The History of Europe’s Cities: A Reading List
Explore this collection on the history of Europe’s cities featuring books by Margarette Lincoln, Richard Cockett, Marek Kohn and more. You can shop this…
Rome
Crassus: The First Tycoon
In this original piece, Peter Stothard, author of Crassus: The First Tycoon, discusses the metallic greed of Marcus Licinius Crassus (115–53 BCE), Rome’s richest…
An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: the Roman Empire
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from E. H. Gombrich’s, A Little History…
An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Brutus (and Julius Caesar)
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from E. H. Gombrich’s, A Little History…
Praetorian by Guy de la Bédoyère – an extract
In his latest work, Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome’s Imperial Bodyguard, Guy de la Bédoyère traces the compelling history of the elite soldiers…
Roman Fever: Influence, Infection and the Image of Rome 1700-1870
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, artists and travellers were lured to Rome, the home of civilized values and artistic beauty. But the history of…
Baroque Star: New Yale book examines Caravaggio’s influence
The Italian artist Caravaggio (1571-1610) had a profound impact on a wide range of baroque painters of Italian, French, Dutch, Flemish, and Spanish origin…