Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World, Hardcover - Jeffrey Spier

Contributor(s): Editor: Jeffrey SpierEditor: Timothy PottsEditor: Sara E. ColeFrom about 2000 BCE onward, Egypt served as an important nexus for cu...

Presenting dynamic research, this publication explores two millennia of cultural interactions between Egypt, Greece, and Rome.Publisher: Getty Trus...

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How can we attempt to understand the experience of those involved in ancient battles, sieges and campaigns? What was the visual impact of seeing th...

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Reducere. When we think of Ancient Egypt we think of the great pyramids, the Sphinx, Egyptian gods and the great myths...but what influenced this great civil...

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An illustrated tour of the great centres of classical civilisation featuring 120 specially-drawn maps tracing the major sites and features of each ...

A fascinating exploration of the lives of normal people in ancient Egypt. Full of their own strange and amusing stories; documents their anxieties,...

Reducere. The waters of the Nile are fundamental to life in Egypt. In this compelling ethnography, Jessica Barnes explores the everyday politics of water: a ...

DescriptionIn October 1902, the reservoir of the first Aswan Dam filled, and Egypt's relationship with the Nile River forever changed. Flooding vil...

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The alien influences behind the rise and fall of Egypt's Golden Age - Explains how Akhenaten was the last pharaoh entrusted with the sacred and anc...

Reducere. The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by...

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Reducere. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architect...

DescriptionIn the words of poet Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909), Sappho was "simply nothing less--as she is certainly nothing more--than the...

The first full treatment of women and warfare in Classical Greece and Rome. Addresses the neglected subject of the role of women in war in the Clas...

The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt: Beyond Pharaohs - Douglas J. Brewer

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

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A lavishly illustrated overview of the history of Greek warfare by historian and broadcaster Simon Elliott.Publisher: Casemate PublishersAuthor(s):...

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Publisher: Arcturus Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Elizabeth WyseIllustration(s): Hardback with jacketNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimension...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Jeffrey A. EngelEditor: Mark Atwood LawrenceEditor: Andrew PrestonHow should America wield its enormous power beyond its bo...

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Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, IncTranslator: Max L. GoldmanNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 155 x 228 x 23Cover type: Pape...

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Features a celebration of female dancers of the Arab world. This book traces the origins of this ancient art, which survived in the face of commerc...

A witty and engaging beginner's guide to the Classics, by the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici and Eureka!

A witty and engaging beginner's guide to the Classics, by the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici and Eureka!

Together, Charles E. Zecher and Sondra Perlin Zecher have nearly 100 years of experience studying the metaphysical and the paranormal. Over the yea...

The Material World of Ancient Egypt - William H. Peck