The first comprehensive study in English of the ancient Roman city and its decline
Explores how Roman perceptions of Danubian peoples influenced some of the most politically and socially significant events of Roman antiquity
Analyzes how Tacitus contributed to our current understanding of history and reveals the themes that permeated his writing
An intriguing and well-researched account behind the dozens of female poisoners in seventeenth-century Rome
Key reading for the discerning history buff or academic specialist
An intriguing look at contemporary views regarding the casts of victims from Mt. Vesuvius' eruption