General and world history

Education in Ancient Rome (1977) examines the development, structure and role of education from the third century B.

Greek and Latin Literature (1969) examines the two ancient literatures using a comparative method that recognizes the links between them - most Latin genres owe something to their Greek forebears.

Nach der dramatischen Eroberung Konstantinopels im Jahr 1204 durch die Kreuzfahrer des vierten Kreuzzugs lag das einst mächtige Byzantinische Reich in Trümmern.

There is no doubt that myth is an expression of the childhood of the human mind in its long and arduous journey, and it is also a form of symbolic possession of the world, but do we not find in this very childhood and in this symbolic possession of the world the astonishment of man and his first questions about nature and God and the beginning of his attempts to discover himself as an independent and free being in the face of things?

Think of Earth as a timeworn scrapbook, filled with faded photos, scribbled notes, and the occasional pressed flower.

In Ancient Cosmologies (1975) nine eminent scholars seek to answer the question, what was the shape of the universe imagined by those ancient peoples to whom all modern knowledge of geography and astronomy was inaccessible?

Historian and biographer James Srodes tells Benjamin Franklin's incredible life story, making full use of the previously neglected Franklin papers to provide the most riveting account yet of the journalist, scientist, polilician, and unlikely adventurer.

Historian and biographer James Srodes tells Benjamin Franklin's incredible life story, making full use of the previously neglected Franklin papers to provide the most riveting account yet of the journalist, scientist, polilician, and unlikely adventurer.

Education in Ancient Rome (1977) examines the development, structure and role of education from the third century B.

A History of the Greek and Roman World (1926) is a single-volume sweeping examination of the Greek and Roman civilisations from 2000 B.

Athens and the Greek Miracle (1948) is a work of interpretation, poetic in character rather than scientific or historical, that attempts to penetrate some of the primary causes of this unique Athenian culture, to evoke its past spirit in the modern world.

Religion in Ancient History (1969) includes 25 essays on comparative religion, covering the origin of religion, and studies of the religions of the peoples of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, Greece and Iran.

Seit Anbeginn der Zivilisation haben Menschen feierliche Schwüre und Eide geleistet, um Wahrhaftigkeit, Treue und Verpflichtungen zu bekräftigen.

"Novels of the History of Islam" are a series of historical novels that deal with the stages of Islamic history from its beginning until the modern era.

On May 17, 1954, in Brown v.

There are many details inside you that no one else knows about you.

Ancient Greek Religion (1948) looks at the religious beliefs and practices of classical Greece.

Steven Runciman characterized intellectual life in the Frankish Levant as 'disappointing'; Joshua Prawer claimed that the Franks refused to open up to the East's intellectual achievements.

Grete Minde spielt zu Beginn des 17.

The Roman Villa in Britain (1969) is a comprehensive examination of Roman villas in Romano-Britain in a series of essays by six specialists.

Religion in Ancient History (1969) includes 25 essays on comparative religion, covering the origin of religion, and studies of the religions of the peoples of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, Greece and Iran.

In Ancient Cosmologies (1975) nine eminent scholars seek to answer the question, what was the shape of the universe imagined by those ancient peoples to whom all modern knowledge of geography and astronomy was inaccessible?

Seers, Shrines and Sirens (1965) surveys the history of Greek religion during the great formative and revolutionary era of the sixth century BC.

Athens and the Greek Miracle (1948) is a work of interpretation, poetic in character rather than scientific or historical, that attempts to penetrate some of the primary causes of this unique Athenian culture, to evoke its past spirit in the modern world.

After more than five centuries have passed since the loss of Paradise, and the end of the Arab presence in Andalusia, or what is known in Spanish today, which witnessed periods of unforgettable radiance and brilliance, and as much as the world, both West and East, agree on the greatness of Andalusian civilization, and the greatness of its architectural, scientific and artistic achievements, as much as A lot of controversy arises about the history of the Arabs in Andalusia, and a few historians discuss this topic in a state of apprehension, confusion, and confusion.

Der Erste Indochinakrieg (in Frankreich allgemein als Indochinakrieg, in Vietnam als antifranzösischer Widerstandskrieg und international als Französisch-Indochinakrieg bezeichnet) wurde vom 19.

Greek and Latin Literature (1969) examines the two ancient literatures using a comparative method that recognizes the links between them - most Latin genres owe something to their Greek forebears.

El origen de las especias nos narra el camino transitado por las especias, y cómo fue que en algún momento de la historia, por ejemplo, la canela era más valiosa que el oro, o la nuez moscada, en la cantidad correcta, podía ser intercambiada por una isla.

The studies collected in Science in the Early Roman Empire (1986) represent key research done on the Elder Pliny - an important and difficult figure whose Natural History forms a valuable compendium at a fixed historical point in time of ancient science.

Discover how European colonization across the many regions in Africa dramatically altered the continent and the daily lived experiences of its peoples.

Wine in the Ancient World (1957) examines wine in all its forms in, primarily, ancient Greece and Rome.

The climate crisis' most difficult questions are not technological but relational.

Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate students to interact with historical documents.

This volume explores the global history of natural dyes from the Americas and asks how their production and trade have shaped globalisation since early modern times.

"Novels of the History of Islam" are a series of historical novels that deal with the stages of Islamic history from its beginning until the modern era.

The studies collected in Science in the Early Roman Empire (1986) represent key research done on the Elder Pliny - an important and difficult figure whose Natural History forms a valuable compendium at a fixed historical point in time of ancient science.

"Novels of the History of Islam" are a series of historical novels that deal with the stages of Islamic history from its beginning until the modern era, in which Jurji Zaidan focused on the element of suspense and excitement, with the aim of getting people to read history without getting tired or bored, and to spread historical knowledge among the largest segment of them.

Through a chronological and thematical approach, this book examines the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and the effect on what President George W.

Town and Country in Roman Britain (1964) is a study of the effects of Roman rule on the lowland zone of Britain and of the relationship between town and country.

80th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONProduced in collaboration with Imperial War MuseumsRelive the day that changed the course of history.

A History of the Roman World from 30 B.

This book is a concise narrative of Byzantine history from the time of Constantine the Great (AD 306) to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

In this overview, Michael Burger's pedagogical goal is to provide a brief historical narrative of Western civilization to enable students to engage more fully with primary sources.

This book investigates the phenomenon of the political coexistence of the United States with Cuba that developed between the beginning of the John F.

As a WWII tour director for thirty-five years, David Harper has repeatedly heard the same questions from an extremely varied American and British audience: "e;Why did the Germans vote for Hitler?