Ancient history

"e;Reading with all the innate and iconoclastic dramatic flair of a well scripted novel .

"e;An excellent book"e; that takes a new look at the historic clash between the ancient Greeks and Persians (Army Rumour Service).

"e;An excellent book"e; that takes a new look at the historic clash between the ancient Greeks and Persians (Army Rumour Service).

What would it be like if you were transported back to Thebes, 1360 BCE?

Focussing on Thebes in 1360 BCE, How to Survive in Ancient Egypt is the ultimate guide to living in ancient Egypt including all of the religious beliefs and sites to see.

What would it be like if you were transported back to Athens 420 BCE?

A guide to the over 150 families that ruled the Classical world, from the 10th century BC to the 8th century AD, from western Europe to central Asia.

A guide to the over 150 families that ruled the Classical world, from the 10th century BC to the 8th century AD, from western Europe to central Asia.

Fascinating revelations of the parts played by David, Solomon, Judas Maccabee, Pompey, Cleopatra, Justinian, and others in the making of the city.

Published for the first time in 1904, The Evolution of Modern Liberty was originally intended to be a comparison study of the American and French bills of rights.

Der römische Kaiser Nero (37–68 n.

Stories of Gods and Monsters Scandinavians of the Viking era explored the mysteries of life through their sagas.

In this book, you'll be taken on a whirlwind journey through Alexander's life and conquests, and not only learn about the successes and mistakes of one of history's greatest conquerors, but also how to awaken a fire in your own life and adventures.

Civilization and Its Discontents' is considered Freud's most brilliant work.

Society, the way it has evolved comes with its own and significant share of evils that everyone has been faced with, though the magnitude differs.

Discover the Majestic Legacy of Egypt: Unearth the Secrets of the Sphinx, the Epic Story of Abu Simbel Temples, the Untold Legacy of the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Mysteries of Philae TempleEmbark on a captivating journey through the sands of time with our "e;Egyptian Monuments"e; book bundle, an enthralling collection that unveils the secrets, mysteries, and profound significance of Egypt's most iconic landmarks.

Immerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome - from its origins as a small settlement on the Palatine Hill to its peak as an empire reigning over 90 million people, and its tumultuous decline.

Join Arthur Hubbard on an immersive journey into the history of civilization.

This is an in-depth re-assessment of the life of Magnus Maximus, Roman Emperor ruling in the west from 383 to 388, drawn from Classical sources and archaeology, which provides a very different impression of his life to the one created by the post-Roman and medieval British insular sources.

The Bible shaped nearly every aspect of Jewish life in the ancient world, from activities as obvious as attending synagogue to those which have lost their scriptural resonance in modernity, such as drinking water and uttering one's last words.

This is a reprint of the first edition, published in 1998 by Edinburgh University Press.

FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023'A brilliant new take' Janina Ramirez, author of Femina'A masterpiece of the historian's art' Peter Brown, author of Augustine of HippoThe powerful and surprising story of the four remarkable women who changed Augustine's life - and history - forever.

Der Griechenland-Feldzug des persischen Großkönigs Xerxes I.

This volume explores irony in its essence, saying other than one actually means in the collected works of Xenophon.

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'A writer of genius' - William DalrympleCan anyone really own a culture?

Heracles and Athenian Propaganda examines how Greece's most important hero was appropriated and portrayed by Athens in religion, politics, architecture and literature, with a detailed study of Euripides' Heracles in relation to this interplay between the hero and the city's ideology.

Heracles and Athenian Propaganda examines how Greece's most important hero was appropriated and portrayed by Athens in religion, politics, architecture and literature, with a detailed study of Euripides' Heracles in relation to this interplay between the hero and the city's ideology.

This volume is concerned with the eschatology of Origen, the great 3rd century theologian and philosopher of Alexandria.

This book is concerned with the concepts of Christian holiness and spirituality, from Late Antiquity through to the Middle Ages.

Eindrucksvolle Zeugnisse antiker Baukunst.

Author Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation, provides a beautifully illustrated essential introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge.

A stunning debut poetry collection confronting colonialism, relationships, grief and intergenerational wounds.

Gender in the Ancient Near East is a wide-ranging study through text and art that presents our current understanding of gender constructs in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Cyprus, and the Levant, and incorporates current trends in gender theory.

How did the Greeks and Romans perceive rape?

"e;A stimulating, thought-provoking read about the ancient Greeks rivalry with their Trojan neighbours"e; (Edmund G.

How did the Greeks and Romans perceive rape?

In The Trojan War as Military History, the author's starting point is the fact that the Iliad, notwithstanding the fantastical/mythological elements (the involvement of gods and demigods), is the earliest detailed description of warfare we have.

Fully illustrated, this enthralling study explores how the Vandals in North Africa attempted to defend their kingdom against the resurgent Byzantine Empire during 533 36.

Every literate person today will encounter the word "e;tribe"e; in many settings.

Los procesos de surgimiento y expansión de lo estatal en contextos antiguos plantean una serie de interrogantes cuyo abordaje dista de ser sencillo.

This volume brings together 29 junior and senior scholars to discuss aspects of Hesiod's poetry and its milieu and to explore questions of reception over two and half millennia from shortly after the poems' conception to Twitter hashtags.

Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1917 pioneering typological catalog of Egyptian name-scarabs and cylinders, one of a number of such catalogs to be reissued in this new series.

Facsimile edition of the 1972 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1914 pioneering typological catalogue of Egyptian amulets, one of a number of such catalogs to be reissued in this new series.

Facsimile of volume of detailed catalogs prepared by Flinders Petrie of ancient weights and measures based on examination of over 4000 Egyptian weights within his collections.

From a modern-day perspective, it may seem odd that people should have chosen to dwell in the open salt-marsh landscape along the Wadden Sea coast.

This book provides the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary view of the relationship between the Greeks and Buddhist communities in ancient Bactria and Northwest India, from the conquests of Alexander the Great to the fall of the Indo-Greek kingdom circa 10 AD.

This book provides the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary view of the relationship between the Greeks and Buddhist communities in ancient Bactria and Northwest India, from the conquests of Alexander the Great to the fall of the Indo-Greek kingdom circa 10 AD.

A small record consisting of six to seven lines that has been published by eminent epigraphists several times, would require a fresh interpretation was almost beyond imagination.

A small record consisting of six to seven lines that has been published by eminent epigraphists several times, would require a fresh interpretation was almost beyond imagination.