When in Rome

Author: Matthew Sturgis
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1781010226
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 517

Book Description
This “dashing chronicle” reveals what tourists have been visiting in Rome, from the era of the Roman Republic to contemporary times (The Independent). There is no place like Rome. Throughout its long, long history, its many changes in form and fortune, Rome has always been a tourist centre. In every age—Classical, Christian, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, Romantic, Modern—people have flocked to see its wonders. This is the story of what Rome’s visitors have looked at over the past two thousand years, the buildings, the statues, the paintings, the artifacts that have most impressed each generation of travellers from the time of the Roman Republic in the second century BC up to the present age of mass tourism. It is the history both of how Rome has changed with the centuries and how the taste of those who have visited the city has changed with it.

Pax Romana

Author: Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300222262
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 653

Book Description
The leading ancient world historian and author of Caesar presents “an engrossing account of how the Roman Empire grew and operated” (Kirkus). Renowned for his biographies of Julius Caesar and Augustus, Adrian Goldsworthy turns his attention to the Roman Empire as a whole during its height in the first and second centuries AD. Though this time is known as the Roman Peace, or Pax Romana, the Romans were fierce imperialists who took by force vast lands stretching from the Euphrates to the Atlantic coast. The Romans ruthlessly won peace not through coexistence but through dominance; millions died and were enslaved during the creation of their empire. Pax Romana examines how the Romans came to control so much of the world and asks whether traditionally favorable images of the Roman peace are true. Goldsworthy vividly recounts the rebellions of the conquered, examining why they broke out, why most failed, and how they became exceedingly rare. He reveals that hostility was just one reaction to the arrival of Rome and that from the outset, conquered peoples collaborated, formed alliances, and joined invaders, causing resistance movements to fade away.

When In Rome . . .

Author: Michael Haskins
Publisher: Portico
ISBN: 9781907554575
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
When In Rome is a riotous, hilarious gift book that highlights the varying differences between foreign etiquettes when you travel abroad. The book illustrates various nations' cultural, social etiquettes and customs and how funny, confusing and downright ridiculous they are when compared to each other. The book is a rip-roaring guide to 50+ nations' opposing gestures, manners and ways of expressing themselves physically, when their is a communication breakdown in the language barrier. For example, never put your hands on your hips next to a Mexican (you're asking for a fight), and never give and Iranian a thumbs up (its rude). Trouble will ensue if you do! So, your government urges you: take this amazing travel guide with you with you when abroad, read it, learn from it and if you happen to meet a foreign traveller (which will be inevitable) remember what you've learnt and, please, please, please be on your best behaviour. Word count: 20,000

The Silver Pigs

Author: Lindsey Davis
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429956933
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358

Book Description
The Silver Pigs is Lindsey Davis' classic novel, which introduced readers around the world to Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer with a knack for trouble, a tendency for bad luck, and a frequently inconvenient drive for justice. When Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman "informer" who has a nose for trouble that's sharper than most, encounters Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately all is not right with the pretty girl. She confesses to him that she is fleeing for her life, and Falco makes the rash decision to rescue her—a decision he will come to regret. For Sosia bears a heavy burden: as heavy as a pile of stolen Imperial ingots, in fact. Matters just get more complicated when Falco meets Helena Justina, a Senator's daughter who is connected to the very same traitors he has sworn to expose. Soon Falco finds himself swept from the perilous back alleys of Ancient Rome to the silver mines of distant Britain—and up against a cabal of traitors with blood on their hands and no compunction whatsoever to do away with a snooping plebe like Falco....

Four Seasons in Rome

Author: Anthony Doerr
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141657316X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Documents the award-winning writer's experiences of living, working, and raising twin sons in Rome during the year following his receipt of a prestigious Rome Prize stipend, a period during which he attended the vigil of the dying John Paul II, brought his children on a snowy visit to the Pantheon, and befriended numerous locals. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Catwoman: When In Rome

Author: Jeph Loeb
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN: 1401246613
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
The Eisner Award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale returns to further the exciting adventures they began in BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN and followed in BATMAN: DARK VICTORY! Collecting the 6-part series that guest-starred Batman and a host of Gotham's most colorful and dangerous villains, WHEN IN ROME chronicles Catwoman's mysterious trip to Italy and her dealings with the deadly Falcone crime family. It's an incredible tale of Gotham's sexiest cat burglar!

Confessions of a One Hit Wonder

Author: Clive Farrington
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781533205353
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
"I guess what made "The Promise" so special was my (at the time) insane Linn Drum programming and Roland SH101 bass line coupled with the verse and chorus melodic vocals. I remember speaking with our producer, Ben Rogan about this during the recording. But, five years later, when it all exploded, I realised that the nature of the song and its low and high vocals, made it feel like it should be sung in a Gothic cathedral, allowing a hymn to be sent to the Gods" - Clive Farrington From The Cover and Foreward... It's rare when a song hits the charts twice, over 15 years apart. But "The Promise" by When In Rome did just that, first on its own in 1988, then as part of the unexpected smash indie movie "Napoleon Dynamite." The song's resurgence lifted When In Rome from "whatever became of" status, but also brought with it unexpected challenges. Whether you're a diehard 80's music fan, a musician, or you just love "The Promise," Clive's story will entertain, inform, and surprise you. "Confessions Of A One Hit Wonder" is the classic cautionary tale... Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it! This is Clive Farrington's story... the story of how When In Rome (the group AND the album) came together... and seemingly broke apart. It gives a great slice of vision into what the music business was like in the late 1980s. It shows what can happen when bands succeed... for good and for bad. And it shows the power of that one song, and how it can stick within people's lives.

Mary-Kate & Ashley Starring In #5: When in Rome

Author: Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060520531
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Leila and Charli start their summer jobs in Rome at a fashion house and then someone gets fired.

Audrey in Rome

Author: Luca Dotti
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062283367
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 237

Book Description
Assembled by Audrey Hepburn's son Luca Dotti, Audrey in Rome is an intimate collection of almost two hundred candid photographs of the beloved actress and much-imitated style icon during the twenty-year period she made Rome her home. A private album of rare snapshots—many never published before—of Audrey Hepburn in her everyday life as a citizen of the Eternal City, Audrey in Rome is a treasure for every fan of her films and her impeccable, timeless style. With an introduction by Dotti that reveals Audrey's private side and three photo-filled chapters organized by decade, the book captures the actress as she strolls around the city alone and with family and friends, walks her Yorkie, Mr. Famous, has breakfast in Piazza Navona, visits the local florist, and more. The book also contains set photographs of the films she made during her Rome years (Roman Holiday, War and Peace, The Nun's Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's) and of the famous clothes and accessories that helped create her iconic look. Irresistible as the actress herself, Audrey in Rome opens the door to Hepburn's personal world.

When in Rome

Author: Paul Chrystal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781556047
Category : History, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description
When in Rome is a vibrant and accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1,300 years later. To support its findings, this volume features hundreds of translations from original authors, both Roman and Greek. Additionally, it contains evidence taken from the visual arts, curse tablets, and official records, as well as inscriptions, graffiti, and both private and official correspondence. Each comes with detailed commentaries, placing everything into its social and historical context.