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  • MARCUS AGRIPPA
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    MARCUS AGRIPPA
    LINDSAY POWELL
    The authoritative biography of the ancient Roman general and loyal deputy to Emperor Augustus by the acclaimed historian and author of Augustus at War.   When Gaius Octavius became the first emperor of Rome, Marcus Agrippa was by his side. As the emperor's loyal deputy, he waged wars, pacified provinces, beautified Rome, and played a crucial role in establishing the Pax Romana—...

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  • EAGER FOR GLORY
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    EAGER FOR GLORY
    LINDSAY POWELL
    "The first biography of an important personality from the beginnings of Rome's empire" (Graham Sumner, coauthor of Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier).   Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus (Drusus the Elder) was the first conqueror of Germania (the Netherlands and Germany) and one of ancient Rome's most beloved military heroes. Yet there has never been a full volume ded...

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  • AUGUSTUS AT WAR
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    AUGUSTUS AT WAR
    LINDSAY POWELL
    A penetrating assessment of Augustus as ancient Rome's military commander-in-chief.   The words Pax Augusta—or Pax Romana—evoke a period of uninterrupted peace across the vast Roman Empire. Lindsay Powell exposes this as a fallacy. Almost every year between 31 BC and AD 14 the Roman Army was in action somewhere, either fighting enemies beyond the frontier in punitive raids or f...

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  • TIBERIUS
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    TIBERIUS
    LINDSAY POWELL
    “…offers a generally positive examination of Tiberius and a far more nuanced look at his life.” – Historical Miniatures Gaming Society History has not been kind to the memory of Tiberius Caesar (42 BC-AD 37), second emperor of the Romans. His reputation for capable generalship and sensible civic leadership are marred by reports of cruelty, treason trials and sexual depravity. S...

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  • BAR KOKHBA
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    BAR KOKHBA
    LINDSAY POWELL
    This biography of the ancient Jewish military leader examines how he mounted a years-long revolt against Rome that changed the course of history. In AD 132, a bloody struggle began between two determined leaders over who would rule Judea. One was the powerful Roman Emperor Hadrian, who some regarded as divine. The other was Shim'on—known today as Bar Kokhba—a Jewish military co...

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  • GERMANICUS
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    GERMANICUS
    LINDSAY POWELL
    "The story of a Roman Emperor that might have been" ( Fighting Times).   Germanicus was regarded by many Romans as a hero in the mold of Alexander the Great. His untimely death, in suspicious circumstances, ended the possibility of a return to a more open republic. This, the first modern biography of Germanicus, is in parts a growing-up story, a history of war, a tale of politi...

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