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Author : Philip Matyszak
Release : 2008
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 606/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day by : Philip Matyszak
Download or read book Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day written by Philip Matyszak. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a tourist's guide to the city of Rome as it was around 200 CE.
Author : Philip Matyszak
Release : 2008-10-14
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ancient Athens On 5 Drachmas a Day by : Philip Matyszak
Download or read book Ancient Athens On 5 Drachmas a Day written by Philip Matyszak. This book was released on 2008-10-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A time-traveler's guide to sightseeing, shopping, and survival in the city of gods and geniuses. Welcome to Athens in 431 BC! This entertaining guide provides all the information a tourist needs for a journey back in time to ancient Athens at its pinnacle of greatness more than 2000 years ago. Travel via Thermopylae, the Oracle at Delphi, and the site of the epic Battle of Marathon to the city of Athena, goddess of wisdom. Meet Socrates, Thucydides, Phidias, and others who are among the greatest philosophers, writers, and artists who ever lived. Encounter ordinary Athenians in the marketplace and at the theater and learn the true character of one of the most extraordinary cities of any age. Of course, ancient Athens was not all art, intellect, and politics. This well-researched yet irreverently unacademic guide also plunges gleefully into the hedonistic side of Athenian life with wine-sodden symposiums, brothels, and brawls, advising the reader to avoid slatternly prostitutes and inns where the beds are infested with bugs, and warning that both torches and an escort are needed to avoid muggers after an evening on the town. Ancient Athens on 5 Drachmas a Day takes you through the raucous city crowds to the serene heights of the Parthenon and evokes the wonder of a city where the monuments and ideas that form the bedrock of Western culture are as fresh and new as the garlands of flowers on Athena's altar.
Author : Donald P. Ryan
Release : 2010
Genre : Egypt
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 485/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ancient Egypt on Five Deben a Day by : Donald P. Ryan
Download or read book Ancient Egypt on Five Deben a Day written by Donald P. Ryan. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More reliable than Herodotus and more upbeat than The Book of the Dead, this is the essential guide for the discerning time-traveller. This new addition to Thames & Hudsons successful Time Travel series takes the reader to Ancient Egypt in the time of Ramesses II (1250BC). Egyptologist Donald Ryan guides the time-travelling tourist on a journey up the Nile, and en route he offers useful advice on everything from deciphering hieroglyphics to mummifying household pets. So leave the protective amulets at home and banish all fear of being sold as a galley slave this imaginative guide is all you need to survive and enjoy your visit to Egypt in its golden age.
Author : Philip Matyszak
Release : 2009-06-29
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 74X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Legionary: The Roman Soldier's (Unofficial) Manual by : Philip Matyszak
Download or read book Legionary: The Roman Soldier's (Unofficial) Manual written by Philip Matyszak. This book was released on 2009-06-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider's guide: how to join the Roman legions, wield a gladius, storm cities, and conquer the world Your emperor needs you for the Roman army! The year is AD 100 and Rome stands supreme and unconquerable from the desert sands of Mesopotamia to the misty highlands of Caledonia. Yet the might of Rome rests completely on the armored shoulders of the legionaries who hold back the barbarian hordes and push forward the frontiers of empire. This carefully researched yet entertainingly nonacademic book tells you how to join the Roman legions, the best places to serve, and how to keep your armor from getting rusty. Learn to march under the eagles of Rome, from training, campaigns, and battle to the glory of a Roman Triumph and retirement with a pension plan. Every aspect of army life is discussed, from drill to diet, with handy tips on topics such as how to select the best boots or how to avoid being skewered by enemy spears. Combining the latest archaeological discoveries with the written records of those who actually saw the Roman legions in action, this book provides a vivid picture of what it meant to be a Roman legionary.
Author : Philip Matyszak
Release : 2007-05-29
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ancient Rome On 5 Denarii A Day by : Philip Matyszak
Download or read book Ancient Rome On 5 Denarii A Day written by Philip Matyszak. This book was released on 2007-05-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tourist's guide to the city of Rome as it was in ca. 200 AD.
