the greatest of the ancient world's empires.
For more than two centuries Egypt was ruled by the most powerful,
successful, and richest dynasty of kings in its long end epic
history. They included the female king Hatshepsut, the warrior
kings Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, the religious radical
Akhenaten and his queen Nefertiti, and most famously of all for the
wealth of his tomb the short-lived boy king Tutankhamun. The power
and riches of the Pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty came at enormous
cost to Egypt's enemies and most of its people. This was an age of
ruthless absolutism, exploitation, extravagance, brutality, and
oppression in a culture where not only did Egypt plunder its
neighbours but Egyptian kings and their people robbed one another.
3,500 years ago ancient Egypt began two centuries in which it
became richer and more powerful than any other nation at the time,
ruled by the kings of the 18th Dynasty. They presided over a system
built on war, oppression, and ruthlessness, pouring Egypt's wealth
into grandiose monuments, temples, and extravagant tombs.
Tutankhamun was one of the last of the line and one of the most
obscure. Among his predecessors were some of the most notorious and
enigmatic figures of all of Egypt's history. Pharaohs of the Sun is
their story, showing how the glamour and gold was tainted by
selfishness, ostentation, and the systematic exploitation of
Egypt's people and enemies.
Roman archaeological sites in Britain produced huge quantities of
pottery providing vast amounts of information about technology,
trade, wealth, industry and lifestyle.
The ruins of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Ostia have excited the
imagination of scholars and tourists alike since early modern
times. The removal of volcanic debris at Pompeii and Herculaneum,
and the clearance of centuries of accumulated soil and vegetation
from the ancient port city of Rome at Ostia, have provided us with
the most important evidence for Roman urban life. Work goes on at
all three sites to this day, and they continue to produce new
surprises. Pompeii is the subject of numerous books, but the other
two cities are nothing like as well-served. This book, written by
an archaeologist, historian and teacher with a lifelong interest in
the Roman world, is designed for students of A-level and university
courses on Classical Civilization who need a one-stop introduction
to all three sites. Its principal focus is status and identity in
Roman cities, and how they were expressed through institutions,
public buildings and facilities, private houses and funerary
monuments, against a backdrop of the history of the cities, their
rise, their destruction, preservation and excavation. The reader is
also guided towards other reading material and Internet sites that
now offer unprecedented access to the cities.
Rome's power was under constant challenge. Nowhere was this truer
than in Britain, Rome's remotest and most recalcitrant province.
From the beginning to the end, a succession of idealists, chancers
and reactionaries fomented dissent and rebellion. Some, like
Caratacus and Boudica, were tribal chiefs who wanted to expel Rome
and recover their lost power. Others were military opportunists
such as Carausius and Allectus, who wanted to become emperor and
were prepared to exploit everything Britain had to offer to support
their own bids for power. This book covers eleven rebellions and
explains why Britain was such a hot-bed of dissent. Each chapter is
a story in itself, combining archaeology with the dramatic
testimony of the historical and epigraphic sources.
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