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1	Christ stopped at Eboli more books like this by Carlo Levi add to wishlist 'We're not Christians, Christ stopped short of here, at Eboli.' Exiled to a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini, Carlo Levi entered a world cut off from history and the state, hedged in by custom and sorrow, without comfort or solace, where, eternally patient, the peasants lived in an age-old stillness and in the ... see all copies from $2.01! new only from $19.87! \| first editions
2	The annals of Imperial Rome more books like this by Cornelius Tacitus add to wishlist Tacitus' "Annals of Imperial Rome" recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. With clarity and vivid intensity he describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| SVS
3	Decline and fall of the Roman Empire more books like this by Edward Gibbon add to wishlist A three-volume Modern Library edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Thousand Days in Venice more books like this by Marlena De Blasi add to wishlist Expecting nothing, a divorced, middle-aged woman from Missouri vacationing in Venice whimsically accepts a date with a man named Fernando and, miraculously, finds true love. Here she recalls the details of their rapid courtship, their marriage, and the aftermath. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year more books like this by Carlo Levi add to wishlist Carlo Levi's timeless and moving depiction of classism and poverty in Lucania, a small Italian town where the vehemently anti-Fascist Levi was confined in 1935 as a political prisoner. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.51! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Republic and the Laws more books like this by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Jonathan Powell (Editor), Niall Rudd (Translator) add to wishlist 'However one defines Man, the same definition applies to us all. This is sufficient proof that there is no essential difference within mankind.' (Laws l.29-30) Cicero's The Republic is an impassioned plea for responsible governement written just before the civil war that ended the Roman Republic in a dialogue following Plato. Drawing on Greek ... see all copies from $2.46! new only from $7.31! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The early history of Rome more books like this by Titus Livius Livy, Aubrey De Selincourt (Translator) add to wishlist Livy (c. 59 BC AD 17) dedicated most of his life to writing some 142 volumes of history, the first five of which comprise The Early History of Rome. With stylistic brilliance, he chronicles nearly 400 years of history, from the founding of Rome (traditionally dated to 757 BC) to the Gallic invasion in 386 BC an era which witnessed the reign of ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
8	The City of Falling Angels more books like this by John Berendt add to wishlist A murder in Savannah inspired John Berendt's previous book, the blockbuster bestseller MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. This time, the location is Venice, and the 1996 inferno which destroyed Venice's beloved opera house, La Fenice, serves as the touchstone for John Berendt's quirky exploration of the city and its most colorful inhabitants ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	On Persephone's Island: A Sicilian Journal more books like this by Mary Taylor Simeti add to wishlist Mary Taylor Simeti went to Sicily in 1962 for a visit. She fell in love with a Sicilian, got married, and stayed for over 20 years. This is her magical account of a year in a place she came to love--its sounds, taste, colors and myths, its religious festivals, its foods and its people. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| first editions \| SVS
10	A Venetian Affair more books like this by Andrea Di Robilant add to wishlist When the author's father found a packet of letters in the attic of the ancient family palazzo in Venice, a piece of a many-centuries-old puzzle was put in place. The letters are from a great-great-great-great-great grandfather, Andrea Memmo, to his beautiful young lover, whom he was forbidden to marry because she was not of his class. The two met ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Travels with a Medieval Queen more books like this by Mary Taylor Simeti add to wishlist Living in the second half of the twelfth century, Princess Constance of Hauteville was both witness and protagonist in what could be considered the most exciting period in medieval history. There had been a remarkable growth in the population and in the economy of western Europe and a consequent expansion of cities and commerce. With the support ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.45! \| first editions
12 view cover	Venice: Lion City: The Religion of Empire more books like this by Garry Wills add to wishlist Venice during the Renaissance was a center of trade and naval power that was fueled by its own idiosyncratic approaches to rule and religion. Through a study of major works of art from the period, historian Wills examines the life of Venice in its historical setting; and he uses historical knowledge to inform his appreciation of art history. A New ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Rise of Rome: Books One to Five more books like this by Livy, T J Luce add to wishlist 'the fates ordained the founding of this great city and the beginning of the world's mightiest empire, second only to the power of the gods' Romulus and Remus, the rape of Lucretia, Horatius at the bridge, the saga of Coriolanus, Cincinnatus called from his farm to save the state - these and many more are stories which, immortalised by Livy in his ... see all copies from $4.74! new only from $4.96! \| SVS
