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by Marjorie Quennell, C. H. B. Quennell
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
First published in 1954, this is the Second Edition of the single-volume amalgamation of husband-and-wife team Marjorie and Charles Quinnells’ three-volume anthology on Greek antiquity, originally between 1929-1932: Everyday Things in Homeric Greece, Everyday Things in Archaic Greece, and Everyday...
A Comparative Study of the Origins of Ethical Thought
Hellenism and Hebraism
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2005
The Origins of Ethical Thought: A Comparative Study Between Hellenism and Hebraism is the first text to analyze both Greek and Hebrew ethical thought based on a comprehensive and ideological interpretation of the two systems on their own and in relation to one another. An innovative work of interdisciplinary...
by E Warr
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2014
A handy guide to Ptolemaic Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. This is designed as as brief guide not a comprehensive study. This should provide a starting point for more in depth research. Ideal for checking a fact whilst watching TV, reading or writing a book or an essay. A useful starting point for teachers and lecturers.
by Simcha Jacobovici, Barrie Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
An international news story when published last year, now in paperback: A historical detective story leads to dramatic and ground-breaking revelations about the life and times of Jesus.
Waiting to be rediscovered in the British Library is an ancient manuscript of the early Church, copied by...
The Mythology of Venus
Ancient Calendars and Archaeoastronomy
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
The Mythology of Venus is a collection of essays that summarizes the archaeoastronomy, calendar associations, religious and cultural icons, and myths identified with the planet Venus. The book concentrates on Western Europe, the Mediterranean, the Near East, and the East from the Paleolithic Age to...
by Eric H. Cline
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
The Iliad, Homer's epic tale of the abduction of Helen and the decade-long Trojan War, has fascinated mankind for millennia. Even today, the war inspires countless articles and books, extensive archaeological excavations, movies, television documentaries, even souvenirs and collectibles. But while...
The Lost Continent of Pan
The Oceanic Civilization at the Origin of World Culture
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Reveals the Pacific Ur-culture that seeded the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt, India, Mexico, and Peru
• Shows how the Pan diaspora explains the similarities between Gobekli Tepe and Toltec carvings and stone towers in Japan and on Easter Island
• Reveals the mother tongue...
by Richard A. Gabriel
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2009
In the course of his thirty-two-year reign over ancient Egypt, Thutmose III fought an impressive seventeen campaigns. He fought more battles over a longer period of time and experienced more victories than Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar did. Despite Thutmose III's surprisingly illustrious record,...
Gladiator
The Complete Guide to Ancient Rome's Bloody Fighters
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
From the author of Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons comes an eye-opening new look at one of the most popular spectacles of ancient Rome. This detailed, fascinating guide covers every aspect of the gladiator phenomenon from the types of equipment the different classes of gladiator used to the high place in society these sportsmen came to occupy.
Rise of the Early Roman Republic
Reflections on Becoming Roman
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
An audaciously daring narrative, this text presents an overview of the early history of Rome, focusing the reader’s attention to those distinctive and often hidden cultural features that contributed to create a unique ancient Roman mindset and civic outlook. Using an historical format, Thomas L....
by JULIUS WELLHAUSEN
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2012
PROLEGOMENA TO THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT ISRAEL
by JULIUS WELLHAUSEN
"Wellhausen's theories about the development of the Old Testament are for Biblical criticism what Einstein is to physics. Wellhausen devised a new paradigm which explained many of the apparent inconsistencies in the Biblical...
The Dynamics of Ancient Empires
State Power from Assyria to Byzantium
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
The world's first known empires took shape in Mesopotamia between the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, beginning around 2350 BCE. The next 2,500 years witnessed sustained imperial growth, bringing a growing share of humanity under the control of ever-fewer states. Two...
Deliciae Fictiles IV
Architectural Terracottas in Ancient Italy. Images of Gods, Monsters and Heroes
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
In Ancient Italy, temples were adorned with full-figure architectural terracotta images such as acroteria, statuary groups and high reliefs. These terracottas mostly show complex scenes of gods and heroes, legendary battles and mythical animals, as well as large volutes and palmettes. The fourth edition...
Mercury's Wings
Exploring Modes of Communication in the Ancient World
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Mercury's Wings: Exploring Modes of Communication in the Ancient World is the first-ever volume of essays devoted to ancient communications. Comparable previous work has been mainly confined to articles on aspects of communication in the Roman empire. This set of 18 essays with an introduction by...