Ancient category: 10855 books
by Margaret Alice Murray
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Ancient Egiptian Legends is not a simple essay on the Egyptian mythology and religion, or on the mysteries and the secrets of a great ancient civilization, like many today can be found in bookstores. It's a real journey of initiation, supported by historical rigor and competence of its author, a historian...
Soma and the Indo-European Priesthood
Cereal Cultivation and the Origins of Religion
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2018
This is the first work to trace the origins of religion to the "Agricultural Revolution."
It does so by identifying the enigmatic psychoactive drugs employed by the Indo-European religion. Through the ancient Vedic literature, the archaeological record, and through chemistry, this...
by Andi Stix
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Journey back to Ancient Egypt to discover the mummification process, learn about the Egyptian after life, and understand what it was like to be part of the bartering system. Active History: Ancient Egypt provides students with meaningful learning experiences through five engaging and easy-to-implement...
by Tacitus
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Most likely born in the south of modern France on the Mediterranean, Tacitus is one of the most famous Roman historians. Tacitus is best known for The Annals and Histories, covering the history of Ancient Rome in very minute detail, and he also wrote Germania, a fascinating description of the Germanic...
Caesar
A History of the Art of War Among the Romans Down to the End of the Roman Empire, With a Detailed Account of the Campaigns of Caius Julius Caesar
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
At the time of his death, Julius Caesar was the most powerful man on earth. Beginning with the Gallic Wars, he had fought a series of epic campaigns, culminating in the brutal civil war that brought the Roman Republic to an end and gave birth to the new Roman Empire. His battles ranged over much...
by Chris Collins
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
876 Quotes from 44 Ancient Greek Philosophers, Scientists, Poets , Statesmen . Quotes about Life, Self Improvement, Success, Politics, Motivation, Happiness, Finance, Communication, Freedom, Self Mastery, Health, Religion, Education, Relationships, Friendship, War, Nature, Character, Power.
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by Cornelius Tacitus
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
The Germania (Latin: De Origine et situ Germanorum, lit. The Origin and Situation of the Germans), written by Gaius Cornelius Tacitus around 98, is an ethnographic work on the Germanic tribes outside the Roman Empire.This work survived only in one single manuscript that was found in Hersfeld Abbey, Holy...
by Titus Maccius Plautus, Delphi Classics
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Roman playwright Plautus wrote comedies that are the earliest Latin literary texts to have survived in their entirety. Loosely adapted from lost Greek plays, the works of Plautus helped establish a truly Roman drama in the Latin language for the first time. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides...
Seneca: Selected Philosophical Letters
Translated with introduction and commentary
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
Seneca's Letters to Lucilius are a rich source of information about ancient Stoicism, an influential work for early modern philosophers, and a fascinating philosophical document in their own right. This selection of the letters aims to include those which are of greatest philosophical interest, especially...
A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities
Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World's Greatest Empire
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Here is a whimsical and captivating collection of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We tend to think of the Romans as a pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army, an exemplary legal system, and a precise and elegant language....
No-Man's Lands
One Man's Odyssey Through The Odyssey
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2008
When NPR contributor Scott Huler made one more attempt to get through James Joyce’s Ulysses, he had no idea it would launch an obsession with the book’s inspiration: the ancient Greek epic The Odyssey and the lonely homebound journey of its Everyman hero, Odysseus.No-Man’s Lands is Huler’s...
Classical Philosophy
A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Classical Philosophy is the first of a series of books in which Peter Adamson aims ultimately to present a complete history of philosophy, more thoroughly but also more enjoyably than ever before. In short, lively chapters, based on the popular History of Philosophy podcast, he offers an accessible,...
by Lucretius, Delphi Classics
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Roman Republic poet Lucretius’ epic poem ‘De Rerum Natura’ expounds the scientific theories of Epicurus, with the aim of dispelling fear of the gods and death, enabling man to attain peace of mind and happiness. The great work had a lasting influence on Virgil and the Augustan poets and...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
The Ancient Greeks didn't just excel in math and philosophy. They also soared when it came to art. Art history is a refreshing way of knowing the local culture, customs and traditions. It details the truths of the world and myths, too. Without art, history will be boring and handing it down from one generation to the next will prove to be a challenge.