This book offers a historical-materialist reading of the opening chapters of the book of Genesis in an attempt to revive their potential to engage people in truthful discussions about power and pleasure.
Feldherr, Aristokrat, Wohltäter: Eine fesselnde Geschichte voller Intrigen und Genüsse Sein Ruf als Gourmet ist bis heute sprichwörtlich, sein Rang als Politiker hingegen völlig vergessen: Lucullus gehört zu den letzten Verteidigern einer freien römischen Republik.
Cet ouvrage collectif regroupe sept contributions présentées lors d’une journée de réflexion organisée le 11 janvier 2013 par le Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur l’Antiquité classique (CERAC) et consacrée aux œuvres des auteurs latins d’Afrique, parmi lesquelles Les métamorphoses ou l’Ane d’or d’Apulée, qui ont été soumises à une lecture narratologique.
Late Antiquity was an era of remarkable change as beliefs were shaped and reshaped by the competing philosophies of traditional Greco-Roman religion, Middle and Neoplatonist philosophy, and the theology of the early Church.
The need for decolonizing cultural institutions and their mismanagement practices in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums, of First Nations peoples' materials and knowledge has been widely recognised.
This book addresses Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a methodological approach in the field of Egyptology, exploring its possibilities, limitations, and applications within the discipline.
Eine Weltreise auf den Spuren der sagenhaften Königin Ihre Entdeckung im ägyptischen Tell el-Armana war eine Sensation, ihre Präsentation 1924 in Berlin sorgte für Furore weit über Deutschland hinaus.
It is one thing to understand theoretically how we build our reality (Part 1 of the trilogy), but something very different to step out of "e;consensus reality,"e; stop the world and enter a completely different one.
This is the first volume devoted to the sections of the Aristotelian Mirabilia on natural science, filling a significant gap in the history of the Aristotelian study of nature and especially of animals.
This is the first volume devoted to the sections of the Aristotelian Mirabilia on natural science, filling a significant gap in the history of the Aristotelian study of nature and especially of animals.
This comprehensive and insightful book brings scientific rigor to the problems of reconstructing the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and understanding how it functioned as the archetypal lighthouse in antiquity, when it was described as a "e;second Sun"e;.
This comprehensive and insightful book brings scientific rigor to the problems of reconstructing the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and understanding how it functioned as the archetypal lighthouse in antiquity, when it was described as a "e;second Sun"e;.
At the center of the world-famous pyramid field of the Memphite necropolis there lies a group of pyramids, temples, and tombs named after the nearby village of Abusir.
This book develops a new concept-"e;martial culture"e;-with which to problematize and reframe thinking surrounding the lifeways of US servicemembers, by exploring the values, beliefs, norms, and rituals they are exposed to and practice during military service.
An extensive and fascinating collection of stories featuring both famous and everyday women, giving a well-rounded view of the lives of women in the ancient world.
