Lap of the Gods. Travels in Crete and the Aegean Islands, Paperback - Jill Dudley

In Lap of the Gods Jill Dudley explores the ancient Greek myths and legends of Crete and other Aegean islands, describing the landscape and the ind...

About King Minos, Theseus, the Minotaur, Ariadne, The birth of Zeus in the Diktaon Cave. One of the six 'Put it in your pocket series'.

About Theseus and Ariadne, running away together to Maxos from Crete, after Theseus killed the Minotaur. About the God of Wine, Dionysos, falling f...

Ever since Sir Arthur Evans first excavated at the site of the Palace at Knossos in the early twentieth century, scholars and visitors have been dr...

The king in antiquity. The Birth of Athena, her role as goddess. Early temples, the pantheon. Its marbles, its conversion to a church.

At what point does the will to survive on the battlefield give way to bloodlust?The battle for Crete was at once the most modern and the most ancie...

Intends to explore how, and even why, early Christianity took over. In this book, the author travels from England to Scotland, from Cornwall to Wal...

The myth of Asclepius booth (god of healing), the expectations of invalids visiting the centre, and the god's miraculous cures, the buildings and t...

For anyone interested in Greek antiquity this booklet is as it says on the back cover: "All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Cyclades are the quintessential Greek isles, renowned for the beauty of their seascapes, their historical monuments, and a unique wa...

Publisher: Institute for Aegean PrehistoryAuthor(s): Gu nther Ho lblIllustration(s): 42Number of pages: 150Collection: Prehistory MonographsPublica...

All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its godsPublisher: Orpington PublishersAuthor(s): Jill DudleyIllustration(s): 2 black li...

Reducere. Your number one travel companion to the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Discover the secret places and hidden stories. This is an absolute gem of a...

Colourful and various - characterized by rich histories, a treasure-trove of fascinating places, and most especially by an array of unique, compell...

The myth of how Poseidon, God of the sea, was given the island, and how the people angered him and he caused their deaths in the eruption. The Cald...

Reducere. Counting in Chuukese is a fun and colorful counting book. Through the use of vibrant imagery, this book teaches children to count in Chuukese, whic...

Publisher: Institute for Aegean PrehistoryIllustration(s): 54Number of pages: 210Collection: Prehistory MonographsPublication date: 2021Dimensions:...

About Helios (The Sun) and the Colossus - why it was put up and what happened to it. About the Temple of Apollo Pythios at Rhodes, and the Temple o...

The myth about the abduction by Hades off Demeter's daughter Kore. How she was allowed back for 8 months of the year but returned to Hades for the ...

An inspired tale of high adventure, Out in the Cold is Bill Murray's vivid portrait of adventure across the vast Northern Atlantic from the Arctic ...

The origins of the Olympic Games in honour of Zeus - The formalities - Prize giving - closed down under Christianity.

A modern travelogue describing and revisiting Telford's work in Scotland during the early 19th century. Shows how Telford's engineering had a profo...

All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods.

All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods.

How Delphi was chosen by Apollo - The centre of the world marked by the Omphalos - similarity between, Apollo killing the dragon and Sir George, De...

All you need to know about Greek Myths concerning the Trojan War.

All you need to know about Greek Myths concerning the Trojan War.

All you need to know about the Island's myths, legends and its gods.

All you need to know about Greek Myths concerning the Trojan War.

All you need to know about Greek Myths concerning the Trojan War.

The explosion of research in the field of ancient and historic glasses has opened up glass studies in recent years.Publisher: Oxbow BooksAuthor(s):...

All you need to know about Greek Myths concerning the Trojan War.

All you need to know about Greek Myths concerning the Trojan War.

Reducere. With In the Shadow of the Gods, Rachel Dunne makes her breathtaking debut with this first book in a dark epic fantasy trilogy, The Bound Gods, in w...

Greek Dodecanese islands and the Turkish coast from the Samos Strait as far east as Kas and KekovaPublisher: Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson LtdAutho...

Karia and the Dodekanese, Vol. II, presents new research that highlights cultural interrelations and connectivity in the Southeast Aegean and weste...

The papers in Karia and the Dodekanese Vol. I focus on regional developments and interregional relations in western Asia Minor and the Dodekanese d...

Addresses the types of written and non-written communication used during the Aegean Bronze Age.Illustrations: B/w and colourEditor(s): John Bennet

From the lens of Magnum's Abbas - the mystical world of the Hindu revealed, from ancient rites to contemporary beliefsPublisher: Phaidon Press LtdA...

About Hippocrates and his new approach to medicine and his break with the tradition of treating the sick in the Temple of Asclepius, where his fath...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionIn this critically acclaimed book, Christian Marek masterfully provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to...

Reducere. DescriptionThis pioneering work revises our notions of the origins and early development of textiles in Europe and the Near East. Using innovative ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Sam JeffersonIllustration(s): Chartlets and colour photography throughoutNumber of pages: 224Publica...

First publication dedicated to the role of the LRDG in the costly Dodecanese campaign September -November 1943\.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAut...

In presenting four substantial, historically valuable collections from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book illustrates how understand...

What do we think about when we think about Greek food? For many, it is the meze and the traditional plates of a Greek island taverna at the height ...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Dr Joanne PaulNumber of pages: 528Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 166 x 243 x 42Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

A pictorial and descriptive journey through the history and beauty of the Greek paradise islands of Crete and Santorini which are set in the warm b...