Rome Law

Witness the dramatic clash of power and justice in Ancient Rome that forged the foundations of modern legal history. Perfect for deep learning during your daily commute, this epic narrative transforms dry statutes into a high-stakes battlefield of kings, senators, and everyday citizens fighting...

In The Enduring Genius of Frederick Law Olmsted, you’ll learn about the iconic landscape architect’s incredible life—and ponder his incredible legacy. You’ll explore his work as a designer of some breathtaking natural landscapes (as well as some of the painful failures he had to endure along the way). You’ll also consider Olmsted’s efforts to address the momentous challenges of his century, including the Civil War, and the vital role he played in the most transformative period in American history.

From the creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions comes the fascinating history of the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic. "Remarkably engaging." —Washington Post The Roman...

One of the most remarkable historical works of the 19th century came from the pen of French historian Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, a native of Paris. This amazing analysis of family and religious life among the ancient Greeks and Romans is the key to understanding ancient Mediterranean civilizations. The story begins in the misty period of the Bronze Age as the Indo-Europeans began to filter down into the Italian and Greek peninsulas. They brought with them a patriarchy that was based on ancestor worship and the veneration of hearth gods.

A definitive new biography of the Byzantine emperor Justinian Justinian is a radical reassessment of an emperor and his times. In the sixth century CE, the emperor Justinian presided over nearly four decades of remarkable change, in an era of geopolitical threats, climate change, and plague...

The Roman Republic was not designed. It was improvised — by frightened men whose only plan was to build the exact opposite of a king. In 509 BC a group of aristocrats expelled their king and found themselves holding a city with no procedure for running it. What they invented was a reflex, not a constitution: the king had ruled for life, so make the term one year. He had been one man, so make it two. He could not be stopped, so let either man stop the other. Then they handed this deliberately self-obstructing machine to a class of proud, competitive men who had just discovered how much ...

In the annals of history, few figures have captured the imagination as vividly as Emperor Justinian and his indomitable General Belisarius. Theirs is a tale that transcends mere chronicles of war and governance, metamorphosing into an epic saga of ambition, valor, and an unyielding quest for immortality. As you turn the pages of this book, you will journey through the labyrinthine corridors of Byzantine power, where every whisper could be a death sentence and every alliance, a double-edged sword. Emperor Justinian, the architect of dreams, envisioned a Rome reborn from the ashes of its own ...

They expelled the kings. Then came the real fight: learning how to govern themselves. In 509 BC, the Roman monarchy fell after two and a half centuries of royal rule. The tyrants were banished, but the infant Republic was immediately thrown into a fight for survival—besieged from without by Etruscan kings and Latin leagues, and torn from within by debt, class warfare, and the bitter feud between patricians and plebeians. Rome Without Kings delivers an immersive narrative retelling of Books Five through Eleven of Dionysius of Halicarnassus’s ancient masterpiece, Roman Antiquities. ...

Do you want to get ahead in your career in international affairs and help build a peaceful prosperous world? You need to know the rules and reasons of international and European law. This book gives you a complete detailed guide to European Union law, with over 400 pages of commentary, legislation, regulations, directives, and case-law. Your book covers key concepts such as proportionality, subsidiarity, margin of appreciation, discretion, balancing, general principles of law, competition law, taxation, capital markets law, environmental law, direct effect, third party effect, fundamental ...

Bloomsbury presents Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic Reform written and read by Christopher R. Altieri When Robert Francis Prevost OSA appeared on the loggia of St. Peter’s on 8th May 2025, he surprised the world. The first North American pope is a quiet man few had heard of, following the...

A kingdom built on grace. A heresy built on works. A church pushed to the brink of war. The year is 39 AD, and the fragile peace of the Roman house churches is about to be shattered. The threat does not come from the swords of the Roman Empire, but from within the fellowship itself. A faction of zealous believers from Jerusalem, known as the Judaizers, has arrived in the capital. Their message is persuasive and deadly: faith in Jesus Christ is not enough for salvation. To be truly accepted by God, Gentile believers must submit to the knife of circumcision and bear the heavy yoke of the Law ...

Join Santiago and Giselle on a perilous journey through the wild frontier, as they try to escape the clutches of danger and follow their hearts. Despite facing daunting challenges, these two unlikely allies are determined to make it through, no matter what it takes. As they travel eastward, their bond grows stronger with each passing day, despite their efforts to keep their distance. But their curiosity and undeniable chemistry eventually bring them closer together, as Santiago confesses his feelings for Giselle. However, their newfound romance is not without its challenges, and they must ...

Discover the epic rise and dramatic fall of an ancient empire that forged the foundations of modern western politics. Whether you need a thought-provoking companion for your daily commute or a captivating history for deep focus, this sweeping journey delivers. Step into a world of civil war and...

Who changed the Times and Laws is about how the prophet Daniel gives us a clear warning concerning the attributes of Antiochus the Seleucid King, the Apostle Paul and the Christian church. This book shows what they will do over time concerning changing times and laws of the Hebrew scriptures and eventually the world. This is a detailed read that will without a doubt shed light on how precise Daniel's warning was.

Inspector Cataldis of the Rome Homicide Squad investigates the death of an industrial executive who was found dead in a luxurious hotel room after a champagne and cocaine party. It was not an accident due to drug abuse, but a murder cleverly disguised to make it look like one. The first suspect is the young call girl who was in the victim's company, but investigators cannot find her. Why was the man killed? Perhaps because he was about to reveal to a journalist embarrassing secrets concerning an illegal weapons deal? Another story overlaps with the ongoing investigation: an amateur hacker, ...

Fresh from his trip to Britain, Falco needs to re-establish his presence in Rome. A minor role in the trial of a senator entangles him in the machinations of Silius Italicus and Paccius Africanus, two real-life lawyers at the top of their trade. These notorious ex-consuls play a dangerous game, where success brings rich pickings but a mistrial or a wrong verdict entails huge financial penalties.

'A vivid, visceral and crucial read for our times' BETTANY HUGHES 'Wonderful and insightful' ADRIAN GOLDSWORTHY The collapse of law and order in the last years of the Roman Republic told through the rise and fall of its most famous lawyer, Cicero. In its final decades, the Roman Republic was...

In January 897 a pope put a corpse on trial. Nine months after his burial, Formosus is taken from the sarcophagus in the portico of the popes, dressed again in pontifical vestments, and seated on the Lateran cathedra. The charge list is short. Perjury. Uncanonical translation. The exercise of priestly office by a man bound to lay status. A deacon is ordered to answer for him. That deacon is Damasus, of the diaconia of San Giorgio in Velabro. In Naples the canonist Auxilius begins the argument that will take a decade to write: if Formosus’s acts fall, every man he ordained falls with him. ...

Murder of an early Pope Nerva, the future emperor of Rome, called the Christian faith “Desiderata’s lost cause”. At the time the ‘Universal Church’ counted only a few thousand faithful rather than untold millions, and he didn’t think it would last, as the Second Coming of the Messiah was looking more and more like a no-show. His blind friend Desiderata would demur and argue. Then in AD 76 the first elected Pope was brutally murdered, and Desi realised that the very survival of her faith was at stake. Delegates from all over the empire had come to Rome for the Pope’s ordination...