Wolf, Hubert.
Summary: A true, never-before-told story—discovered in a secret Vatican archive—of sex, poison, and lesbian initiation rites in a nineteenth-century convent. In 1858, a German princess, recently inducted into the convent of Sant’Ambrogio in Rome, wrote a frantic letter to her cousin, a confidant of the Pope, claiming that she was being abused and feared for her life. What the subsequent investigation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282 WOLSummary: In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007
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Summary: A narrative history of the Roman Empire from the point of view of the "barbarian" enemies of Rome. Rome's history follows a remarkable trajectory from its origins as a tiny village of refugees from a conflict zone to a dominant superpower. But throughout this history, Rome faced significant resistance and rebellion from peoples whom it regarded as barbarians: Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Goths,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937.06 KERRivers, Francine
Summary: Atretes, German warrior. Revered gladiator. He won his freedom through his fierceness ... but his life is changed forever when he learns his son is alive. Atretes vows to find his son and return to Germania. Only one thing stands in his way: Rizpah, the young widow who adopted his abandoned baby. But Atretes is undaunted. One woman should be no trouble at all. It doesn't take him long to find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House 1995
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RIVCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction RivKamm, Antony.
Contents: 1. The Origins of Rome 2. The Republic 3. Twelve Caesars 4. Religions and Mythology 5. Society and Daily Life 6. Art, Architecture, and Building 7. Latin Literature 8. The Roman Army 9. The Empire: Stability, Disintegration, Recovery, Fall Appendices Index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 KAMBeard, Mary
Summary: Beard explores ancient Rome and how its citizens adapted the notion of imperial rule, invented the concepts of citizenship and nation, and made laws about those traditionally overlooked in history, including women, slaves, and criminals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 937 BEABeard, Mary
Summary: A prominent classicist explores ancient Rome and how its citizens adapted the notion of imperial rule, invented the concepts of citizenship and nation, and made laws about those traditionally overlooked in history, including women, slaves, and criminals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 937 BEACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wld BeardIggulden, Conn.
Summary: Two boyhood friends, Gaius Marius and Marcus, now grown to manhood, are thrust into the grip of bitter conflict as every Roman prepares to take sides in the coming civil war between Sulla and Marius. Their friendship is further tested as they vie for the the love of an extraordinary slave girl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delta trade 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC IGGMcGregor, James H. (James Harvey)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 945.63 MCGHolland, Tom
Summary: "Beginning in 69AD, the so-called Year of the Four Emperors and spanning to 138AD, the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a narrative history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to the barbarous realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland offers a tour of the most famous episodes in Roman history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, Hachette Book Group 2023
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Summary: The best-selling author of The Fires of Vesuvius presents a comprehensive history of the social and political world of the Roman emperors including Julius Caesar, Nero, Alexander Severus, Caligula, and Marcus Aurelius.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton Company 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 933.05 GOOHarper, Elodie
Summary: Amara's journey has taken her far; from enslavement in Pompeii's Wolf Den brothel to her new life as a high-powered courtesan in Rome, but her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii. But it is 79 CE, and mighty Mount Vesuvius is about to make itself known...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square and Co. 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAROsborne, Mary Pope
Summary: "Jack and Annie are about to meet the fiercest warriors of all--the soldiers of the ancient Roman legion! When the magic tree house whisks them back to a ROman army camp, they learn their mission: Be like warriors. That is easier said than done--Roman soldiers are the best fighters in the world! When Jack and Annie find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, they're in big trouble....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC OSBCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR RED MTH 31Chrisp, Peter
Summary: Describes the history and civilization of ancient Rome, from how gladiators fought and what daily life was like for people in Rome to the events at Pompeii.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 937 CHRNielsen, Jennifer A
Summary: Nicolas Calva has Caesar's magic bulla, the Malice of Mars, and he has hidden the dangerous Jupiter Stone, but he still has to find a way to defeat The Mistress, a dragon who contains the soul of the vestalis Atroxia, and who hates Rome, and save his mother and friends, and maybe even the Empire itself--and he is troubled by his sneaking sympathy for Atroxia, who was unjustly condemned.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2017
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC NIESummary: In 460 A.D. Aurelius Antonius finds himself recalled to Rome and is assigned the Commander of new Caesar, Romulus Augustus' retinue of personal bodyguards. Romulus is destined to be crowned the last emperor of Rome. His reign lasts for one day and ends with Rome being run over by the savage Goths. In the resulting invasion, most of Aurelius's men are killed and the young Caesar is captured and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Genius Products 2007
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie LastSummary: Groundbreaking eight-part series reveals ancient Rome's hidden treasures and untold stories as never before. From iconic figures including Caligula, Caesar, and Constantine to epic events such as the eruption of Vesuvius, the invasion of Britain, and fall of Rome, this collection reveals a startling, up-to-date vision of the ancient empire and challenges our perception of what we know about the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc WCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WHEContents: The first Greek historians: Hecataeus and Hellanicus, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius -- The late Roman republic: Julius Caesar, Nepos, Diodorus Siculus, Sallust -- The early Roman principate: Augustus and after: Livy, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Velleius Paterculus, Josephus, Saint Luke -- The second century A.D.: Plutarch, Tacitius, Suetonius, Appian, Arrian -- The late Roman...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner's 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938 GRAEveritt, Anthony.
Summary: Rome's decline and fall have long fascinated historians, but the story of how the empire was won is every bit as compelling. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E., Rome grew to become the ancient world's preeminent power. Historian Anthony Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite page-turner filled with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937.63 EVEHering, Marianne.
Summary: Patrick and his cousin Beth travel back in time to ancient Rome, where they meet Telemachus and help put an end to the spectacle of gladiators fighting to the death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction HerWatkins, Richard Ross.
Summary: Describes the history of gladiators, including types of armor, use of animals, amphitheaters, and how the practice fit into Roman society for almost 700 years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.8 WATSummary: Terry Jones invites you on an entertaining expedition through Roman history from the perspective of the Barbarians. A rare blend of scholarly research combined with Jones' familiar iconoclastic brand of humor makes this a must for history enthusiasts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Vision 2007