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The first volume of Decline and Fall was published in 1776, and by the time the final volume appeared in 1787, Gibbon had produced an exhaustive, million-and-a-half-word account of a 'revolution, which shall ever be remembered and is still felt by the nations of the earth'.
This panoramic work, covering 13 centuries from 180 A.D. to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, has been described as 'a bridge that carries one from the ancient world to the...
13) Ancient Rome
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Series
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A photo essay documenting ancient Rome and the people who lived there as revealed through the many artifacts they left behind, including shields, swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry.
14) The weeds
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Two women botanists, connected across time, confront desire, ambition, and the seeming inevitability of violence"--
"A Mississippi woman pushes through the ruin of the Roman Colosseum, searching for plants. She has escaped her life, signed up to catalog all the species growing in this place. Crawling along the stones, she wonders how she has landed here, a reluctant botanist amid a snarl of tourists in comfortable sandals. She hunts for a scientific...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Set in the romantic city of Rome. The intertwining stories of a worker who wakes up to find himself a celebrity, an architect who takes a trip back to the street he lived on as a student, a young couple on their honeymoon, and a frustrated opera director who has a talent for discovering talented singers.
16) Gladiator
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A Roman general is reduced to slavery as a gladiator when he suspects the new emperor of killing the beloved old emperor to gain power prematurely.
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English
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The year 354 A.D.:
Julian, a young scholar in Athens, is the last survivor of a bloody political purge that killed his entire family. Unexpectedly summoned to the court of the Emperor Constantius, he fears the worst, only to find himself bearing the ring of Caesar of the Western Empire.
Tested by bloody battle and the skepticism of the Roman legions, Julian proves to be a military genius, crushing the German tribes that have threatened Rome for...
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The body of Matteo Arconti, an innocent insurance agent from Milan, is found feet away from the office of a court magistrate also named Matteo Arconti, and Commissario Alec Bloom believes Italy's secret mafia the Ndrangheta is behind it.
19) The battle for Rome: the Germans, the allies, the partisans and the Pope, September 1943-June 1944
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Publisher
Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Whether you want to tour the Roman Forum, explore the Vatican, or marvel at the Colosseum, the local Fodor's travel experts in Rome are here to help! Fodor's Rome guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos"--
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