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Gordianus the Finder becomes caught in a tangle of political intrigue when he travels to Egypt seeking a cure for his ailing wife, Bethesda, and finds himself instead trying to prove the innocence of Meto, the son he disowned, who is suspected of trying to poison Caesar and Cleopatra.

Describes daily life in Roman Britain based on evidence from archeological findings and follows the adventures of two fictional characters living in Britain in 158 A.D.

Describes various aspects of life in the Roman Empire as revealed through archaeological excavations.

Describes how a British plowman unearthed a collection of Roman silver in the 1940s and the events that followed this tremendous discovery.

A scratch-and-sniff history of ancient Rome, providing smelly facts about the cut-throat Celts, gory gladiators, civic occasions, feasts, and other topics.

Presents a comprehensive study of seven hundred years of Roman rule in the Near East from Pompey the Great in 64 BC to the seventh-century Muslim conquest and discusses the history of the Roman empire, ancient excavations and ruins, the role of Christianity upon the region, and more.

When Centurion Macro arrives on British soil as one of Emperor Claudius's invasion force in AD 43, he is facing one of the toughest campaigns of his battle-scarred career. In a series of bloody skirmishes, Macro and his young subordinate, Optio Cato, and the desperately outnumbered Roman army must find and defeat the enemy before he grows strong enough to overwhelm the legions. But the Britons are not the only foe facing Macro and Cato. A sinister organisation opposed to the Emperor is secretly betraying the invaders. And when rumours of an assassination attempt coincide with the Emperor's arrival on British soil, the soldiers realise they are up against a force more ruthless than their acknowledged enemy..

Presents a tragic drama by William Shakespeare entitlted "Anthony and Cleopatra." Features the history behind his tragedies and a list for further reading. Also features ample footnotes throughout the play.