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Greece and Rome; builders of our world by National Geographic Book Service

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Egypt, Greece and Rome : civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean Third edition. by Freeman, Charles, 1947-

Contents: “…The Etruscans and Early Rome -- 22. Rome Becomes a Mediterranean Power -- 23. …”
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The birth of Western civilization: Greece and Rome by Grant, Michael, 1914-2004

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The Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Greece and Rome

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Slavery in the Roman world by Joshel, Sandra R. (Sandra Rae), 1947-

Subjects: “…Slavery Rome History.…”
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Sex or symbol : erotic images of Greece and Rome 1st ed. by Johns, Catherine

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The promise of the West : the Greek world, Rome, and Judaism by Samuel, Alan Edouard

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The ancient city : life in classical Athens & Rome by Connolly, Peter, 1935-2012

Contents: “…Part I: Athens : The golden years: Athens in the fifth century BC -- The keys to survival: the city's defences, and food and water supplies -- The cradle of democracy: the workings of the world's first democracy -- Daily life: life in fifth-century BC Athens -- Work: earning a living in Athens -- The houses of Athens: Athenian domestic architecture -- Temples for the gods: Athenian religious buildings -- A festival for Athena: celebrations and sports for Athena's birthday -- The theatre: Athenian drama: the world's first plays -- Part II: Rome : The site of Rome: Rome before the empire -- The imperial capital: the transformation of Rome during the reign of Augustus -- Government: Roman law and the civil service -- Food and water: aqueducts and the ports of Rome -- Houses and apartments: Roman houses for rich and poor -- Daily life: life in Rome in the first and second centuries AD -- Shops, bars and restaurants: commercial activity in Rome -- Many gods: religion and worship -- A day at the races: chariot racing at the circus maximus -- The theatre: farce, parody and other aspects of Roman drama -- The colosseum: gladiatorial games at Rome's arena complex -- A new palace: the great palace complex of Domitian -- The age of Apollodorus: the golden age of Roman architecture under Trajan's chief architect -- The great baths: Roman imperial thermae (heated baths) -- The city in late antiquity: Rome after the time of Hadrian.…”
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Hunting in the ancient world by Anderson, J. K. (John Kinloch)

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Women in the ancient world : the Arethusa papers

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Pan's travail : environmental problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans by Hughes, J. Donald (Johnson Donald), 1932-2019

Subjects: “…Environmental degradation Rome History.…”

Atlas of the classical world

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No regrets : remorse in classical antiquity by Fulkerson, Laurel, 1972-

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Warfare in the classical world by Warry, John Gibson

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The Oxford history of the classical world

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Beyond the Nile : Egypt and the classical world

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The birth of classical Europe : a history from Troy to Augustine by Price, S. R. F.

Contents: “…The Aegean world: Minoans, Mycenaeans and Trojans: c.1750-1100 BC -- The Mediterranean, the Levant and Middle Europe: 1100-800 BC -- Greece, Phoenicians and the Western Mediterranean: 800-480 BC -- Greece, Europe and Asia: 480-334 BC -- Alexander the great and the Hellenistic world: 334-146 BC -- Rome, Carthage and the West: 500-146 BC -- Rome, Italy and empire: 146 BC- AD 14 -- The Roman empire: AD 14-284 -- The later Roman empire: AD 284-425.…”

The classical world : an epic history from Homer to Hadrian by Lane Fox, Robin, 1946-

Contents: “…Hadrian and the Classical world -- THE ARCHAIC GREEK WORLD: Homeric epic ; The Greeks' settlements ; Aristocrats ; The immortal gods ; Tyrants and lawgivers ; Sparta ; The eastern Greeks ; Towards democracy ; The Persian wars ; The western Greeks -- THE CLASSICAL GREEK WORLD: Conquest & empire ; A changing Greek cultural world ; Pericles and Athens ; The Peloponnesian War ; Socrates ; Fighting for freedom and justice ; Women & children ; Philip of Macedon ; The two philosophers ; Fourth-century Athenians -- HELLENISTIC WORLDS: Alexander the Great ; Alexander's early successors ; Life in the big cities ; Taxes & technologies ; The new world ; Rome reaches out ; The peace of the gods ; Liberation in the south ; Hannibal and Rome ; Diplomacy and dominance -- THE ROMAN REPUBLIC: Luxury and license ; Turbulence at home and abroad ; Pompey's triumphs ; The world of Cicero ; The rise of Julius Caesar ; The spectre of civil war ; The fatal dictator ; Liberation betrayed -- FROM REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE: Anthony & Cleopatra ; The making of the Emperor ; Morals and society ; Spectator sports ; The Roman army ; The new age -- AN IMPERIAL WORLD: The Julio-Claudians ; Ruling the provinces ; Effects of empire ; Christianity and Roman rule ; Surviving four emperors ; The new dynasty ; The last days of Pompeii ; A new man in action ; A pagan and Christians ; Regime change, home and away ; Presenting the past -- Hadrian: a retrospective.…”
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Classics and media theory by Oxford Scholarship Online

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Panorama of the classical world by Spivey, Nigel Jonathan

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