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A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues
"The date of the Eclogues is much debated.* A preliminary distinction is in order: that between the composition of the individual poems (which, at least in certain cases, were doubtless read immediately and circulated within a restricted group around the poet) and the publication of the final collection. There are only two obvious clues to the dating of the book: the land confiscations in the territory of Cremona and Mantua, which peaked in the aftermath of the battle of Philippi (though continuing during the early 30s BCE: cf. E. 1 and 9), and the consulship of Asinius Pollio, in 40 BCE (E. 4)"--
The Library of God
Among the monuments of a Rome in full summer, two men and a woman are following clues to uncover a secret that has been kept safe since the times of the Emperor Constantine. A nun that committed a mortal sin, a professor that studies the past, and a colonel of the Italian Carabinieri in charge of protecting it. At the same time, in the maze of the streets of the eternal city, two brotherhoods that have been enemies since the dawn of glorious Rome are keeping track of their every move.
Roman Aquileia
This book shows how a military colony became a large, impressive and prosperous city. Legendary for its walls and port, it was able to play a basic role in the great strategy of ancient Rome between the Po and the Danube, spanning the centuries from its foundation (181 BC) to the fateful days of blood and violence of its fall (AD 452). Based on a study of ancient sources, contemporary literature and the latest archaeological research, and written in a fast-paced and accessible style, the book provides a portrait of Aquileia in a diachronic key, under various aspects; it sets the city in the complex societal and political system of the time, gives a thorough account of the great events of whi...
