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Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Ancient Rome began as a village of
humble dwellings on the Palatine and grew to be one of the
mightiest and most successful empires of human history, before
collapsing in the West under invasions of barbarian nations
attracted by Rome's wealth and land, over a thousand years later.
The legacy of Rome continues in the languages of modern Europe, in
the calendar and the alphabet we use, and in the religion called
Christianity which remains the dominant faith throughout the
Western world. In this book you'll find thrilling stories of the
legendary founding of Rome, its conquest of Italy and its victory
over the Carthaginians, the rise of the Republic and the Empire,
the recruitment and training of men for the legions, how the city's
aqueducts worked, the destruction of Rome in the Great Fire, and
the extraordinary lives of the most famous Caesars. Flame Tree
Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative
fiction: authors, myths, tales and history without which the
imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist,
bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into
a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new
Introduction and a Glossary of Terms or lists of Ancient Leaders.
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. The period of the first Ancient Greek
peoples, the Mycenaean civilization, from the 1700s BCE, through to
the Greek Dark Ages and the rise of Classical Antiquity more than a
thousand years later is one of profound significance for Western
modes of thought. The first cities, works of art, the stories of
Olympic Gods and heroic warriors in classical literature find their
origins in the traditions of this era. This new book is the perfect
companion to Greek Myths & Legends in the same series of
beautiful Collector's Editions, and sits alongside the other great
cultures of the early world. Flame Tree Collector's Editions
present the foundations of speculative fiction: authors, myths,
tales and history without which the imaginative literature of the
twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most
influential and most fascinating works into a striking and
collectable library. Each book features a new Introduction and a
Glossary of Terms or lists of Ancient Leaders.
Part of a new series created for the modern reader, introducing the
heroes, cultures, myths and religions of the world, this is the
epic story of Julius Caesar who was born in 100 BCE, eventually
becoming one of the most influential leaders in history. After a
bloody civil war, where famously he crossed the Rubicon with his
army, he defeated Pompey and the Republicans and was appointed as
dictator of Rome, preparing the path for the Imperial might of the
Roman Empire. He died at the hands of Cassius and Brutus on the
Ides of March in 44 BC and centuries later his life was
immortalized by Shakespeare. From myth to mystery, the supernatural
to horror, fantasy and science fiction FLAME TREE 451 offers tales,
myths and epic literature from the beginnings of humankind, through
the medieval era to the stories of imagination and dark romance of
today.
With a new introduction, comes the story of Hannibal, often
regarded as a successor to the mantle of Alexander the Great, at a
time when Carthage, in North Africa, and Rome were rivals for land
and power across the Mediterranean sea. A masterful tactician, a
resourceful planner and courageous general, Hannibal famously
crossed the Alps with a vast army of 100,000 soldiers and their
elephants to make his mark on history, winning a series of battles
across the Roman territories, holding much of Italy for over 15
years without ever quite overthrowing the Roman Republic. FLAME
TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy
and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of
werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly
villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and
escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered
specifically for the reader of the fantastic.
An unparalleled exploration of films set in Ancient Rome, from the
silent Cleopatra to the modern rendition of Ben-Hur. No sooner had
the dazzling new technology of cinema been invented near the end of
the 19th century than filmmakers immediately turned to ancient
history for inspiration. Nero, Cleopatra, Caesar, and more all
found their way to the silver screen and would return again and
again in the decades that followed. But just how accurate were
these depictions of Ancient Rome? In Ancient Rome on the Silver
Screen: Myth versus Reality, Gregory S. Aldrete and Graham Sumner
provide a fascinating examination of 50 films set in Ancient Rome,
analyzing each for its historical accuracy of plot, characters,
costumes and sets. They also divulge insights into the process of
making each movie and the challenges the filmmakers faced in
bringing the Roman world to vivid cinematic life. Beginning with
the classics from the dawn of cinema, through the great golden age
of sword-and-sandals flicks in the 1950s, to the dramatic epics of
the modern day, Aldrete and Sumner test the authenticity of
Hollywood’s version of history. Featuring remarkable custom-made
paintings depicting characters as they appeared in film and how
they should have appeared if they were historically correct,
Ancient Rome on the Silver Screen delivers an invaluable
perspective of film and history. This unique collaboration between
professional illustrator and award-winning Roman historian offers a
deeper understanding of modern cinema and brings Roman history to
life.
