The Birth and Development of the Idealized Concept of Arcadia in the Ancient World, Paperback - ***

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

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

Publisher: Temple Lodge PublishingAuthor(s): T. H. MeyerIllustration(s): halftonesTranslator: Matthew BartonNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2...

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...

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 ...

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...

The compelling story of the world's greatest ancient powers.Illustrations: 10 Illustrations, black and white; 28 Illustrations, colorEditor(s): Tho...

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...

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. "Fast-paced and compelling . . . Waxman has an array of wondrous tales to tell . . . Considerable, admirable, and totally absorbing."--The Boston G...

The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the "omphalos"--the "center" or "navel"--of the ancient world for more tha...

Reducere. The Book of the Ancient World is an account of our common heritage from the dawn of civilization to the coming of the Greeks. It is the story of ho...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Henry John (Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, USA) WalkerNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dim...

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...

Reducere. Greek religion is filled with strange sexual artifacts - stories of mortal women's couplings with gods; rituals like the basilinna's "marriage" to ...

Reducere. The phrase "As above, so below" is attributed to the Egyptian god of wisdom named Thoth. This echoes the biblical expression "on earth as it is in ...

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...

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

The present book by Hu Baozhu explores the subject of ghosts and spirits and attempts to map the religious landscape of ancient China. The main foc...

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

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

Elephants are as unique as people. They can be clever and curious or headstrong and impulsive, shy or sociable. Learn to know them as individuals a...

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

Sets out for the first time the ancient views and debates about productive knowledge or techne through the whole period of antiquity, covering all ...

Global value chains (GVCs) powered the surge of international trade after 1990 and now account for almost half of all trade. This shift enabled an ...

In the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dr...

With the right methods, studying the ancient world can be as engaging as it is informative. The teaching activities in this book are designed in a ...

The understanding of motion - the core concept of natural philosophy - underwent crucial changes in Greek thinking from Parmenides to Aristotle. Th...

Reducere. The definitive work on a groundbreaking study, this essential volume provides a coherent picture of the complexity of development from birth to adu...

Reducere. So you know which star sign you are, and even your Chinese Horoscope, but what about your Egyptian Birth Sign? Are you a Sphinx, Thoth, or Anubis, ...

Reducere. A history of Julian, the grandson of Constantine, and his failed attempt to reverse the Christian tide that swept the Roman Empire - Portrays the "...

Reducere. Children should not just read about history, they should live it. InThe Story of Civilization, the ancient stories that have shaped humanity come a...

Reducere. Follow Ernest Hemingway's exploits on the Bahamian island of Bimini from 1935 to 1937, the very moment in time when the International Game Fish Ass...

"First and second editions translated from the Dutch by Susan Mellor" -- title page.

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): John Julius NorwichIllustration(s): 18 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 202...

DescriptionFor over a century, Karl Marx's critique of capitalism has been a crucial resource for social movements. Now, recent economic crises hav...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 25 bw illusNumber of pages: 312Collection: IMAGINES - Classical Receptions in the Visual and P...