In his introduction to The Roman Republic, History, Myths, Politics, and Novelistic Historiography, the author, Dr. Miguel A. Faria, Jr., writes: “Rome laid the foundation for the system of jurisprudence that later formed the basis of civil law in Latin nations like France, Spain, and Portugal and in countries of North America (Mexico) and Central […]
Dr. Miguel Faria has just written an incredible history review of the Roman Republic that is a history buff’s dream. The book is titled, The Roman Republic, History, Myths, Politics, and Novelistic Historiography, and is published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This is not a brief summary of events, but a book that explains, in detail, the
The ancient Romans expanded their power and influence by treaties, alliances, and wars, eventually controlling the Italian peninsula, assimilating the neighboring Etruscan culture to the northeast and the Greek culture in the southern part of the peninsula. From Italy, the Roman power extended over the littoral Mediterranean, gradually incorporating a large part of Europe, Asia
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The founding of Rome is in the realm of myth and legend as well as history. Rome’s historic past was obscured by the mist of time, and so when the Romans reached their apogee, and Rome had become the greatest and most powerful city in the world, Roman historians felt that her fantastic achievement in
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This is the third volume of the monumental A History of Medicine series by the medical historian and classical scholar Plinio Prioreschi M.D., PhD.[1] A limited number of these books were published, and the reader would be fortunate to find copies of the tomes for less than $350 U.S. dollars. We have already reviewed Volume
Antony and Cleopatra is the seventh and final book in the “Masters of Rome” series of historic novels by Australian author Colleen McCullough. This tome covers the years 41-27 B.C. of the late Roman Republic. At 567 pages, it is shorter than the previous books in the series. Gaius Octavian, now calling himself Caesar Octavianus,
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