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Veni, Vidi, Vici : Everything you ever wanted to know about the Romans but were afraid to ask

Arnaldo Ageno — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:21:21 +0000

The Romans left a long-lasting legacy and their influence can still be seen all around us – from our calendar and coins, to our language and laws – but how much do we really know about them? Help is at hand in the form of Veni, Vidi, Vici, which tells the remarkable, and often surprising, story of the Romans and the most enduring empire in history. Fusing a lively and entertaining narrative with rigorous research, Veni, Vidi, Vici breaks down each major period into a series of concise nuggets that provide a fascinating commentary on every aspect of the Roman world – from plebs to personalities, sauces to sexuality, games to gladiators, poets to punishments, mosaics to medicine and Catullus to Christianity. Through the twists and turns of his 1250-year itinerary, Jones is a friendly and clear-thinking guide.

In this book he has produced a beguiling and entertaining introduction to the Romans, one that vividly brings to life the people who helped create the world we live in today.

I Romani hanno lasciato un’eredità di lunga durata e la loro influenza può ancora essere vista intorno a noi – dal nostro calendario e monete, alla nostra lingua e alle nostre leggi – ma quanto ne sappiamo davvero? L’aiuto è a portata di mano nella forma di Veni, Vidi, Vici, che racconta la storia straordinaria e spesso sorprendente dei Romani e dell’impero più duraturo della storia. Fondando una narrazione vivace e divertente con rigorose ricerche, Veni, Vidi, Vici rompe ogni periodo principale in una serie di pepite concise che forniscono un affascinante commento su ogni aspetto del mondo romano – dalle plebe alle personalità, alle salse, alla sessualità, ai giochi, ai gladiatori, ai poeti alle punizioni, ai mosaici alla medicina e Catullo al cristianesimo. Attraverso i colpi di scena del suo itinerario in 1250 anni, Jones è una guida sincera e chiara.

In questo libro ha prodotto un’introduzione seducente e divertente ai Romani, che dà vita vividamente alle persone che hanno contribuito a creare il mondo in cui viviamo oggi.

Emperor of Rome

Arnaldo Ageno — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:14:21 +0000

What was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world?In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) to Alexander Severus (assassinated 235 CE).

Emperor of Rome is not your usual chronological account of Roman rulers, one after another: the mad Caligula, the monster Nero, the philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Beard asks bigger questions: What power did emperors actually have? Was the Roman palace really so bloodstained?Emperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman (and our own) fantasies about what it was to be Roman, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before.

How to Hide an Empire : A Short History of the Greater United States L’impero nascosto. Breve storia dei grandi Stati Uniti d’America

Arnaldo Ageno — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:10:23 +0000

The United States denies having dreams of empire. We know America has spread its money, language and culture across the world, but we still think of it as a contained territory, framed by Canada above, Mexico below, and oceans either side.

Nothing could be further from the truth. This is the story of the United States outside the United States – from nineteenth-century conquests like Alaska and Puerto Rico to the catalogue of islands, archipelagos and military bases dotted around the globe. Full of surprises and previously forgotten episodes, this fascinating book casts America’s history, and its present, in a revealing new light.

Gli Stati Uniti negano di avere sogni di impero. Sappiamo che l’America ha diffuso la sua moneta, la sua lingua e la sua cultura in tutto il mondo, ma continuiamo a considerarla un territorio circoscritto, delimitato dal Canada in alto, dal Messico in basso e dagli oceani su entrambi i lati.

Niente potrebbe essere più lontano dalla verità. Questa è la storia degli Stati Uniti al di fuori degli Stati Uniti: dalle conquiste del XIX secolo come l’Alaska e Porto Rico all’elenco di isole, arcipelaghi e basi militari sparse in tutto il mondo. Ricco di sorprese ed episodi precedentemente dimenticati, questo affascinante libro getta una nuova luce rivelatrice sulla storia americana e sul suo presente.

Modern British and World History 1760-1900 Key Stage 3 (GCSE 9-1 History)

Arnaldo Ageno — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:23:37 +0000

Deliver an ambitious, knowledge-rich and global KS3 History curriculum to develop pupils’ knowledge of the past, build their skills and equip them to progress through to GCSE 9-1 History. Provide a coherent chronological KS3 history curriculum with 50 knowledge-rich lessons on modern world history. Spark pupils’ curiosity, develop their understanding of the past and equip them to investigate the past as a historian.

A Little History of the World

Arnaldo Ageno — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:32:20 +0000

The internationally bestselling guide to the extraordinary human story, for the curious of all ages The world has existed for over 4 billion years, but humanity arrived much more recently. Here E.H.Gombrich brings to life the full story of human experience on Earth. He paints a colourful picture of remarkable people and events, from Confucius to Catherine the Great, from the invention of art to the destruction of the Berlin Wall. This is a book dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of mankind’s experience across the centuries.

It is both a guide to humanity’s achievements and an acute witness to its frailties. The product of a generous and humane sensibility, this is a timeless account of our shared history. Little Histories – Inspiring Guides for Curious Minds

There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness

Arnaldo Ageno — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:54:22 +0000

In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, Carlo Rovelli follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, history, philosophy and politics.

Written with his usual clarity and wit, these pieces range widely across time and space: from Newton’s alchemy to Einstein’s mistakes, from Nabokov’s butterflies to Dante’s cosmology, from travels in Africa to the consciousness of an octopus, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism.

Charming, pithy and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential scientists of our age.