Marcus Agrippa personified the term Ôright-hand manÕ. As Emperor
AugustusÕ deputy, he waged wars, pacified provinces, beautified
Rome, and played a critical role in laying the foundations of the
Pax Romana for the next two hundred years Ă but he served always
in the knowledge he would never rule in his own name. Why he did
so, and never grasped power exclusively for himself, has perplexed
historians for centuries. In his teens he formed a life-long
friendship with Julius Caesar\'s great nephew, Caius Octavius,
which would change world history. Following CaesarÕs assassination
on the Ides of March 44 BC, Agrippa was instrumental in asserting
his friendÕs rights as the dictator\'s heir. He established a
reputation as a bold admiral, defeating Sextus Pompeius at Mylae
and Naulochus (36 BC), culminating in the epoch-making Battle of
Actium (31 BC), which eliminated Marcus Antonius and Queen
Cleopatra as rivals. He proved his genius for military command on
land by ending bloody rebellions in the Cimmerian Bosporus, Gaul,
Hispania and Illyricum. In Gaul Agrippa established the vital road
network that helped turn Julius CaesarÕs conquests into viable
provinces. As a diplomat, he befriended Herod the Great of Judaea
and stabilised the East. As minister of works he overhauled Rome\'s
drains and aqueducts, transformed public bathing in the city,
created public parks with great artworks and built the original
Pantheon. Agrippa became co-ruler of the Roman Empire with Augustus
and married his daughter Julia. His three sons were adopted by his
friend as potential heirs to the throne. Agrippa\'s unexpected
death in 12 BC left Augustus bereft, but his bloodline lived on in
the imperial family, through Agrippina the Elder to his grandson
Caligula and great grandson Nero. MARCUS AGRIPPA is lucidly written
by the author of the acclaimed biographies Eager for Glory and
Germanicus. Illustrated with colour plates, figures and high
quality maps, Lindsay Powell presents a penetrating new assessment
of the life and achievements of the multifaceted man who put
service to friend and country before himself.
The reigns of Augustus and his successor Tiberius saw an epic
struggle between the Romans and local peoples for the territory
between the Rhine and Elbe rivers in what is now Germany. Following
two decades of Roman occupation, Germania Magna erupted into revolt
in AD 9 following the loss of the three legions commanded by
Publius Quinctilius Varus to the Cheruscan nobleman Arminius and an
alliance of Germanic nations in the dense forests of the
Teutoburger Wald. The Romans' initial panic subsided as it became
clear that Arminius and his allies could not continue the war into
Germania Inferior on the western bank of the Rhine, and Imperial
troops poured into the region as the Romans decided how best to
resolve the situation. Featuring full-colour artwork, specially
drawn maps and an array of revealing illustrations depicting
weapons, equipment, key locations and personalities, this study
offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat
performance and subsequent reputations of the Roman soldiers and
their Germanic opponents pitched into a series of pivotal actions
on the Imperial frontier that would influence Roman/German
relations for decades to come.
The outcome of a brutal war, which took place 1,885 years ago,
continues to reverberate in the Near East today. It is a tale
largely unknown outside Israel, and yet it helps explain why the
region continues to be engulfed by strife. "As a historian I
learned about the Bar Kokhba War, but the explanations for why and
how it happened seemed confused," said historian and author Lindsay
Powell. "As with King Arthur, fact and myth have become muddled. To
establish the truth, I travelled across three continents. BAR
KOKHBA: The Jew Who Defied Hadrian and Challenged the Might of Rome
is the result." This amazing and consequential story involves an
epic struggle between the two strong-willed leaders over who would
rule a nation. One protagonist was Hadrian, the cosmopolitan ruler
of the vast Roman Empire, then at its zenith, who some regarded as
divine. He is best known today for the famous wall he built in
northern Britain. The other was Shim'on, a Jewish military leader
in a district of a minor province; some believed him to be the
'King Messiah' after sage Rabbi Akiba allegedly saw him fulfilling
biblical prophecy and named him 'Bar Kokhba' ('Son of a Star'). It
is also the tale of the clash of two ancient cultures. One was the
conqueror, seeking to maintain control of its hard-won dominion
they called Judaea; the other was the conquered, seeking to break
free and establish a new nation. Shim'on called his new country
Israel. Several causes for the war have been suggested, such as
bans on circumcision or studying Torah which Powell evaluates in
his book. Most likely it was the decision by Hadrian to rebuild
then ruined Jerusalem as a pagan city for retired Roman soldiers.
