Beginning with the Roman army’s first foray beyond its borders and concluding with the death of Hadrian in 138 CE, this panoramic history of the early Roman Empire recounts the wars, leaders, and social transformations that lay the foundations of imperial success. Between 264 BCE, when the Roman army crossed into Sicily, and the death of Hadrian nearly three hundred years later...(展开全部)

In 264 BC, a Roman army was poised to cross from southern Italy into Sicily. They couldn't know that this crossing would be Rome's first step on its journey from local republic to vast and powerful empire. At the beginning of the three dramatic centuries that make up this book's narrative, Rome had no emperor and limited global influence; by the book's end, Hadrian was set to p...(展开全部)

The Triumph of Empire takes readers into the political heart of imperial Rome and recounts the extraordinary challenges overcome by a flourishing empire. Michael Kulikowski’s history begins with the reign of Hadrian, who visited the farthest reaches of his domain and created stable frontiers, and spans to the decades after Constantine the Great, who overhauled the government, i...(展开全部)

Review "Escape from Rome presents a fascinating account of why modernity appeared first in Western Europe―it was precisely the failure of the Roman project and not its legacy that allowed the emergence of a decentralized and competitive system that became the ultimate platform for modern economic growth. A challenging and counterintuitive hypothesis."―Francis Fukuyama, author o...(展开全部)

悉纳·阿克辛，长期任教于安卡拉大学。 吴奇俊，毕业于上海大学世界史专业，2014-2015学年土耳其海峡大学历史系访问学者。 刘春燕，毕业于上海大学世界史专业，2014-2015学年土耳其海峡大学亚洲研究中心访问学者。

悉纳·阿克辛，长期任教于安卡拉大学。 吴奇俊，毕业于上海大学世界史专业，2014-2015学年土耳其海峡大学历史系访问学者。 刘春燕，毕业于上海大学世界史专业，2014-2015学年土耳其海峡大学亚洲研究中心访问学者。

悉纳·阿克辛，长期任教于安卡拉大学。 吴奇俊，毕业于上海大学世界史专业，2014-2015学年土耳其海峡大学历史系访问学者。 刘春燕，毕业于上海大学世界史专业，2014-2015学年土耳其海峡大学亚洲研究中心访问学者。

【作者简介】 埃里希·艾克（Erich Eyck,1878-1964）,出生于柏林，在柏林和弗赖堡大学接受教育。 他的职业生涯是法律，在上诉法院任职，担任法律记者，并在夏洛滕贝格和柏林担任市议员。纳粹时期被逐出德国，后定居瑞士， 1937年，艾克博士移居英国，在伦敦大学和牛津大学 讲学，并转向写作历史。著有《魏玛共和国史》《俾斯麦与德意志帝国》《弗雷德里希大帝》。 【主译者简介】 高年生，北京外国语大学德语教授，现已退休。 王步涛，长期在中国驻德国大使馆工作，现已退休。

A major new history of Athens' remarkably long and influential life after the collapse of its empire To many the history of post-Classical Athens is one of decline. True, Athens hardly commanded the number of allies it had when hegemon of its fifth-century Delian League or even its fourth-century Naval Confederacy, and its navy was but a shadow of its former self. But Athens re...(展开全部)

作者：马丁·J. 多尔蒂 自由撰稿人，现居英格兰北部，对军事和国防话题有深入研究。曾担任国防顾问，创作多部自卫和军事科技题材的作品。其作品包括《探秘阿兹特克、印加、玛雅文明》（The Aztec, Inca & Maya Empires）、《维京人历史》（Vikings: A History of the Norse People）、《凯尔特人和北欧神话的黑暗史》（Dark History of the Celts and Norse Myths）、《中世纪武士》（Medieval Warrior）、《极端非武装战斗的SAS和精锐部队指南》（SAS and Elite Forces Guide Extreme Unarmed Combat）等。 译者：王琳 毕业于南京审计大学金融专业，自由译者。有丰富的翻译经验，对历史和文学类题材兴趣浓厚，对欧洲古代...(展开全部)