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Belisarius: The Last Roman General
Av Ian Hughes
Häftad, 2014
192 kr
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A military history of the campaigns of Belisarius, the greatest general of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Justinian. He twice defeated the Persians and reconquered North Africa from the Vandals in a single year at the age of 29, before going on to regain Spain and Italy, including Rome …
Military Life of Constantine the Great
Av Ian Hughes
Inbunden, 2020
227 kr
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Much of Constantine I's claim to lasting fame rests upon his sponsorship of Christianity, and many works have been published assessing whether his apparent conversion was a real religious experience or a cynical political manoeuvre. However his path to sole rule of the Roman Empire depended more …
Constantius III
Rome's Lost Hope
Av Ian Hughes
Inbunden, 2021
225 kr
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Constantius is an important, but almost forgotten, figure. He came to the fore in or around 410 when he was appointed Magister Militum (Master of Troops) to Honorius, the young Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. His predecessor, Stilicho, had been murdered by his own troops and much of Gaul and …
Military Life of Constantine the Great
Av Ian Hughes
Häftad, 2024
167 kr
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Much of Constantine I’s claim to lasting fame rests upon his sponsorship of Christianity, and many works have been published assessing whether his apparent conversion was a real religious experience or a cynical political manoeuvre. However his path to sole rule of the Roman Empire depended more …
Patricians and Emperors
The Last Rulers of the Western Roman Empire
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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Patricians and Emperors offers concise comparative biographies of the individuals who wielded power in the final decades of the Western Roman Empire, from the assassination of Aetius in 454 to the death of Julius Nepos in 480. The book is divided into four parts. The first sets the background to …
Stilicho
The Vandal Who Saved Rome
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2010
87 kr
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A military history of the campaigns of Stilicho, the army general who became one of the most powerful men in the Western Roman Empire.Flavius Stilicho lived in one of the most turbulent periods in European history. The Western Empire was finally giving way under pressure from external threats, …
Aetius
Attila's Nemesis
Av Ian Hughes
Häftad, 2020
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192 kr
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In AD 453 Attila, with a huge force composed of Huns, allies and vassals drawn from his already-vast empire, was rampaging westward across Gaul (essentially modern France), then still nominally part of the Western Roman Empire. Laying siege to Orleans, he was only a few days march from extending …
Gaiseric
The Vandal Who Destroyed Rome
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2017
177 kr
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While Gaiseric has not become a household name like other ''barbarian'' leaders such as Attila or Genghis Khan, his sack of Rome in AD455 has made his tribe, the Vandals, synonymous with mindless destruction. Gaiseric, however, was no moronic thug, proving himself a highly skilful political and …
Metaphor, Sustainability, Transformation
Transdisciplinary Perspectives
Av Ian Hughes, Edmond Byrne m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
2510 kr
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This book offers an eclectic range of transdisciplinary insights into the role of metaphor, myth and fable in shaping our understanding of the world and how we interact with it and with each other. Drawing on innovative perspectives from widely different fields, this book explores how metaphor …
Metaphor, Sustainability, Transformation
Transdisciplinary Perspectives
Av Ian Hughes, Edmond Byrne m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
691 kr
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This book offers an eclectic range of transdisciplinary insights into the role of metaphor, myth and fable in shaping our understanding of the world and how we interact with it and with each other. Drawing on innovative perspectives from widely different fields, this book explores how metaphor …
Metaphor, Sustainability, Transformation
Transdisciplinary Perspectives
Av Colin Sage, Gerard Mullally m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
712 kr
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This book offers an eclectic range of transdisciplinary insights into the role of metaphor, myth and fable in shaping our understanding of the world and how we interact with it and with each other. Drawing on innovative perspectives from widely different fields, this book explores how metaphor …
Metaphor, Sustainability, Transformation
Transdisciplinary Perspectives
Av Colin Sage, Gerard Mullally m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
727 kr
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This book offers an eclectic range of transdisciplinary insights into the role of metaphor, myth and fable in shaping our understanding of the world and how we interact with it and with each other. Drawing on innovative perspectives from widely different fields, this book explores how metaphor …
Storm Child
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2025
127 kr
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Storm Child: A Memoir"e; by Ian Hughes is a raw, lyrical account of a life forged in the crucible of adversity. Born during Scotland's fiercest storm of 1968, Hughes' journey begins with his father's heroic trek through chaos to reach his mother, setting a tone of resilience that defines the …
Restoring the Sacred Ordinary in Everyday Life
Secular and Spiritual Responses to Contemporary Crises
Inbunden, 2027
1196 kr
