Ancient religions and Mythologies

For a period in time that gave us Sappho and the love affair of Achilles and Patroclus, the Ancient Greek relationship with queer folk is more complicated than at first glance.

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.

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?

The Tyrants of Corinth is the first monograph in English devoted to the archaic tyranny of Corinth and the engaging legends of Cypselus and Periander, which embrace such themes as hidden babies, animal helpers, arbitrary violence, necrophilia and vengeful ghosts.

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.

The Sumerian myths enjoy a rare primogeniture that most of the world's myths lack.

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

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.

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.

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.

From divination to magic-a beginner-friendly guide to runesDiscover a simple way to unlock the ancient power of runes.

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

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.

Cassiodorusfamed throughout history as one of the great Christian exegetes of antiquityspent most of his life as a high-ranking public official under the Ostrogothic King Theoderic and his heirs.

The Tyrants of Corinth is the first monograph in English devoted to the archaic tyranny of Corinth and the engaging legends of Cypselus and Periander, which embrace such themes as hidden babies, animal helpers, arbitrary violence, necrophilia and vengeful ghosts.

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.

A History of the Roman World from 30 B.

This book offers the first in-depth study of Attic funerary monuments during the geometric, archaic, and classical period.

The Ionians and Hellenism (1980) presents an assessment of the art, literature and philosophy of the Asia Minor Greeks - the Ionians - in the eighth to sixth centuries B.

Greeks, Romans and Barbarians (1988) explores a number of themes that bind the regional cultural developments of mainland Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.

A History of the Roman World from A.

A History of the Roman World from 30 B.

Vampire faszinieren seit Jahrhunderten die Menschheit.

DAS BUCH ELF beschäftigt sich mit Elfen und anderen Wesenheiten.

Die Welt ist voller Impulse, Eindrücke und Reizen.

The Roman Stage (1964) gives a connected account of the drama of ancient Rome in its historical setting.

The Ancient Explorers (1929) examines the motives of ancient exploration by the different civilizations of the time, the primary of these being the Greeks and the Romans, and looks at the means of travel at their disposal.

A History of the Roman World from 146 to 30 B.

Greek and Roman Jewellery (1961) covers jewellery from the Classical lands from the early Bronze Age to the late Roman period, almost 3,000 years of continuous development and innovation in the craft.

The Greeks and their Gods (1950) examines the question of what the Greeks thought to be the proper relationship between human and divine.

A History of the Roman World from A.

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

In the human veins there is effluence of the stream of the stories which carries heal of the myths and the legends for as long as the world existed.

Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate (1966) examines the history of ancient plate in the period from the Bronze Age to the fifth century A.

El Instituto Universitario de Lingüística Andrés Bello viene desarrollando desde hace casi cinco décadas una amplia labor investigadora en el campo de la lingüística teórica y aplicada.

A History of the Roman World from 146 to 30 B.

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

A History of the Greek World from 323 to 146 B.

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

Roman Britain (1935) is Franzero's personal but no less well-researched study of the history of Roman Britain, from conquest to withdrawal, and the archaeology that remains to this day - some of it a great deal more impressive than many would suppose.

The World of Hesiod (1936) examines the world of the Ancient Greeks before Ionian rationalism and the civilisation of Athens.