This book examines the dynamics around the introduction and spread of helmets and body armour throughout Egypt during the 18th, 19th and 20th Dynasties.
This book examines the dynamics around the introduction and spread of helmets and body armour throughout Egypt during the 18th, 19th and 20th Dynasties.
This volume presents an anthology of 19 seminal studies, some for the first time in English, that explore the history and tradition of the ancient relationship between Samaritans and Jews.
This volume presents an anthology of 19 seminal studies, some for the first time in English, that explore the history and tradition of the ancient relationship between Samaritans and Jews.
In 'AUS MEHEMED ALIS REICH: Ägypten und der Sudan um 1840' beschreibt Hermann von Pückler-Muskau eindrucksvoll seine Reise durch Ägypten und den Sudan im Jahr 1840.
Fritz Mauthners Werk "Hypatia von Alexandria: Historischer Roman" taucht tief in die antike Welt ein und erzählt die faszinierende Geschichte von Hypatia, einer herausragenden Mathematikerin und Philosophin, die im 4.
After more than fifty years since the last publication, the cuneiform texts relating to the treatment of the loss of male sexual desire and vigor in Mesopotamia are collected in this volume.
This book explores the function and socio-cultural significance of rural bathhouses, seeking to redefine our understanding of the relationships between these buildings and the identities of the communities residing in the countryside of Roman Britain.
This book traces the formation of the archaeological site of Carthage and how it re-emerged in the minds of European antiquarians and travellers in the early modern world.
The Wana people of Morowali accept the experiences of pain, illness and loss and transform them into something positive: rituals that celebrate life, friendship and the community.
The Wana people of Morowali accept the experiences of pain, illness and loss and transform them into something positive: rituals that celebrate life, friendship and the community.
This book traces the formation of the archaeological site of Carthage and how it re-emerged in the minds of European antiquarians and travellers in the early modern world.
James Mooney's 'The Calendar History of Kiowa Indians (Illustrated Edition)' is a detailed and insightful exploration of the Kiowa tribe's rich cultural history as reflected through their calendars and time-keeping systems.
An archaeological exploration of the role of creativity and invention in the ancient Maya civilizationDrawing on archaeological findings from the Maya lowlands, War Owl Falling shows how innovation and creativity led to social change in ancient societies.
The belief that dead people could assume non-human forms is attested in Egyptian texts of all periods, from the Old Kingdom down to Graeco-Roman times.
Psychoanalysis and Wisdom applies psychoanalytic insights into one of the great examples of wisdom literature, the Ethics of the Fathers, an ethical tractate of the Talmud.
Psychoanalysis and Wisdom applies psychoanalytic insights into one of the great examples of wisdom literature, the Ethics of the Fathers, an ethical tractate of the Talmud.
In 'Burial Mounds in the North (Illustrated),' Cyrus Thomas delves into the archaeological significance of ancient burial mounds in the northern regions of America.
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.
'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.
