The Great Fire of Rome: Life and Death in the Ancient City 9781421433714, 1421433710

The Great Fire of Rome: The Fall of the Emperor Nero and His City 9780306818905, 0306818906

On the night of July 19, AD 64, a fire began beneath the stands of Rome's great stadium, the Circus Maximus. For mo

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The Great Fire of Rome: The Story of the Most Famous Fire in Roman History

*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts about Nero and the Great Fire *Includes a bibliography for further reading

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Rome Plague Diaries: Lockdown Life in the Eternal City 9781838953027

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The Epic City: Urbanism, Utopia, and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome 0674023749, 9780674023741

As Greek and Trojan forces battled in the shadow of Troy's wall, Hephaistos created a wondrous, ornately decorated

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The Martyrs of the Coliseum or Historical Records of the Great Amphitheater of Ancient Rome 0895551926

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The Moving City: Processions, Passages and Promenades in Ancient Rome 9781472528001, 9781474219235, 9781472530714

The Moving City: Processions, Passages and Promenades in Ancient Rome focusses on movements in the ancient city of Rome,

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The Ordered Day: Quotidian Time and Forms of Life in Ancient Rome 1421445174, 9781421445175

Traces how the day has served as a key organizing concept in Roman culture―and beyond. How did ancient Romans keep trac

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The Water Supply of Ancient Rome: City Area, Water, and Population 9050632688, 9789050632683

Kleijn, G. de The Water Supply of Ancient Rome. City Area, Water, and Population. 2001 The Aqua Appia (312 BC) was the f

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The Great Chicago Fire 9780486157023

Definitive treatment of 1871 fire — one of the greatest disasters in American history — includes eyewitness accounts and

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

The ultimate empire, a power that spanned continents and cultures... the story of the Roman Empire is the ultimate tale

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