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Richard Alston looks at an expert account of a civilisation that was defeated and humiliated by the Roman empire
Peter Jones looks at an account of the leader associated with Christianising the Roman empire
Alison Cooley finds that Roman society's attitude to death reveals a lot about its attitude to life – as in our own time
Peter Jones enjoys an account of the vicissitudes of one of antiquity’s most important sites
Tom Holland admires a book that examines the role of migration in shaping a continent
Peter Jones looks at a stimulating biography of the influential Roman emperor and philosopher
Peter Heather admires a compelling narrative of Rome’s western imperial collapse – but doubts that the empire really was in charge of its own destiny
Peter Jones on a vibrant new look at the Roman empire's collapse
Peter Jones enjoys the corrupting excess, but isn’t so sure about the sex, in a new book on Roman pleasures
Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV of France, defeated the forces of the Catholic League at the battle of Ivry in Upper Normandy.
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