Viggen Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Below are the newest releases for April.... The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found (Paperback) Reconstructing the Roman Republic: An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research (Hardcover) The History of Rome 4 Volume Set in 5 Paperback Parts: Volume SET (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics) (Paperback) The Glass-Blowers of Roman London (Paperback) Ambrose of Milan: Political Letters and Speeches (Liverpool University Press - Translated Texts for Historians) (Paperback) She-Wolf: The Story of a Roman Icon (Hardcover) Pompeii (Duckworth Archaeological Histories) (Paperback) Italy and the West: Comparative Issues in Romanization (Paperback) Aspects of Roman History 82BC-AD14: A Source-based Approach (Aspects of Classical Civilization) (Paperback) Pompeii (Duckworth Archaeological Histories) (Paperback) Roman Perspectives: Studies on Political and Cultural History, from the First to the Fifth Century (Hardcover) Roman Britain (Shire Living Histories) (Paperback) Roman Barbarians: The Royal Court and Culture in the Early Medieval West (Medieval Culture and Society) (Paperback) Houses and Society in the Later Roman Empire (Duckworth Debates in Archaeology) (Paperback) Medicine and Philosophy in Classical Antiquity: Doctors and Philosophers on Nature, Soul, Health and Disease (Paperback) I also updated the Bestselling in March page... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecimusCaesar Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 There seems to be new books about Pompeii every month. the one on the doctors seems interesting though, it isn't really something you hear much about. I remember Pertinax used to cover the ancient's attitudes to medicine and health in his blogs and posts a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion-Macro Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Looking good. I think they need to stop with all the Roman Britain stuff though. I believe it focused on too much with books. Sure, it was fascinating and all that, but there are other interesting areas with less books published about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 (edited) Looking good. I think they need to stop with all the Roman Britain stuff though. I believe it focused on too much with books. Sure, it was fascinating and all that, but there are other interesting areas with less books published about them. The problem is probably with the 'English' speaking market that there is a voracious desire to read something they can relate to, which normally means jumping onto the back of already available material which doesn't need translated QED yet more books get published about Roman Britain. To my regret I know that there is a lot of really good academic material published notably in French (e.g. the Thugga site report) as well as in German relating to North Africa and other parts of the Roman world which have been extensively researched by non-English speakers and with a few exceptions are poorly represented in English translations. I'm sure there are other works in Italian,and Spanish as well as other European (and some non-European) languages which would find a ready market if only someone translated them and could make them available at a reasonable price [Edit BTW from my perspective I think both the 'houses and society' and the 'glass-blowers' books may be worth a look if they are available when I'm next in an academic bookshop.] Edited April 18, 2010 by Melvadius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artimi Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 after having my arm twisted I have put 3 of the books on wish lists. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Any book giveaways from this (or any previous) list coming our way any time soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galba Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 My all time favorite (And in my opinion always needs to be on the top of the list) is The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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