Rose mary sheldon (58 Ergebnisse)

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. Exploring the history of internal security under the first Roman dynasty, this groundbreaking book answers the enduring question: If there were 9,000 men guarding the emperor, how were three-quarters of Rome's leaders assassinated? Rose Mary Sheldon traces the evolution of internal security mechanisms under the Julio-Claudians, evaluating the system that Augustus first developed to protect the imperial family and the stability of his dynasty. Yet in spite of the intensive precautions taken, there were multiple attempts on his life. Like all emperors, Augustus had a number of competing constituencies-the senate, the army, his extended family, the provincials, and the populace of Rome-but were they all equally threatening? Indeed, the biggest threat would come from those closest to the emperor-his family and the aristocracy. Even Roman imperial women were deeply involved in instigating regime change. By the fourth emperor, Caligula, the Praetorian Guards were already participating in assassinations, and the army too was becoming more politicized. Sheldon weighs the accuracy of ancient sources: Does the image of the emperor presented to us represent reality or what the people who killed him wanted us to think? Were Caligula and Nero really crazy, or did senatorial historians portray them that way to justify their murder? Was Claudius really the fool found drooling behind a curtain and made emperor, or was he in on the plot from the beginning? These and other fascinating questions are answered as Sheldon concludes that the repeated problem of killing Caesar reflected the empire's larger dynamics and turmoil.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Intelligence activities have always been an integral part of statecraft, and this book looks at how the Romans used intelligence to maintain their empire's security.

Hardcover. Zustand: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition without dust jacket. . 152.4 X 1 X 9 inches. 384 pages. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxvi, 282 p. : maps ; 24 cm. Subjects: Ambushes and surprises; Military art and science Greece History To 1500; Ambushes and surprises; Military art and science Greece History To 500; Greece History, Military To 146 B.C. 1 Kg.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Guarding the Caesars is the story of the survival of the Flavian emperors in Rome. The dynasty produced three of the most famous and productive rulers in the Roman Empire. Vespasian built the Colosseum. Titus won the Great Jewish War of 66?70, and his men were responsible for the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Domitian, perhaps Rome?s greatest builder, is responsible for many of the buildings we connect with Rome today. He was without a doubt among the most controversial of all Roman rulers and the subject of much debate still today. The Flavian dynasty begins with the death of the four successors to the Julio-Claudians and ends with the dramatic assassination of Domitian in his own palace. In between, there are numerous attempts to kill the sitting emperor. Seventy-five percent of all Roman emperors died of assassination?the highest rate of any monarchy in the world. This is the story of how the emperors? security services tried to keep three of them alive.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. xxvi, [12], 282 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Colonel Rose Mary Sheldon is a professor of History at the Virginia Military Institute. Her field of specialty is ancient intelligence history. There are two images of warfare that dominate Greek history. The better known is that of Achilles, the Homeric hero skilled in face-to-face combat to the death. He is a warrior who is outraged by deception on the battlefield. The alternative model, equally Greek and also taken from Homeric epic, is Odysseus, 'the man of twists and turns' of The Odyssey. To him, winning by stealth, surprise or deceit was acceptable. Greek warfare actually consists of many varieties of fighting. It is common for popular writers to assume that the hoplite phalanx was the only mode of warfare used by the Greeks. The fact is, however, that the use of spies, intelligence gathering, ambush, and surprise attacks at dawn or at night were also a part of Greek warfare, and while not the supreme method of defeating an enemy, such tactics always found their place in warfare when the opportunity or the correct terrain or opportunity presented itself.Ambush will dispel both the modern and ancient prejudices against irregular warfare and provides a fresh look at the tactics of the ancient Greeks. Frontline Books Edition, presumed first printing.…

Zustand: COME NUOVO. Gorizia, Libreria Editrice Goriziana cm.13,5x20,5, pp.468, brossura con copertina figurata a colori. Collana Biblioteca di Arte Militare. Major. Alcune settimane dopo il disastro delle Termopili e qualche duro anche se inconcludente scontro in mare, con Atene ora in mani barbare, i greci posero drammaticamente fine all'invasione persiana. Spinsero la superiore flotta nemica a combattere nello stretto di Salamina e, grazie a una tattica geniale e a un forte spirito combattivo, ottennero una vittoria schiacciante, cacciando gli avversari dall'Egeo occidentale e permettendo all'alleanza ellenica di mettere insieme forze sufficienti a distruggere, l'anno seguente, il grande esercito d'occupazione. La fioritura della cultura e delle istituzioni greche nel V secolo e la loro eredità futura erano assicurate. William Shepherd ricrea una delle più importanti campagne navali della storia mondiale, utilizzando fonti storiche e le scoperte della ricerca archeologica, tecnologica e navale. Traduz.di Rossana Macuz Varrocchi.…

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