Ancient History category: 8298 books
by Herodotus
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Herodotus was the ancient writer and reporter, whose personal life still remains unclear. He is believed to have been born at Halicarnassus and to have traveled widely, collecting and recording stories. So the collection that made him known as "The Father of History" is “The Histories”,...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
*Explains how Athens and Sparta mastered warfare on land and sea, including the use of hoplites and triremes. *Discusses the lives and legacies of famous Athenians and Spartans, including Leonidas, Lycurgus, Plato, Pericles, and more. *Includes Pericles' Funeral Oration from the Peloponnesian War. *Explains...
by John Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Designed for students and teachers of Ancient History or Classical Civilisation at school and in early university years, this series provides a valuable collection of guides to the history, art, literature, values and social institutions of the ancient world. "Early Greek Lawgivers" examines...
The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man
An Essay of Speculative Thought in the Ancient Near East
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
The people in ancient times the phenomenal world was teeming with life; the thunderclap, the sudden shadow, the unknown and eerie clearing in the wood, all were living things. This unabridged edition traces the fascinating history of thought from the pre-scientific, personal concept of a "humanized"...
Pantheon
A New History of Roman Religion
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
From one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, an innovative and comprehensive account of religion in the ancient Roman and Mediterranean world
In this ambitious and authoritative book, Jörg Rüpke provides a comprehensive and strikingly original narrative history of ancient Roman...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Greece
Fascinating Facts About Greek History and Cultural Contributions
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2005
The incredible influence of Ancient Greek culture on everything from sicence to literature to politics continues to be relevant and hotly debated. In 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Greece', you are invited to meet the Ancient Greeks and to understand their legacy by entering their world. Profiles...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
The relationship between theory and practice, between norms indicated in a text and their extra-textual application, is one of the most fascinating issues in the history and theory of science. Yet this aspect has often been taken for granted and never explored in depth. The essays contained in this...
by Terry Kleeman, Tracy Barrett
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2005
The Student Study Guides are important and unique components that are available for each of the books in The World in Ancient Times series. Each of the Student Study Guides is designed to be used with the main text at school or sent home for homework assignments. The activities in the Student Study guide...
Rome and Environs
An Archaeological Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2014
This superb guide brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and well-known scholars of Roman topography, archeology and art, to a broad English-language audience. Conveniently organized by walking tours and illustrated throughout with clear maps, drawings, and plans, Rome...
by John Man
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
A deeply researched and sweeping history that redefines our understanding of the Amazons and their culture, tracking the ancient legend into the modern world and examining its significance today.
Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive...
Women in Antiquity
Real Women across the Ancient World
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
This volume gathers brand new essays from some of the most respected scholars of ancient history, archaeology, and physical anthropology to create an engaging overview of the lives of women in antiquity. The book is divided into ten sections, nine focusing on a particular area, and also includes almost...
The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia
The Near East from the Early Bronze Age to the fall of the Persian Empire
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
This 500,000 word reference work provides the most comprehensive general treatment available of the peoples and places of the regions commonly referred to as the ancient Near and Middle East – extending from the Aegean coast of Turkey in the west to the Indus river in the east. It contains some...
Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans
Ecology in the Ancient Mediterranean
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
In this dramatically revised and expanded second edition of the work entitled Pan’s Travail, J. Donald Hughes examines the environmental history of the classical period and argues that the decline of ancient civilizations resulted in part from their exploitation of the natural world. Focusing on...
by Geoffrey Gibson
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014
The general history of ancient Greece and Rome is traced separately and then their contribution to the West is looked at under the headings Gods, Rulers, Thinkers, Writers, Artists and Historians. This is the first in a five volume History of the West that is published at the same time. One theme...