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Ovid (Paperback)
Alfred John Church
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R566
Discovery Miles 5 660
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Ovid (Paperback)
Alfred John Church
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Discovery Miles 4 480
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Ovid
Alfred John Church
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R941
Discovery Miles 9 410
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Roman History
Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb, John Henry Freese
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R1,111
Discovery Miles 11 110
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The Annals of Imperial Rome, by historian and Roman senator
Cornelius Tacitus, chronicles the period between the reigns of
Emperors Tiberius and Nero. Divided into sixteen books, some of
which were partially or entirely lost over time, the Annals narrate
sequentially the various events and deeds of two rulers of the
Roman Empire. Long considered a valuable source, the Annals provide
insight into the workings of the Roman Empire and how its Emperors
interacted with the democratically elected Senate and other arms of
the bureaucracy. Modern scholars of antiquity hold the belief that
Tacitus, as a serving Roman Senator, had access to the Acta Senatus
- a record of lawmaking procedures - as a source for this work. As
such, the reliability of the Annals is generally thought strong
compared against other, more corrupted histories of the Roman
Empire.
This riveting historical fiction depicts a soldier in Alexander the
Great's army, and is inspired by authentic Macedonian letters
discussing Alexander's conquests across Asia. We join Charidemus as
he competes in a race around Olympia. Athletic and determined by
nature, we find the young man ostracized by the Greek establishment
owing to his origins in Macedonia - a territory which, in centuries
past, was considered an uncivilized and barbaric province north of
the Hellenic League. Such stigma, though troublesome, does not dent
the courage of our hero, who grows ever-stronger and is recruited
into the army of a young general named Alexander. After completing
an initial tour, Charidemus is chosen as one of the 40,000 men to
embark with Alexander on his epic conquest of Asia's uncharted
lands. With vivid battle scenes, exotic descriptions of far-flung
ancient cities and landscapes, flowing dialogue, and an
attentiveness to historic accuracy, this is an underrated classic
of ancient historical fiction.
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