Ancient history

Since the arrival of European settlers, Native American cultural sovereignty has been under attack.

Custer, Sitting Bull and Little Bighorn are familiar names in the history of the American West.

At the time of the Revolutionary War, a fifth of the Colonial population was African American.

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Symbolic ornamentation inspired by ancient Greek and Roman art is a long-standing Western tradition.

Ajax, the archetypal Greek warrior, has over the years been trivialized as a peripheral character in the classics through Hollywood representations, and by the use of his name on household cleaning products.

It has been a church, a mosque and a synagogue.

It has been 2500 years since the Greek heavy infantry known as hoplites dominated the battlefield.

The Battle of the Little Big Horn was the decisive engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877.

The Vikings descended upon Europe at the close of the 8th century, invading the continent's western seas and river systems, trading, raiding and spreading terror.

Lieutenant Colonel Edward J.

Did aliens visit ancient civilizations?

The battle that unfolded at the Little Big Horn River on June 25, 1876, marked a watershed in the history of the Plains Indians.

Retelling 30 myths and legends of the Eastern Cherokee, this book presents the stories with important details providing a culturally authentic and historically accurate context.

This book provides original essays that suggest ways to engage students in the classroom with the cultural factors of American literature.

Contrary to a prevalent belief of the Western world, that democracy, agriculture, theater and the arts were the attainments of Classical Greek civilization, these were actually a Bronze Age fusion of earlier European concepts and Hellenic ingenuity.

With the arrival of Europeans in North America, the Cherokee were profoundly affected.

This is a thorough historiographic review of the Battle of Marathon.

A stirring account of the experiences of migrant domestic workers, and what freedom, abuse, and power mean within a vast contract labor system.

This book is an exploration of the spiritual traditions of ancient Europe, focusing on the numinous presence of the divine feminine in Russia, Central Europe, France, Britain, Ireland and the northern regions.

Ellison "e;Tarzan"e; Brown was one of America's premier marathon runners during the 1930s and 1940s.

This book offers a concise survey of Western Civilization from the Stone Age through the fall of the last Western Roman Emperor in AD 476.

From government to literature to architecture, few fields in western culture are untouched by the influence of Ancient Greece and Rome.

This book, one of the first ever written on its subject, focuses on Russian America and American Alaska and their impact on the native population.

Intelligence activities have always been an integral part of statecraft.

Stonehenge dates its Bronze Age phase to 2000 B.

From the early days of the movies, "e;cavemen"e; have been a popular subject for filmmakers--not surprisingly, since the birth of cinema occurred only a few decades after the earliest scientific studies of prehistoric man.

"e;Epic"e; films, those concerned with monumental events and larger-than-life characters, cover the period from the Creation to the A.

Music was integral to the daily life of ancient Israel.

This book presents a comprehensive history of the seven Apache tribes, tracing them from their genetic origins in Asia and their migration through the continent to the Southwest.

African American and American Indian artist Richard Mayhew was a pivotal member of the movement, headed by Romare Bearden, of the most important black artists of the Abstract Expressionist era.

With its mixture of famous battles and storied commanders, warfare in 4th century B.

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Are the Old and New Testament accounts of Jesus lineage contradictory or complimentary?

This study, by author Allen Wright, offers an entertaining, informative, and fresh interpretation of the Bibles first books, Genesis through Kings II.

In Cataclysm, author Nick Gass takes geology out of the oil patch to authenticate the first twenty-five verses of the Bible.

In the 5000 years of the history that we know, great empires grew and fell according to certain patterns that repeat themselves like laws of nature.

Feminist cultural historian Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum caps her previous work with The Future has an Ancient Heart, a scholarly study of the transformative legacy of African origins and values of caring, sharing, healing, and vision carried by African migrants throughout the world.

The origin of world civilization can be traced to the Sindhu and Sarasvati river valleys (located in present-day Pakistan) as early as 8,000 BC.

Continuing the narrative from Volume One of: From Bharata to India, this second volume spans the years from the Muslim conquests down to the present era.

Discover simple Truths and Bible information that you always wanted to know but had never the chance to read anywhere else.

At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to Stoic ethics for students and for readers interested in Stoic life-guidance.

According to Byzantium's leaders, their imperial order anchored in Constantinople was the centre of excellence - spiritual, moral, material and aesthetic.

Plato is one of the most widely read and studied philosophers of all time.

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'Lively' THE TIMES'Engrossing' THE SPECTATOR'Stunning' WOMAN & HOME'Marvellous' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINEThrough ancient art, evocative myth, intriguing archaeological discoveries and philosophical explorations, Bettany Hughes takes us on a voyage of discovery to reveal the truth behind Venus, and why this immortal goddess is so much more than nudity, romance and sex.

Terracotta Warriors provides an intriguing, original and up-to-date account of one of the wonders of the ancient world.

In Search of the Romans is a lively and informative introduction to ancient Rome.