Reviews (Cross-sectional publications)

In his not-very large book, entitled "When Our World Became Christian: 312 - 394", the French historian Mr. Paul Veyne told his readers the story of the takeover of power in the Roman state by the then-new Christian religion. The topic itself raised in the discussed study is extremely interesting and it is good that the author did his work diligently and expertly analyzed the historical sources available to him, telling us about incredibly turbulent times from Constantine to Theodosius - both called "The Great" by posterity.

The whole book is not only an efficiently written and very interesting story about Gaius Julius Caesar and his turbulent fate, which continues to fascinate successive generations of politicians, historians and history lovers.

The book "Belisarius: The Last Roman General" by Ian Hughes is a very interesting position about the famous Byzantine commander who recaptured part of the lands of the former Western Roman Empire from the barbarians and implemented the ambitious plans of Emperor Justinian I, who wanted to rebuild the Roman Empire.

The book "Ancient Rome: From Romulus to Justinian" by Thomas R. Martin is a comprehensive guide to the history of ancient Rome from its mythical foundation by Romulus to the reign of Justinian the Great.

The book "Religions of Rome" by Mary Beard is a real treasury of knowledge about the beliefs of ancient Romans, as well as an attempt to look at Roman religion from a different perspective.

The book "Last Days of Pompeii" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton - an English writer from the 19th century - is certainly an interesting position. The author, who worked as a writer, also dabbled in politics on a daily basis.

The book "For the Glory of Rome: A History of Warriors and Warfare” by Ross Cowan is a position showing the military aspect of the Roman army and trying to present the Romans as individual warriors who fought duels with the enemy, not an organized war machine.

Mr. Peter Brown once wrote a book "The World of Late Antiquity", in which, despite its small size, he presented the last stage of the long and beautiful ancient era, which stretched from about 200 CE (i.e. the time of the historian Cassius Dio) until the turn of the VIII and 9th century CE (times of the reign of Caliph Rashid Al-Harun of the Abbasid dynasty), which is a bit further than the subtitle of the book suggests.

The book "Daily Life of the Etruscans" introduces us to the forgotten Etruscan civilization.

The book "The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World" by Catherine Nixey is a position that attempts to show Christianity in the ancient world in a slightly different and more controversial way. The author boldly presents her view on the role of Christianity in the fall of Rome and ancient culture. The book was published by the Filtry publishing house, which publishes items encouraging social discussion on many controversial topics.