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Led by former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, this collection explores how the sacred can solve the competing and complex crises of the 21st century.This timely and thought-provoking collection shows that a revaluation of broader cultural factors bound by spirituality, faith and ethics are …
Imperial Brothers
Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople
Av Ian Hughes
Häftad, 2022
183 kr
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The latest of Ian Hughes' Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors, Valentinian and Valens. Valentian was selected and proclaimed as emperor in AD 364, when the Empire was still reeling from the disastrous defeat and death in battle of Julian the Apostate (363) and …
Imperial Brothers
Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2021
130 kr
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The latest of Ian Hughes' Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors, Valentinian and Valens. Valentian was selected and proclaimed as emperor in AD 364, when the Empire was still reeling from the disastrous defeat and death in battle of Julian the Apostate (363) and …
Gaiseric
The Vandal Who Destroyed Rome
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2017
177 kr
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While Gaiseric has not become a household name like other ''barbarian'' leaders such as Attila or Genghis Khan, his sack of Rome in AD455 has made his tribe, the Vandals, synonymous with mindless destruction. Gaiseric, however, was no moronic thug, proving himself a highly skilful political and …
Attila the Hun
Arch-Enemy of Rome
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2019
153 kr
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A biography of the notorious tribal leader whose empire challenged the Romans. Most know the name Attila the Hun—but few are familiar with the full history behind this historical figure. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European history for the next two decades. Attila bullied …
Attila the Hun
Arch-Enemy of Rome
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2019
153 kr
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A biography of the notorious tribal leader whose empire challenged the Romans. Most know the name Attila the Hun—but few are familiar with the full history behind this historical figure. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European history for the next two decades. Attila bullied …
Constantius III
Rome''s Lost Hope
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2022
167 kr
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The acclaimed historian "rescues from an undeserved obscurity one of Rome''s emperors . . . A simply fascinating and extraordinary historical study" (Midwest Book Review). Constantius is an important, but almost forgotten, figure. He came to the fore in or around 410 when he was appointed Magister …
Constantius III
Rome''s Lost Hope
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2022
163 kr
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The acclaimed historian "rescues from an undeserved obscurity one of Rome''s emperors . . . A simply fascinating and extraordinary historical study" (Midwest Book Review). Constantius is an important, but almost forgotten, figure. He came to the fore in or around 410 when he was appointed Magister …
Military Life of Constantine the Great
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2021
88 kr
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A new analysis of the strengths, organization, weapons, and tactics of the Roman army Constantine inherited and his military reforms.Much of Constantine I''s claim to lasting fame rests upon his sponsorship of Christianity, and many works have been published assessing whether his apparent …
Military Life of Constantine the Great
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2021
88 kr
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A new analysis of the strengths, organization, weapons, and tactics of the Roman army Constantine inherited and his military reforms.Much of Constantine I''s claim to lasting fame rests upon his sponsorship of Christianity, and many works have been published assessing whether his apparent …
Gaiseric
The Vandal Who Sacked Rome
Av Ian Hughes
Inbunden, 2017
271 kr
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While Gaiseric has not become a household name like other 'barbarian' leaders such as Attila or Genghis Khan, his sack of Rome in AD455 has made his tribe, the Vandals, synonymous with mindless destruction. Gaiseric, however, was no moronic thug, proving himself a highly skilful political and …
Aetius
Attila''s Nemesis
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2021
97 kr
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"...a lively, often insightful account of the declining years of Roman power in the West which will be of interest to students of Roman history, the onset of the Dark ages and early Byzantine history." – NYMAS Review In AD 453 Attila, with a huge force composed of Huns, allies and vassals drawn …
Disordered Minds
How Dangerous Personalities Are Destroying Democracy
Av Ian Hughes
2018
166 kr
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Disordered Minds offers a compelling and timely account of the dangers posed by narcissistic leaders, and provides a stark warning that the conditions in which this psychopathy flourishes - extremes of social inequality and a culture of hyper-individualism - are the hallmarks of our present age. …
Belisarius
The Last Roman General
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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A military history of the campaigns of Belisarius, the greatest general of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Justinian. He twice defeated the Persians and reconquered North Africa from the Vandals in a single year at the age of 29, before going on to regain Spain and Italy, including Rome …
Stilicho
The Vandal Who Saved Rome
Av Ian Hughes
E-bok, 2021
110 kr
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The period of history in which Stilicho lived was one of the most turbulent in European history. The Western Empire was finally giving way under pressure from external threats, especially from Germanic tribes crossing the Rhine and Danube, as well as from seemingly ever-present internal revolts and …
