Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words, Paperback - Jeremy Mynott

Birds pervaded the ancient world. They impressed their physical presence on the daily experience and imaginations of ordinary people in town and co...

What draws us to the beauty of a peacock, the flight of an eagle, or the song of a nightingale? Why are birds so significant in our lives and our s...

This book provides a fascinating and innovative insight into popular culture in the ancient world. It covers a diverse range of subjects and object...

The story of Ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Lionel Casson explores ...

Balancing textual and archaeological evidence, this brand-new, single-voiced narrative paints a vivid picture of Ancient Greece from the Bronze Age...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 6 illusNumber of pages: 320Collection: Cultural Memory and History in AntiquityPublication dat...

From the faithful wife to the powerful queen, the untouchable priestess to the high-living prostitute, the daily lives and roles of women in the an...

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Reducere. This study raises that difficult and complicated question on a broad front, taking into account the expressions and attitudes of a wide variety of ...

DescriptionThe Cambridge History of Religion in the Classical World provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the religions of the ancient ...

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 ...

Bringing together for the first time all the available evidence for the origination and development of the concept of Arcadia, from the Homeric per...

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

Reducere. In his classic book, J. G. Landels describes the technological advances of the Greeks and Romans with erudition and enthusiasm. He provides an impo...

Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World offers linked essays on uses of the past in prominent and diverse cultures in...

The first assessment of religious violence throughout the whole of Antiquity, with a particular focus on Late Antiquity where a much more nuanced p...

DescriptionBehold the power of nature with this illustrated field guide to recognizing and understanding the messages that the universe sends us th...

Reducere. The Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest cultural adornments of the late ancient world, containing thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew a...

The Story of Garum recounts the convoluted journey of that notorious Roman fish sauce, known as garum, from a smelly Greek fish paste to an expensi...

Reducere. Now available to an English-speaking audience, this book presents a groundbreaking theoretical analysis of memory, identity, and culture. It invest...

Reducere. DescriptionWith a comprehensive sweep of the relevant literature--including classical and Hellenistic sources, the Septuagint, and the New Testamen...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Adrienne MayorIllustration(s): 10 color + 34 b/w illus. 3 mapsNumber of pages: 432Publication date:...

Publisher: Carl A MynottAuthor(s): Carl A. MynottIllustration(s): 18 watercolour illustrations; 18 watercolour illustrationsNumber of pages: 34Publ...

Description'Rethinking the Concept of 'Healing Settlements' Water, Cults, Constructions and Contexts in the Ancient World' brings together papers d...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Conn IgguldenNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 162 x 240 x 43Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

DescriptionWhat did Greek speakers in the Roman empire do when they wanted to learn Latin? They used Latin-learning materials containing authentic,...

DescriptionIn The Roots of Western Finance: Power, Ethics, and Social Capital in the Ancient World, Thomas K. Park and James B. Greenberg take an a...

The two most famous men in ancient history, in one book.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Simon ElliottIllustration(s): 12 black and white...

Reducere. Did you know that the ancient Aztecs invented football? How did they get the squishy bits out of the insides of mummies in ancient Egypt? Did you k...

DescriptionAn action-packed thematic history for 8 to 12-year-olds comparing life, work and trade in ancient Eygpt, Greece and Rome. China, India a...

Reducere. Wounds and disease were as devastating on the battlefields of the ancient world as they are today. In an age of bloody combat, how did physicians a...

The Cambridge History of Religion in the Classical World provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the religions of the ancient Near East a...

Reducere. Secret Maps of the Ancient World is a spell-binding book which presents a compelling case for ancient Chinese voyagers coming to the Americas. Read...