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The Roman Imperial Court in the Principate and Late Antiquity examines the Roman imperial court as a social and political institution in both the Principate and Late Antiquity. By analysing these two periods, which are usually treated separately in studies of the Roman court, it considers continuities, changes, and connections in the six hundred years between the reigns of Augustus and Justinian. Thirteen case studies are presented. Some take a thematic approach, analysing specific aspects such as the appointment of jurists, the role of guard units, or stories told about the court, over several centuries. Others concentrate on specific periods, individuals, or office holders, like the role of women and generals in the fifth century AD, while paying attention to their wider historical significance. The volume concludes with a chapter placing the evolution of the Roman imperial court in comparative perspective using insights from scholarship on other Eurasian monarchical courts. It shows that the long-term transformation of the Roman imperial court did not follow a straightforward and linear course, but came about as the result of negotiation, experimentation, and adaptation.
The Complete Christian Romance Series -- USA Today Bestselling Contemporary Romance Author There’s a storm coming…and her name is Hope. The ferocious hurricane has the small-town of Port Provident in her sights, and everyone on this Texas island knows their world will never be the same. Join Ross and Becca as they ride out the storm…meet Angela and Pete as they provide relief…see how Matt and Princess Anneliese rebuild homes and hearts…and find cheer as Jessica and Bradley resurrect holiday traditions in order to save Christmas for the whole island. Start reading the complete Hope and Hearts collection to find hope, heart, and happily-ever-after today! And as an added bonus, you’...
Jim is an army veteran who has only been retired for six months when he receives a shocking call from Samuel Littlebear, the father of one of his former combat team members. Samuel’s son, Billy, is two weeks late returning from a Canadian fishing trip and he asks Jim’s help in finding him. Without the name of the camp ground or the lake where Billy might be fishing, Jim contacts seven former team members to assist with the monumental task of tracking down Billy somewhere within Canada’s thousands of miles of vast wilderness. Customs shows that Billy entered Canada, but never returned back into the United States. After Canadian officials fail to locate Billy or his vehicle, Jim and his ...
This book places the intimate experience of fertility control at the heart of political and social approaches toward women’s bodies. Across the globe, women have always controlled their fertility through intimate efforts ultimately tied to larger political processes and gendered power dynamics. Women’s biological reproductive capabilities have been contested sites of power struggles, shaping the formation, rule, and dissolution of political regimes throughout history. Yet these intersections between the intimate and the political remain understudied in the historical literature. This book explores these questions from the perspective of multiple time periods, geographic locations, actors...
A riveting portrayal of what the inhabitants of the Roman Empire expected of their ruler and their feelings about him.
The study of inscriptions is critical for anyone seeking to understand the Roman world, whether they regard themselves as literary scholars, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, or religious scholars. The Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy is the fullest collection of scholarship on the study and history of Latin epigraphy produced to date.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Best Books of 2023: New Yorker, The Economist, Smithsonian Most Anticipated Books of Fall: Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TODAY, Literary Hub, and Publishers Weekly "A vivid way to re-examine what we know, and don’t, about life at the top.... Emperor of Rome is a masterly group portrait, an invitation to think skeptically but not contemptuously of a familiar civilization." —Kyle Harper, Wall Street Journal A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most famous classicist” (Guardian). In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly s...
Angela Culver left this world with one last wish. She requests that her five sons, all born of different fathers, embark on a seven-day, 275-mile bicycle trip across southern Iowa. She knows she failed them as a mother, protector, provider, and source of comfort while she was alive, but Angela now wants them to rediscover the importance of family. The five half-brothersRobert, Herbert, Philbert, Tolbert, and Albertlive separate and very diverse lives from each other. They must each gather the emotional, physical, and psychological strength to complete the ride. The journey from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River creates not only sore, tender muscles but also conjures aching, tender memories. To succeed in this trek, they must be able to forgive: forgive Angela for her failures as a mother, forgive one anothers youth for the roles each played against the others, and forgive themselves for the self-contempt that they have been carrying since escaping the house of their childhood. They learn about themselves and each other, and they begin to form the bonds that might allow them to be full brothers to each other.
THE CARETAKER New Wave Reading Production Date 2019 THE CARETAKER is a modified screenplay; created by Douglas Kincaid. His unique style of writing is new. It is designed specifically, to allow his readers to enjoy a more personal relationship with his characters. The author has named this, "NEW WAVE READING." So come on in and meet everybody, because your journey begins now. Sincerely, Douglas Kincaid Impeccably crafted, The Caretaker plunges readers into a tale shrouded with mystery complemented with a concoction of science fiction. The story begins with a startling discovery by real estate agent Mark Turner—six of their environmental research employees had been savagely murdered while working within the premises of the burial grounds, a property that he recently leased for the company. No one knows what exactly happened except that the ancient grounds are laden with stories and myths of spirits and paranormal activity. Apart from Mark Turner, readers shall be introduced to several characters that seem to leap out of the book’s pages- literally and figuratively speaking.
"The Cure" has eradicated every disease and illness throughout the world. Humanity has never been better. Suddenly people begin to act... differently. Internet, phone, and electricity become non-existent overnight. Unexplainable deaths, missing persons, and odd behavior grip every nation as the world transforms into a ghost town. Sean's soon-to-be fiancée and Angela's teenage son are among those who have gone missing. While diligently searching for their lost loved ones, it's up to them to piece together the puzzle of who or what is pulling the strings. With danger at every turn, can they find out what is happening and put a stop to it before all is lost? And are they willing to pay the price it costs to save humanity?