Le conte de Sinouhé, également appelé histoire de Sanehat, est l'un des récits les plus populaires du Moyen Empire égyptien qui soit parvenu jusqu'à nous.
Unfinishedness and incompleteness are a central feature of ancient Greek and Roman literature that has often been taken for granted but not deeply examined; many texts have been transmitted to us incomplete.
'La caída del cielo' es un extraordinario relato en primera persona de la historia vital y el pensamiento cosmoecológico de Davi Kopenawa, chamán y portavoz de los yanomami de la Amazonia brasileña.
This pivotal history of the kings of Sparta not only describes their critical leadership in war, but also documents the waxing and waning of their social, political, and religious powers in the Spartan state.
This book demonstrates how the political economy of mercantilism was not simply a Western invention by various cities and kingdoms during the Renaissance, but was the natural by-product of perpetually limited growth rates and rulers' relentless pursuits of bullion.
The Routledge Pocket Guide to Medical Latin is a medical reference tool like no other, providing an easy-to-use, extensive guide to Latin words and phrases commonly used in medical settings.
The Routledge Pocket Guide to Medical Latin is a medical reference tool like no other, providing an easy-to-use, extensive guide to Latin words and phrases commonly used in medical settings.
This book demonstrates how the political economy of mercantilism was not simply a Western invention by various cities and kingdoms during the Renaissance, but was the natural by-product of perpetually limited growth rates and rulers' relentless pursuits of bullion.
'Heresy illuminates a forgotten world - and it's an absolute pleasure to read' - The Sunday Telegraph'In the beginning was the Word,' says the Gospel of John.
Plutarch traces the fortunes of Athens through nine lives - from Theseus, its founder, to Lysander, its Spartan conqueror - in this seminal workWhat makes a leader?
"La historia de Roma, centro civilizador, social y cultural, máquina de guerra ciudadana e imperial, abarca cerca de mil años, desde la fundación de la ciudad hasta la caída del Imperio en manos de los bárbaros germanos.
Das emotional aufgeladene und leicht politisierbare Themenfeld der Völkerwanderung ist ein Musterbeispiel für Chancen und Risiken historischer Analogiebildung.
Augustus sprach den als Soldaten dienenden Haussöhnen ein Testierrecht über jene Vermögenswerte zu, welche sie im Militär erworben haben (militärisches Sondergut – peculium castrense).
The Hellenistic period marks a major turning-point in the development of Greek epigram: Before, epigrams were composed to be inscribed on an object (mainly on grave stones and votive offerings).
This study examines the five extant large Imperial cameos of the Early Roman Empire as a coherent whole, revealing that these gemstones were a referential group with complex interrelationships.
Using the recent turn to ecology as a starting point, Hannah Richter and Elisa Randazzo bring ecological thinking into contact with Critical Indigenous Studies, in which awareness of the necessity for sustainable relations between humans and non-humans has long preceded Western Anthropocene discourse.
This study examines the five extant large Imperial cameos of the Early Roman Empire as a coherent whole, revealing that these gemstones were a referential group with complex interrelationships.
Using the recent turn to ecology as a starting point, Hannah Richter and Elisa Randazzo bring ecological thinking into contact with Critical Indigenous Studies, in which awareness of the necessity for sustainable relations between humans and non-humans has long preceded Western Anthropocene discourse.
Die Arbeit untersucht Lucans »Georgica«-Rezeption und geht von der thematischen Voraussetzung aus, dass das spätere Gedicht gewissermaßen als ein prequel für das frühere zu verstehen ist.