Ancient category: 10855 books
by Dennis P. Kehoe
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
The economy of the Roman Empire was predominantly agrarian: Roman landowners, agricultural laborers, and small tenant farmers were highly dependent upon one another for assuring stability. By examining the property rights established by the Roman government, in particular the laws concerning land...
The Egyptian Revival
Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
In this beautifully illustrated and closely argued book, a completely updated and much expanded third edition of his magisterial survey, Curl describes in lively and stimulating prose the numerous revivals of the Egyptian style from Antiquity to the present day. Drawing on a wealth of sources, his...
The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Greece
A Handbook for Time Travelers
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
The only guidebook you need for your next time travel vacation!
The Thrifty Guide to the Ancient Greece: A Handbook for Time Travelers is a snappy, informative travel guide containing information vital to the sensible time traveler:
* How can I find a decent tunic that won't break my...
Ancient Rome and Pompeii
A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under the Volcano
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie!!
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree...
by Paul Perro
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
A great collection of entertaining and educational poems for kids, telling amazing stories all about the Ancient Romans. Written in a modern, lively style, these poems are fun to read but also historically accurate.
The stories include Romulus and Remus , Spartacus, Hannibal, Boudica, Pompeii,...
by E. A. Wallis Budge
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Thoth, the ibis-headed god of wisdom, inventor of the art of writing; Osiris, the dead god who arose and set the pattern for death-and-resurrection gods ever since; Isis, the great mother, wandering through the reed swamps; Anubis, conductor of the dead, with jackal head; Bast, the cat goddess; Set,...
Egyptian Language (Routledge Revivals)
Easy Lessons in Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was Keeper of the British Museum’s department of oriental antiquities from 1894 until his retirement in 1924. Carrying out many missions to Egypt in search of ancient objects, Budge was hugely successful in collecting papyri, statues and other artefacts for the...
The Dwellers on the Nile
The Life, History, Religion and Literature of the Ancient Egyptians
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
In addition to his 40-year career at the British Museum, Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge was a prolific and popular author who specialized in books on ancient Egypt. The Dwellers on the Nile remains among the most comprehensive and readable histories of daily life in ancient Egypt, covering...
Tales of the Narts
Ancient Myths and Legends of the Ossetians
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
The Nart sagas are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. Tales of the Narts presents a wide selection of fascinating tales preserved as a living tradition among the peoples of Ossetia in southern Russia, a region where ethnic identities have been maintained for thousands...
by Lewis Spence
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
"Let us walk in the gloom of the pyramids, in the cool shadows of ruined temples, aye, through the tortuous labyrinth of the Egyptian mind itself, trusting that by virtue of the light we carry we shall succeed in unravelling to some extent the age-long enigma of this mystic land." — from...
by Alfred Wiedemann
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2015
The Ancient Egyptian Doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul is an illustrated overview of a mysterious part of the ancient Egyptian religion.
by Adolf Erman
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
This book is an impressive collection of some of the earliest literature still extant from the great Ancient Egyptian civilization. Much of the material contained in this work -- poems, narratives, songs and prayers -- was translated here and made accessible to lovers of antiquity for the first time....
by Daniel Ogden
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Stories about dragons, serpents, and their slayers make up a rich and varied tradition within ancient mythology and folklore. In this sourcebook, Daniel Ogden presents a comprehensive and easily accessible collection of dragon myths from Greek, Roman, and early Christian sources. Some of the dragons...
by Rory Liam Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2012
Enter a time and place in history and the ancient past - full of love, intrigue, passion, betrayal, desire, adventure and cruelty. Follow a young woman as she becomes the first female mummy maker in all of Egypt. Author Rory Liam Elliott will take you on a journey deep into the lives of Ancient Egyptians,...