The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west. Their peace meant Roman victory and was brought about by strength and dominance rather th...(展开全部)

For much of its thousand year history, Rome was an invincible power protected by the most formidable army of the ancient world. To attack Rome, or even to resist its irrepressible advances, was to invite annihilation - and yet, throughout its history, there were those who tried. Some are famous, like Hannibal, Spartacus and Attila, while the names of others are all but forgotte...(展开全部)

Best-selling author Adrian Goldsworthy turns his attention to the Pax Romana, the famous peace and prosperity brought by the Roman Empire at its height in the first and second centuries AD. Yet the Romans were conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates to the Atlantic coast. Ruthless, Romans won peace not through coexistence but throu...(展开全部)

For much of its thousand year history, Rome was an invincible power protected by the most formidable army of the ancient world. To attack Rome, or even to resist its irrepressible advances, was to invite annihilation - and yet, throughout its history, there were those who tried. Some are famous, like Hannibal, Spartacus and Attila, while the names of others are all but forgotte...(展开全部)

The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west. Their peace meant Roman victory and was brought about by strength and dominance rather th...(展开全部)

Best-selling author Adrian Goldsworthy turns his attention to the Pax Romana, the famous peace and prosperity brought by the Roman Empire at its height in the first and second centuries AD. Yet the Romans were conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates to the Atlantic coast. Ruthless, Romans won peace not through coexistence but throu...(展开全部)

War and Peace in The Global Village is a collage of images and text that sharply illustrates the effects of electronic media and new technology on man.Marshall McLuhan wrote this book thirty years ago and following its publication predicted that the forthcoming information age would be "a transitional era of profound pain and tragic identity quest."Marshall McLuhan illustrates ...(展开全部)