The Last Pagan: Julian the Apostate and the Death of the Ancient World, Paperback - Adrian Murdoch

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 "...

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 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...

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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...

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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...

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

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 ...

While everything appears to be collapsing around us -- ecodamage, genetic engineering, virulent diseases, the end of cheap oil, water shortages, gl...

Reducere. A woman tries to feed her husband a fried drumstick. Dragons roam a flat earth. The last Black man in the whole entire world dies again. And again....

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

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

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

What is the meaning of life? In today's secular, post-religious scientific world, this question has become a serious preoccupation. But it also has...

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...

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...

This is the first survey of religious beliefs in the British Isles from the Old Stone Age to the coming of Christianity, one of the least familiar ...

Interpreting the Death of Edward VI is an exploration into the life, illness and unusually early death of Henry VIII's overshadowed son.Publisher: ...

"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...

Reveals the how and the why of the compost heap and the important role it plays in the garden.Publisher: Pimpernel Press LtdAuthor(s): Dr. Julian D...

Reducere. The British Isles have long been seen as a place of mystery & magic. For many thousands of years successive waves of invaders each brought their ow...

Ancient fayerie is a place of pilgrimage... to the heart of an enchanted kingdom... to the heart of your soul.Publisher: John Hunt PublishingAuthor...

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

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 1074Collection: Rewriting AntiquityPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 474 x 249 x 70Cover type: Pape...

Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino set out to destroy the Mafia. In 1992, aware that the magistrates didn't have the support of the Italian gove...

What will the future of Post-Pandemic politics look like?Publisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Benjamin BrattonIllustration(s): NoneNumber of pages: 192...

Explore how history was brought to life on the silver screen and how the Hollywood's epic movies dictated our vision of the past. This lively study...

Reducere. This remarkable book--the fruit of almost two decades of study--traces in compelling fashion the changes in Western attitudes toward death and dyin...

Charles Whiting was a prolific British novelist and military historian. He wrote under his own name and a variety of pseudonyms including Duncan Ha...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael WolffFrom the author of Fire and Fury, this irresistible account offers an exclusive glimpse into a man who wields ...

As a young man piloting a small sailboat across the Pacific, Steve Thomas developed a fascination with ancient methods of navigation. He learned of...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Pierre BertonIn 1897 a grimy steamer docked in Seattle and set into epic motion the incredible succession of events that Pi...

The original Honda Insight is one of the world's most extraordinary cars. Boasting an all-aluminium body and incredible aerodynamics, the Insight w...

Reducere. DEATH COMES LASTTaken together, Death Comes Last and the expanded Redheads Die Quickly contain all of Brewer's short fiction published between 1951...