Books tagged: roman history

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Luciano di Samosata. Autobiografia non autorizzata    by Simone Bedetti
Price: Free! 4970 words. Published by Area51 Publishing on March 16, 2010. .

“Scrivo dunque di cose che non vidi, non mi capitarono, non seppi da nessuno, e che per di più non esistono affatto, né a priori possono accadere. Chi si trovi a leggerle, non ci deve assolutamente credere.” (Luciano di Samosata, Storia vera) La storia vera di un uomo che ha fatto della sua immaginazione l'unica realtà.
Largest Island In The Sea    by Jeffrey M. Green
Price: $7.99 USD. 77600 words. Published by Vox Humana Books  on May 31, 2010. .

Naples is an overactive city of nobility and squalor, sprawling in the menacing shadow of Vesuvius, and Sicily. At the age of 60, Jeffrey Green finally got there.It meant much more to him than an echo of his Manhattan childhood, for he had been living in Israel since 1973, was now a citizen of Mediterranean civilization himself.
The Green Bronze Mirror by Lynne Ellison    by Christopher Posner
Price: $1.49 USD. 38840 words. Published on August 21, 2010. .

Karen is playing on the beach when she finds an ancient mirror buried in the sand. She looks into it, and is transported back in time to the Roman empire. Finding herself a slave, she faces many hair-raising adventures in her struggle to return to her own time. Read author Lynne Ellison's account of how she wrote this book on her website http://www.filedby.com/author/lynne_ellison/3820272
Cornelia    by Jane Jones
Price: $2.99 USD. 47540 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on June 26, 2011. .

Can First Love ever by True Love? A thrilling romance set in Roman Britain that takes the young adult reader to the passionate, turbulent and violent heart of Imperial Rome.
Women History Forgot    by madeline hartmann
Price: $5.00 USD. 60790 words. Published on June 29, 2011. .

Powerful women in world History? You bet. Rulers, scientists, fighters....they are here and most are unknown. Forgotten and they should not be!
Images of the Good Estate: Political Legitimacy in Fourteenth-Century Rome Under Cola Di Rienzo    by Roderic Derienzo
Price: $0.99 USD. 14190 words. Published on October 6, 2011. .

It is 1347 and Rome is in turmoil. Aristocratic families battle in the streets and the common people suffer. Who can restore justice and order? Cola Di Rienzo, a common clerk with knowledge of what Rome once was and what she could once again become steps forward to rule Rome. Against all odds Cola Di Rienzo succeeds in bringing peace and prosperity to Rome but on the wings of heretical angels.
The Chronicle Of Marcellus    by Marius Gabriel
Price: $4.99 USD. 107440 words. Published on October 31, 2011. .

The story of the Roman lawyer who defended Jesus at his trial and went on to become governor of Judea after the crucifixion. The life and loves of Marcellus unfold against the vivid, sprawling panorama of the Roman Empire. A novel full of color and drama, which will make you re-think some of history's great figures.
The Italian Pearl & The Irish Peasant    by Laura Joyce Moriarty
Price: $2.99 USD. 16670 words. Published on November 13, 2011. .

This is a story taken from the lineage of the O'Malley family in "The Secrets of Nine Irish Sons". Around 300 B.C., a handsome Roman general, nephew of the reigning Caesar, is sent off to battle pirates and bring home treasure for the glory of Rome.
Caledonii: Birth of a Nation. (Part Three; The Coming of Age)    by Ian Hall
Price: $2.99 USD. 30530 words. Published on December 2, 2011. .

The year is 75 AD. The druids attempt to unite the clans failed last year. To aid the chief’s sons plot to unite the clans, Calach travels to the southern fortress of Bar’ton. Intent on keeping the plan from the druids, Calach’s younger brother Uwan’s own druid training has become more rigorous. Calach must be patient if he wants the plan to succeed. The fate of the Norlands depends on it.
Julius Caesar In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)    by BookCaps 
Price: $2.99 USD. 65420 words. Published on December 6, 2011. .

Julius Caesar has been helmed one of the greatest tragedies of all times--it has it all! Love! Conspiracy! Murder! Betrayal! And if you just don't understand it, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Julius Caesar.