Valerian et Laureline (english version) - Volume 13 - On the frontiers

Author: Pierre Christin
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 1849187061
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : fr
Pages : 66

Book Description
On an interstellar cruise ships, a mysterious individual in full environmental suit is working hard to get to Earth. On Earth, meanwhile, another person in a spacesuit is exploring a nuclear reactor on behalf of its owners. That second man is Valerian, and since the disappearance of Galaxity, he’s been forced to make a living by putting his advanced knowledge and equipment to good use. But what he’s discovered insidethe plant is extremely worrisome...

The Western Frontiers of Imperial Rome

Author: Steven K. Drummond
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9781563241505
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
Discusses Rome's challenges in governing over different cultures, organizing an army made of non-Romans, inculcating Roman values and religion, feeding the army, trading, urbanizing, and industrializing. To make this work accessible to readers who lack an extensive background in Roman history, all Latin expressions are defined in the course of the discussion, a glossary is included, and modern as well as contemporary Latin names of places are used. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 226-363

Author: Michael H. Dodgeon
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134961146
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description
Collects and translates such diverse sources as Zosimus, John Malalas, Al-Tabari and Moses of Chorene, to give us a picture of this complex, fraught period of Roman history.

Aurelian and the Third Century

Author: Alaric Watson
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415301879
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
Aurelian and the Third Century provides a re-evaluation, in the light of recent scholarship, of the difficulties facing the Roman empire in the AD 260s and 270s, concentrating upon the reign of the Emperor Aurelian and his part in summoning them. With introduction examining the situation in the mid third century, the book is divided into two parts: * Part 1: deals chronologically with the military and political events of the period from 268 to 276 * Part 2: analyzes the other achievements and events of Aurelian's reign and assesses their importance. A key supplement to the study of the Roman Empire.

Integration in Rome and in the Roman World

Author: G. de Kleijn
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004256679
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Integration in the empire under the political control of the city of Rome, her princeps, and the different authorities in the provinces includes processes of inclusion and exclusion. They are explored from juridical, political, social and religious points of view.

The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363-628

Author: Geoffrey Greatrex
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134756453
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 406

Book Description
Late Antiquity was an eventful period on the eastern frontier of the Roman empire. From the failure of the Emperor Julian's invasion of Persia in 363 AD to the overwhelming victory of the Emperor Heraclius in 628, the Romans and Persians were engaged in almost constant conflict. This book, sequel to the volume covering the years 226-363 AD, provides translations of key texts on relations between the opposing sides, taken from a wide range of sources. Many have never before been available in a modern language, and all are fully set in context with expert commentary and extensive annotation. For more information please visit the author's supplementary website at http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~greatrex/ref.html

Rome and the Worlds beyond its Frontiers

Author: Daniëlle Slootjes
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004326758
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Rome and the Worlds Beyond Its Frontiers examines interactions between those within and those beyond the boundaries of Rome, with an eye to the question of contested identities and identity formations.

The Scriptores historiae Augustae

Author: David Magie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historians
Languages : en
Pages : 560

Book Description

Valerian

Author: Jean-Claude Mézières
Publisher: Valerian: The New Future Trilogy
ISBN: 9781596878341
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
."..Valerian and his beautiful, sharp-witted and sharp-tongued partner, Laureline, live adventures set against visually stunning backgrounds: complex architectural inventions, futuristic machines, otherworldly landscapes, and odd-looking aliens..."--Amazon.com.

Neurolaw: The Call for Adjusting Theory Based on Scientific Results

Author: José M. Muñoz
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 288966208X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 149

Book Description
This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.