Ancient History category: 8298 books
Moving the Obelisks:
A Chapter in Engineering History in which the Vatican Obelisk in Rome in 1586 was Moved by Muscle Power
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Dating from the beginning of historical memory, the obelisks of ancient Egypt—those tall, tapering shafts typically weighing from 200 to 500 tons—were carved from a single block of solid stone to commemorate the ruler of the moment.
Many of these ancient monoliths, taken from Egypt as trophies...
Cataclysm
A Scientific Basis for Some Old Legends
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
In Cataclysm, author Nick Gass takes geology out of the oil patch to authenticate the first twenty-five verses of the Bible. He presents a multidisciplinary exploration, implementing scientific reasoning, to explain some of the ancient history of The Middle East.
Gass discusses how the rise...
by Christopher Carey
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
For two centuries classical Athens enjoyed almost uninterrupted democratic government. This was not a parliamentary democracy of the modern sort but a direct democracy in which all citizens were free to participate in the business of government. Throughout this period Athens was the cultural centre...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2005
In classical Greece women were almost entirely excluded from public life. Yet the feminine was accorded a central place in religious thought and ritual.This volume explores the often paradoxical centrality of the feminine in Greek culture, showing how out of sight was not out of mind. The contributors...
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The World of Ancient Rome: A Daily Life Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
A Daily Life Encyclopedia
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
This study of Ancient Rome offers a fascinating glimpse of what Roman society was like—from fashion, to food, to politics and recreation—gathered from literary works, art, and archaeological remains.
• Focuses on daily life rather than dates and wars, making for engaging content for all...
The Crown of Arsinoë II
The Creation of an Image of Authority
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
The Crown of Arsinoë II is a detailed study of a unique crown that was created for the Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Arsinoë II which has important conclusions for ancient Egyptian history. Images of Arsinoë are represented in a broad spectrum of iconographic media, depicting this historical figure...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Comprises 34 essays from leading scholars in history, classics, philosophy, and political science to illuminate Greek and Roman political thought in all its diversity and depth.
Offers a broad survey of ancient political thought from Archaic Greece through Late Antiquity
Approaches ancient political...
Ambush
Surprise Attack in Ancient Greek Warfare
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
There are two images of warfare that dominate Greek history. The better known is that of Achilles, the Homeric hero skilled in face-to-face combat to the death. He is a warrior who is outraged by deception on the battlefield. The alternative model, equally Greek and also taken from Homeric epic, is...
by Charles River Editors, Tacitus, Plutarch
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Nero•Suetonius biography of Nero from The Twelve Caesars•Books LXI-LXII in Cassius Dios Roman History, which discuss Nero•Plutarchs Life of Galba•Tacitus The Annals, Books XIII-XVI, which cover the history of Neros reign•Jacob Abbotts...
by Karen Cokayne
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Old age today is a contentious topic. It can be seen as a demographic timebomb or as a resource of wisdom and experience to be valued and exploited. There is frequent debate over how we value the elderly, and whether ageing is an affliction to be treated or a natural process to be embraced. Karen...
Byzantium
Capital of an Ancient Empire
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2007
So what's so significant about the Byzantine Empire? It is now recognized as having had a considerable influence on the Renaissance and a significant impact in the shaping modern Europe. Modern historians are increasingly acknowledging the role the Byzantine Empire played in the development of both...
Ancient Germanic Warriors
Warrior Styles from Trajan's Column to Icelandic Sagas
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Presenting a range of evidence for these diverse styles, from Roman art to early medieval bracteate amulets, and from classical texts to Beowulf, the Edda and Icelandic sagas, Professor Speidel here details seventeen different Germanic warriors styles, including berserks, wolf-warriors, club-wielders,...
The Sources of Roman Law
Problems and Methods for Ancient Historians
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
The notion and understanding of law penetrated society in Ancient Rome to a degree unparalleled in modern times. The poet Juvenal, for instance, described the virtuous man as a good soldier, faithful guardian, incorruptible judge and honest witness.
This book is concerned with four central questions:...
Ancient Persia
A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550–330 BCE
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
The Achaemenid Persian Empire, at its greatest territorial extent under Darius I (r.522–486 BCE), held sway over territory stretching from the Indus River Valley to southeastern Europe and from the western Himalayas to northeast Africa. In this book, Matt Waters gives a detailed historical overview...