14 view cover	The night battles : witchcraft & agrarian cults in the sixteenth & seventeenth centuries more books like this by Carlo Ginzburg add to wishlist see all copies from $4.25! new only from $13.15! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Daily Life in Ancient Rome - The People and the City at the Height of the Empire more books like this by Jerome Carcopino add to wishlist Provides insight into Roman life of the second century A.D. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.60! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100-400 more books like this by Professor Ramsay MacMullen add to wishlist How did the early Christian church manage to win its dominant place in the Roman world? In his newest book, an eminent historian of ancient Rome examines this question from a secular-rather than an ecclesiastical-viewpoint. MacMullen's provocative conclusion is that mass conversions to Christianity were based more on the appeal of miracle or the ... see all copies from $2.10! new only from $11.07! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A Concise History of Italy more books like this by Mary K Duggan, Christopher Duggan, MD add to wishlist Since its creation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. This concise history, which covers the period from the fall of the Roman empire in the west to the present day, looks in particular at the difficulties Italy has faced during the last two centuries in forging a nation ... see all copies from $3.16! new only from $6.90! \| SVS
18 view cover	April Blood: Florence and the Plot Against the Medici more books like this by Lauro Martines add to wishlist One of the world's leading historians of Renaissance Italy brings to life here the vibrant - and violent - society of fifteenth-century Florence. His disturbing narrative opens up an entire culture, revealing the dark side of Renaissance man and politician Lorenzo de' Medici. On a Sunday, in April 1478, assassins attacked Lorenzo and his brother ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance more books like this by Gavin Menzies add to wishlist The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "1421" offers a stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence about the European Renaissance, tracing its roots to the Chinese. 16-page color photo insert. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.58! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	History of Rome more books like this by Michael Grant add to wishlist From a small Iron-Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an empire that dominated what was then known of the western world. This book recreates the evolution of that city, describing the individuals and events that made Rome a political and cultural conqueror. The book portrays not only the cynosures of the ... see all copies from $3.32! new only from $20.57! \| first editions
21 view cover	Midnight in Sicily more books like this by Peter Robb add to wishlist Much of this book is about the ties between Italian political leaders and the Mafia. One recurrent theme is the fascinating but disputable connection between rich Italian food and the mob. The author also studies the works of such writers as Lampedusa and Pasolini. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.49! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire more books like this by E Gibbon add to wishlist A three-volume Modern Library edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Seasons in Basilicata: A Year in a Southern Italian Hill Village more books like this by David Yeadon add to wishlist Inspired by Carlo Levi's powerful book CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI, about his days in the Italian province of Basilicata as a political prisoner in the '30s, David Yeadon moved to Levi's village of Aliano to write about the changes in the place. There Yeadon has an entirely different experience: his year in the mountainous and rugged Italian ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason more books like this by Charles Freeman add to wishlist The rise of Christianity in medieval Europe is also the story of the ending of a tradition of rationality and inquiry often identified with the ancient Greeks, according to Charles Freeman, who sees the ancient world as an age of reason, and of the search for truth and virtue. Freeman views the gradual spread of Christianity in the fourth and ... see all copies from $5.79! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Italy: A Short History more books like this by Harry Hearder add to wishlist "Italy: A Short History" succeeds and replaces the long-established and highly successful "Short History of Italy", edited by Professors Hearder and D P Waley. It presents a clear and concise account of the principal developments in Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day, intended both for student of Italian history and culture, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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