rome

Discusses the weapons used by the ancient Romans and their different means of warfare.

Explains what the gladiators of ancient Rome were and describes several aspects of this form of "entertainment, " including fighting styles, clothing and equipment, training, and the structure and class-based seating of stadiums; and tells the story of Spartacus.

Describes many of the innovative inventions that were used in ancient Rome to help with transportation, communication, medicine, and architecture.

Learn the untold history of the Roman emperors in this title.

Contains the text of the drama of murder, rape, and betrayal, presented with modernized spelling and punctuation, and includes scene-by-scene plot summaries, explanatory notes, an interpretive essay, and accounts of Shakespeare's life and theatre.

When a Roman senator is murdered in 62 A.D., his slaves are imprisoned, and death for them all is imminent unless the real assassin can be determined.

Fearing Julius Caesar's ambition Cassius forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans, including Caesar's trusted friend Brutus, to assassinate Caesar on the Ides of March.

Looks at the Roman persecution of Christians in the early centuries of the Common Era, and places nearly three centuries of torture and martyrdom in the wider history of man's inhumanity to man.