This authoritative, fact filled history traces the growth of the Roman army fromits earlydays as an unpaid citizen's mililtia to its establishment as a world conquering professional force.[...]

An authoritative account of Roman imperial, military and political power, and of classical Rome's far-reaching influence on Western culture, architecture and art. Nearly 1000 colour photographs, fine art paintings, artworks, family trees, maps, battle plans, architectural drawings and cross-sections[...]

This incredible book set brings together three authoritative volumes on Ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece. Art, architecture and culture in Ancient Rome shaped the world we live in today and through the abundance of buildings, mosaics, sculpture and literature that still survives today you can see how [...]

This is an illustrated guide to the glorious classical heritage of the Roman Empire. It is an informative history of Roman architecture with over 250 photographs, drawings, diagrams and cross-sections. You can examine the great buildings that define the Roman Empire, from amphitheatres, libraries an[...]

This timely book explores Russia's political development since the collapse of the USSR and how inextricably it has been bound up with economic change. Tracing the evolution of Russia's political economy, leading scholars consider how it may continue to develop going forward. They assess the histori[...]

This title offer an illustrated account of classical Greek buildings, sculptures and paintings, that are shown in 200 glorious photographs and drawings. It includes an authoritative exploration of ancient Greek civilization, architecture and style, sculpture, painting and mosaics. It provides a spec[...]

This is an illustrated military and political chronicle of the world's greatest empire: its leaders and generals, wars and campaigns. It features over 470 photographs, artworks, maps, battle plans and diagrams that bring military campaigns, invasions, conquests, victories and defeats to life. It is [...]

The 'Dandy' is not just an elaborately, well-dressed man - nor is he an exclusively English phenomenon. He is something far more universal and intriguing. The author captures the lives of the Dandies - some were aristocratic but most were not. All, however, had the chutzpah and style to be a tru[...]

Filosofia voi valistaa ja sivistää, mutta se voi myös johtaa harhaan. Kuten Descartes havainnoi: "Suuret sielut kykenevät mitä suurimpiin hyveisiin, mutta myös mitä suurimpiin paheisiin."Tämä kirja tutkii filosofian vaaroja. Se osoittaa, että filosofien joskus huono, säälittävä tai jop[...]