Apocalypse and Golden Age: The End of the World in Greek and Roman Thought, Hardcover - Christopher Star

Reducere. How did the ancient Greeks and Romans envision the end of the world? What is the long-term future of the human race? Will the world always remain a...

This book examines a type of object that was widespread and very popular in classical antiquity - votive offerings in the shape of parts of the hum...

Reducere. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The Ethiopian image was always rendered with great realis...

This second edition includes an updated review of sexuality in Greece and Rome, an expanded bibliography, and numerous new passages with original t...

Reducere. 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 ...

Reducere. If you knew sudden destruction would fall upon the earth in the next twenty-four hours, how would you spend your last moments? Join New York Times ...

The silver screen in the golden age - Christopher Landry

Veteran worrier, author of To Be a Machine and father-of-two, Mark O'Connell, meets the anarchists, environmentalists, far-right nut-jobs and super...

Reducere. Christian Retailing's BestWho Will Usher in Earth's Final Days?Are we living in the end times? Is it possible that the players depicted in the book...

Reducere. The End of the Third Age is comprised of the first section of the hardcover volume published as Sauron Defeated, the ninth volume of The History of...

A vivid account of the men and women who revealed the treasures of Ancient Egypt to the world, from the first decipherment of hieroglyphics to the ...

An imagined retrospective of apocalyptic artPublisher: John Hunt PublishingAuthor(s): Joanna DemersNumber of pages: 120Publication date: 2015Dimens...

A vivid account of the men and women who revealed the treasures of Ancient Egypt to the world, from the first decipherment of hieroglyphics to the ...

Reducere. In her brilliant, wide ranging, nuanced study of apocalypse, Keller has written a definitive cultural and theological essay. In this book she is do...

The definitive history of the Opium War between Britain and China in the nineteenth century, shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize.

The untold story of how the Dutch conquered the European book market and became the world's greatest bibliophiles

Reducere. Humans have long been concerned with the ultimate clash of civilizations, but never more so than now. Religious wars, global terrorism, and genocid...

DescriptionA powerful collection written on the eve of the destruction of Europe by the Second World War, by the great Joseph Roth Having fled to P...

A science fiction mystery about the final two surviving members of the human race. Features an inclusive cast of characters and advocacy of the val...

Reducere. With the so-called end of the Mayan calendar fast approaching, fourteen-year-old Max Murphy and his new friend Lola, the modern Maya girl who saved...

Reducere. With the so-called end of the Mayan calendar fast approaching, fourteen-year-old Max Murphy and his new friend Lola, the modern Maya girl who saved...

Publisher: Little, BrownAuthor(s): Rupert EverettPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 152 x 233 x 32Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii...

PIRATES AND THEIR TREASURE IN NEW ENGLAND AND ON CAPE COD. Who were they and why were they here? The Golden Age on Cape Cod in New England was betw...

Reducere. "Both a pleasure and a revelation."--Daniel Okrent, author of Nine Innings In 1968, two astounding pitchers would dominate the game as never before...

An extremely compelling and at times frightening story of what happened to all those on Noah's Ark who survived the great flood, beautifully writte...

Contributor(s): Author: AviConvicted of thievery and transported from England to America, Oliver Cromwell Pitts, shackled to his fellow prisoners, ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE CREATOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING, 100+ MILLION DOWNLOAD PODCAST HARDCORE HISTORY

Reducere. DescriptionHow the far North offered a different kind of terra incognita for the Renaissance imagination.European narratives of the Atlantic New Wo...

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This book investigates the cultural and political conflicts that translation brought into the new Abbasid state from a sociological perspective, tr...

As natural disasters begin to befall them the closer they become, Milo and Marcos soon begin to wonder if the universe itself is plotting against t...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...