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Emperor of Rome : ruling the ancient Roman world / by Beard, Mary,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman history, Beard turns to the emperors who ruled the Roman Empire, beginning with Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) and taking us through the nearly three centuries--and some thirty emperors--that separate him from the boy-king Alexander Severus (assassinated 235 CE). Yet Emperor of Rome is not your typical chronological account of Roman rulers, one emperor after another: the mad Caligula, the monster Nero, the philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Instead, Beard asks different, often larger and more probing questions: What power did emperors actually have? Was the Roman palace really so bloodstained? What kind of jokes did Augustus tell? And for that matter, what really happened, for example, between the emperor Hadrian and his beloved Antinous? Effortlessly combining the epic with the quotidian, Beard tracks the emperor down at home, at the races, on his travels, even on his way to heaven. Along the way, Beard explores Roman fictions of imperial power, overturning many of the assumptions that we hold as gospel, not the least of them the perception that emperors one and all were orchestrators of extreme brutality and cruelty. Here Beard introduces us to the emperor's wives and lovers, rivals and slaves, court jesters and soldiers, and the ordinary people who pressed begging letters into his hand--whose chamber pot disputes were adjudicated by Augustus, and whose budgets were approved by Vespasian, himself the son of a tax collector. With its finely nuanced portrayal of sex, class, and politics, Emperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman fantasies (and our own) about what it was to be Roman at its richest, most luxurious, most extreme, most powerful, and most deadly, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Emperors; Emperors;
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Risen [videorecording] / by Aiello, Patrick,film producer,screenwriter.; Curtis, Cliff,1968-actor.; Felton, Tom,1987-actor.; Fiennes, Joseph,1970-actor.; Firth, Peter,1953-actor.; Liddell, Mickey,film producer.; Reynolds, Kevin,1952-film director,screenwriter.; Shilaimon, Pete,film producer.; Columbia Pictures,presenter.; LD Entertainment,presenter.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis.Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for Biblical violence including some disturbing images.DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Bible films.; Christian films.; Religious films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; Romans;
For private home use only.
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The girl : a life in the shadow of Roman Polanski / by Geimer, Samantha.;
Subjects: Geimer, Samantha.; Polanski, Roman; Rape victims; Sexually abused teenagers;
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All my puny sorrows / by Toews, Miriam,1964-author.;
Elfrieda, a world-renowned pianist, glamorous, wealthy, happily married: she wants to die. Yolandi, divorced, broke, sleeping with the wrong men as she tries to find true love: she desperately wants to keep her older sister alive. But Elf's latest suicide attempt is a shock: she is three weeks away from the opening of her highly anticipated international tour. Can she be nursed back to "health" in time? Does it matter? As the situation becomes ever more complicated, Yoli faces the most terrifying decision of her life.
Subjects: Fiction.; Sisters; Suicidal behavior; Sisters.; Suicidal behavior.; Roman.; Amerikanisches Englisch.;
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St. Patrick's parish centennial : St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland Church, Tuam ; St. Mary's Church, Nobleton ; St. Patrick's Church, Schomberg / by St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Parish.Centennial Historical Committee.; Sheardown, Murray.;
Subjects: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Schomberg, Ontario); St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Nobleton, Ontario); St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Roman Catholic Church (Tuam, Ontario); Churches, Catholic;
© 1976., s.n.,
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The adventures of Hercules / by Powell, Martin.; Ocampo Ruiz, Jos Ǎlfonso.;
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Graphic novels.; Heracles (Greek mythology); Heracles (Greek mythology); Hercules (Roman mythology); Hercules (Roman mythology);
© c2009., Stone Arch Books,
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La voleuse de livres : roman / by Zusak, Markus.; Girod, Marie-France;
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Subjects: Roman historique.; Historical fiction.; Livres et lecture; Art de conter; Mort; Juifs; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945; Books and reading; Storytelling; Death; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
© [2008], c2007., Pocket,
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The burning stone / by Whyte, Jack,1940-author.;
"From the bestselling author of the Dream of Eagles series and The Guardians trilogy comes a tale of revenge, dark secrets, and a mysterious cataclysm that decimated a Roman legion: the story behind the story that began it all. Fleeing the massacre of his entire family save a single uncle, young Roman aristocrat Quintus Varrus arrives in fourth-century London not knowing who is to blame for the murders nor whom he can trust now. He fears for his life, but when he meets a young Irish woman named Lydia Mcuil, their lives quickly become intertwined and her father offers to set the young Roman up as a smith (under an Irish alias) in the town of Colchester while the young lovers get to know each other from a distance. But the assassins haven't forgotten Quintus and a deadly ambush is barely thwarted, bringing the young Roman into friendship with his rescuer, a hardened former military policeman known as Rufus Cato, who has his own score to settle with the powerful man behind the attack. Quintus is introduced to the secrets of a powerful, ancient brotherhood that is trying to halt the rot that is destroying their beloved Empire--secrets that may finally reveal the identity of those who murdered his family, and expose the shocking reason why. Set against the backdrop of a world in turmoil, this prequel to The Skystone, first in the Dream of Eagles series, is richly textured, intricately plotted, and filled with action and adventure: a perfect addition to the works of this master storyteller."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romans;
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Archaeology of the Bible : the greatest discoveries from Genesis to the Roman era / by Isbouts, Jean-Pierre.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The archaeology of the Patriarchs -- The archaeology of the Exodus -- The archaeology of the Kingdoms of Israel -- The archaeology of the Second Temple period -- The archaeology of the life of Jesus -- The archaeology of early Christianity -- The Scriptures.LSC
Subjects: Bible;
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess The Senior Year Adventures, Book 2 [electronic resource] : by Riordan, Rick.aut; cloudLibrary;
In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate's polecat and giant mastiff during Halloween week. What could go wrong? Rick Riordan’s newest Percy Jackson adventure is full of hilarious set pieces, a diverse cast of gods and monsters, and many other delightful tricks and treats. Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in order to get into New Rome University. He earned his first one by retrieving Ganymede’s chalice. Now the goddess Hecate has offered Percy another “opportunity”—all he has to do is pet sit her polecat, Gale, and mastiff, Hecuba, over Halloween week while she is away. Piece of cake, right? Percy, Annabeth, and Grover settle into Hecate’s seemingly endless mansion and start getting acquainted with the fussy, terrifying animals. The trio has been warned not to touch anything, but while Percy and Annabeth are out at school, Grover can’t resist drinking a strawberry-flavored potion in the laboratory. It turns him into a giant frenzied goat, and after he rampages through the house, damaging everything in sight, and passes out, Gale and Hecuba escape. Now the friends have to find Hecate’s pets and somehow restore the house, all before Hecate gets back on Saturday. It’s going to take luck, demigod wiles, and some old and new friends to hunt down the animals and set things right again.Children/juvenile.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Greek & Roman; Halloween; Action & Adventure;
© 2024., Disney Hyperion,
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