Ancient history

Origen of Alexandria and the Theology of the Holy Spirit offers a comprehensive account of Origen's pneumatology.

How did the division of power work in Ancient Greece?

How did the division of power work in Ancient Greece?

This is the second volume in a series of commentaries on Augustine's City of God (De civitate Dei).

This is the second volume in a series of commentaries on Augustine's City of God (De civitate Dei).

Representing the Dynasty in Flavian Rome investigates the problem of contemporary historiography and regime representation in Flavian Rome through a close study of a text not usually read for such purposes but which has obvious promise for a study of this theme, the Jewish War of Flavius Josephus.

Representing the Dynasty in Flavian Rome investigates the problem of contemporary historiography and regime representation in Flavian Rome through a close study of a text not usually read for such purposes but which has obvious promise for a study of this theme, the Jewish War of Flavius Josephus.

What ambitions lay behind Roman provincial governance?

Tolerance is usually regarded as a quintessential liberal value.

A widely accepted truism says that luxury corrupts, and in both popular and scholarly treatments, the ancient city of Sybaris remains the model for destructive opulence.

In Travelers to an Antique Land, Robert Eisner embarks on an engaging journey through centuries of fascination with Greece-a land alternately imagined, idealized, and rediscovered by visitors from across the world.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 2,0, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Institut für Altertumswissnschaften), Veranstaltung: Attische Weihreliefs, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In diesem Text werden wir nicht nur die Entdeckung und die physischen Merkmale des "sinnenden Athena"-Reliefs erkunden, sondern uns auch näher mit der Persönlichkeit und der Bedeutung der Göttin Athena in der griechischen Mythologie auseinandersetzen.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 1,3, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (Institut für Geschichte), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, das Bild Konstantins als christlichen Kaiser zu hinterfragen und das Lob der christlichen beziehungsweise den Vorwurf der paganen Autoren zu untersuchen, Konstantin habe eine christliche Religionspolitik betrieben.

The consecration of the city of Constantinople in 330 CE on the emplacement of the Greek city of Byzantium was one of the most important moments in the whole of Graeco-Roman history.

Tolerance is usually regarded as a quintessential liberal value.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2022 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 1,3, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Historisches Seminar), Veranstaltung: Seminar Alte Geschichte, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es stellt sich die Frage, ob der von Prokop beschriebene Vertrag zwischen Bonifatius und den Vandalen tatsächlich existierte.

This epic saga of brotherhood and rivalry, of loyalty and treachery, of victory and death forms part of the indelible core of classical Chinese culture and continues to fascinate modern-day readers.

A classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan.

For centuries, Rome told the story of Carthage as the tale of a defeated enemy.

In Travelers to an Antique Land, Robert Eisner embarks on an engaging journey through centuries of fascination with Greece-a land alternately imagined, idealized, and rediscovered by visitors from across the world.

This book offers a new perspective on the origins of the Jewish people.

From the grand palaces of Knossos and Phaistos to bustling trade routes that stretched across the Mediterranean, the Minoans created one of the most sophisticated societies of the ancient world.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Altertum, Note: 1,0, Freie Universität Berlin (Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut), Veranstaltung: Agriculture, Slavery and the State in Ancient Mesopotamia, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Parallelen, aber auch Differenzen, mesopotamischer und ägyptischer Königsideologien sollen in der vorliegenden Arbeit untersucht werden.

After delving into centuries-old Chinese manuscripts, secret documents from the Forbidden City, and memoirs from ancient dynasties, a dark page of history has been revealed, one that was kept hidden from the world.

What if everything you think you know about the Viking Age is merely a shadow cast by Hollywood fiction?

Middle Kingdom Lost: From the Invention of Gunpowder to the Nanjing Massacre explores one of history's great paradoxes: if China invented gunpowder, firearms, the compass, and many other technologies centuries before the West, how did foreign powers later defeat China using those same innovations?

Imagine a discovery that rewrites ancient history, revealing a level of technological sophistication previously thought impossible.

In this book, I am explaining about how, during ancient times, Time was flowing very quickly in the lowest world/universe (which is the world/universe that we are living in now) while time was flowing very slowly in the highest world/universe where Mankind was originally living in.

What if the apocalypse didn't arrive with the sounding of heavenly trumpets, but with the rhythmic, low creak of foreign oars slicing through a morning fog?

This volume collects studies exploring the relationship of Christians and Muslims in everyday life in Early Islamic Egypt (642-10th c.

This volume collects studies exploring the relationship of Christians and Muslims in everyday life in Early Islamic Egypt (642-10th c.

Metapoetry in Euripides is the first detailed study of the self-conscious literary devices applied within Euripidean drama and how these are interwoven with issues of thematic importance, whether social, theological, or political.

It is not the aim of this book to add to the extensive literature on Alcibiades' life and career.

How should we understand the ways in which the regions of Italy were affected by Roman imperialism?

Research into the Mesolithic has recently undergone important transformations, making it one of the most dynamic fields of archaeological research today.

Research into the Mesolithic has recently undergone important transformations, making it one of the most dynamic fields of archaeological research today.

This volume originated in a conference of the same title, held in Oxford in September 2006, to celebrate the 70th birthday of Peter Parsons, Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford from 1989 to 2003.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 2,7, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Institut für Geschichte), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar: Identitäts- und Kulturkonflikte im Römischen Reich im 1.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2022 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 2,0, Universität Bielefeld (Fakultät für Geschichtswissenschaft, Philosophie und Theologie), Veranstaltung: Armut und Ungleichheit in Griechenland, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird folgende Leitfrage beantwortet: Welchen Einfluss haben sozioökonomische Faktoren auf die politische Gleichheit in Athen und Sparta?

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 1,3, Universität Konstanz, Veranstaltung: Die Familie im antiken Griechenland, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wie gestaltet sich die Darstellung in der Tötung von Frauen auf griechischen Vasen und wie verhält sich diese Darstellung mit den gesellschaftlichen Vorstellungen?