He called it Aelia Capitolina after his own family and the triad of
Roman gods whose shrine may have been erected over the remains of
the Second Temple. It may or may not have been Hadrian's intention,
but the Jews took it as a direct insult. During the ensuing
conflict - called the 'Second Jewish War' (AD 132-136) - the highly
motivated Jewish militia sorely tested the highly trained - and
normally invincible - professional Roman army. Powell said:
"Amazingly, the Jewish rebels withstood the Roman onslaught for
three-and-a-half years. They established an independent nation with
its own administration led by Shim'on as its president (nasi). They
minted their own coins by overstriking Roman coins with Jewish
iconography, cheerfully obliterating the image of the emperor and
pagan gods with every strike of the hammer." Found in caves in the
Judaean Desert in the 1950s and 1960s, letters from Shim'on to his
lieutenants survive revealing how deeply involved he was in
day-to-day actions, and his increasing frustration with their
laziness. For reasons Powell explains in his book, the Jews
ultimately lost. In retribution, Hadrian expelled the Jews from
Judea and barred them from entering Aelia Capitolina and its holy
sites. He even changed the name of the Roman province to Syria
Palaestina - the origin of Palestine. "The outcome of that David
and Goliath contest was of great consequence, both for the people
of Judaea and for Judaism itself," said Powell. "Centuries of
bloodshed followed." In death, Bar Kokhba became a legend. Over the
ages, this flawed rebel with a cause become a hero for the
increasingly persecuted Jews in the Diaspora longing to found a new
Jewish homeland. Across Europe in the early twentieth century,
there were athletic teams competing in sports events under the
moniker 'Bar Kochba' as part of a movement to create the image of
the 'Muscular Jew'. The last games were held in Berlin in 1936,
just two years before Kristallnacht. Eric H. Cline, Professor of
Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Anthropology, George
Washington University, writes in the foreword of the book: "There
are a very limited number of people whose life, and death, still
impact other centuries after they have shuffled off this mortal
coil. There are fewer still who inspire entire movements, and
migrations, such as the return to what is now modern Israel by the
Zionists, after that same length of time." In the interwar years in
Palestine, armed Jewish resistance groups championed Bar Kokhba as
a figure of inspiration in their own struggle against the British
and Palestinian Arabs to establish a new State of Israel; it
finally came into being in 1948. Today modern Israelis still
celebrate Bar Kokhba with bonfires and songs on the annual Lag
B'Omer holiday. In researching his book, Powell went on a journey
stretching from Hollywood to London, Jerusalem to Tel Aviv and
Caesarea, and Herodium to Ein Gedi. He drew upon archaeology, art,
coins, inscriptions, militaria, as well as secular and religious
documents, to produce a compelling and complete account of the
people and events at a crucial time in world history. Commenting on
the new book, Cline said: "Let it be said that Powell's researches
have resulted in an enthralling journey through history. It is a
marvelous search for the man behind the myth, which is well worth
reading. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did."
In AD 132, Shim'on Ben Koseba, a rebel leader who assumed the
messianic name Shim'on Bar Kokhba ('Son of a Star'), led the people
of Judaea in open rebellion, aiming to establish their own
independent Jewish state and to liberate Jerusalem from the Romans.
During the ensuing 'Bar Kokhba War' (AKA the Second Jewish War),
the insurgents held their own against the crack Roman troops sent
by Emperor Hadrian for three-and-a-half years. The cost of this
rebellion was catastrophic: hundreds of thousands of casualties,
the destruction and enslavement of Jewish communities and a ban on
Jews entering Jerusalem. Bar Kokhba remains important in Israel
today because he was the last leader of a Jewish state before the
rise of Zionism in modern times. This fully illustrated volume
explores the gripping story of the uprising, profiling its rebel
leader Bar Kokhba as well as the Emperor Hadrian and his generals,
and assesses the impact that this violent rebellion had on the
region and those that were displaced.
Germanicus (a.k.a. Germanicus Iulius Caesar) was regarded by many
Romans as a hero in the mould of Alexander the Great. His untimely
death, in suspicious circumstances, ended the possibility of a
return to a more open republic and ambitions for the outright
conquest of Germania Magna (Germany). This, the first modern
biography of Germanicus, is in parts a growing-up story, a history
of war, a tale of political intrigue and a murder mystery. It is a
natural sequel to the author's first book, Eager for Glory, which
discussed the life of Germanicus' natural father, Nero Claudius
Drusus, for the first time. Born in 15 BC, Germanicus grew up to be
a skilled diplomat and bold soldier. Married to the granddaughter
of Augustus (by whom he fathered the future Emperor Caligula) and
responsible for avenging Rome's humiliating defeat at the Teutoburg
Forest through victory at Idistaviso (AD16) and the recovery of one
of the lost standards, his reputation and popularity were immense.
The Emperor Tiberius, his adoptive father, granted him a triumph,
but refused to let him complete the reconquest of Germania, sending
him instead to command in the East. Did Tiberius feel jealous and
threatened?Germanicus fortunes waned when he fell out with one of
Tiberius appointees, Piso. His death in mysterious circumstances,
aged 34, brought great outpourings of public grief and anger, with
many suspecting murder on the orders of Tiberius. Piso was put on
trial but he committed suicide - or was he murdered? - before the
senate could reach a verdict.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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++++ The Prophet's Vision And The President's Dream: And Other
Sermons: Sermons Preached In The First Christian Church,
Louisville, Kentucky Edward Lindsay Powell Christian Board of
Publication, 1919 World War, 1914-1918
This volume brings together some of the leading voices in the field
of Deleuze studies to explore - and practice - a variety of
approaches to the schizoanalysis of religion. The authors share an
enthusiasm for applying Deleuze and Guattari's schizoanalytic
project to "religion," but they display significantly different
ways of carrying out its creative and destructive tasks. As a
whole, the book addresses the relevance of Deleuze for contemporary
developments in political theology, liberation theology, Christian
doctrine, and the recent growth of interest in spirituality and
atheism. Opening up new lines of flight for Deleuze studies,
Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis of Religion makes rhizomic
connections that will be of interest to scholars in other fields
including theology, psychology of religion, philosophy of religion
and the history and practice of Western esotericism.
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