Bøger af Daryn Graham

Few rivalries in the ancient world match that which existed between Rome and Parthia, two of the greatest superpowers of the classical world. In this book, historian Daryn Graham traces their shared and multifaceted history that spanned some three whole centuries. From Sulla, through to the fall of the Arsacid ruling dynasty of Parthia, Graham describes how wars, battles, plots, intrigue and murder at elite levels shaped Romano-Parthian relations and how those living in both of their empires made capital out of them. Rome and Parthia: Power, Politics and Profit examines the roles of Rome's and Parthia's leading men and women and their many and varied contacts with each other, and shows how each one influenced the wider international relationship that existed between two of the ancient world's greatest superpowers.

In this fascinating work of biblical and historical scholarship, author Daryn Graham offers readers a glimpse into the life of Jesus between the ages of thirteen and thirty-years largely ignored by the authors of the New Testament. Unlike those claiming to receive extra-canonical information by divine revelation, Graham meticulously researches the customs and practices of first century Jews to present readers with a picture of Jesus's daily life while growing from a boy into a man. He also relies on clues and allusions in the text of the Bible itself, expounding on references that even faithful readers tend to gloss over or ignore due to a lack of historical, cultural, and linguistic context. Not only does Graham present a fascinating and biblically consistent vision of how young Jesus probably lived his life, he also debunks popular modern theories by comparing their claims to those contained in the Bible. With careful scholarship, faithful interpretation of the Bible, and a heart desiring to honor God's word, Graham crafts a book that will delight anyone who loves Jesus or biblical history-and wants to know more about both.

Many people have heard of the Roman city Pompeii, and how it and sister city Herculaneum were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in CE79. However, a select few know that in CE17 a worse natural disaster destroyed over twenty cities in the Roman province of Asia. That disaster: an Earthquake. Although the emperor Titus, who did not rebuild either Pompeii or Herculaneum, is usually credited with being a benevolent and likeable ruler, his predecessor Tiberius is often caricatured as stern, unpopular, and miserly. However, in this groundbreaking book, Dr Daryn Graham explores how Tiberius rebuilt scores of cities and towns damaged by the CE17 on a grand scale in a manner that outshines all other emperors of the first century. In doing so, Graham examines the text of Tacitus¿ Annals, presenting a new, solid case for when it was written by Rome¿s greatest historian. Suitable for reading by all Classical world enthusiasts, this pioneering book will challenge what we think we know about Tiberius, and Tacitus.