Gabriel - Ancient History 1

Gabriele Esposito offers a clear, concise overview of the Wars of the Roses, the complex series of civil wars that ravaged the Kingdom of England for three decades, from 1455 to 1487. Stemming from ……続きを見る

The year 135 BC saw the outbreak of the so-called ‘First Servile War’, which proved to be just the first of a series of conflicts that ravaged the Roman Republic during the following century and cha……続きを見る

To meet the enormous expenses of maintaining its powerful navy, democratic Athens gave wealthy citizens responsibility for financing and commanding the fleet. Known as trierarchsーliterally, ship co……続きを見る

Les cités grecques de la province romaine d’Asie ont fondé dès le début de l’Empire des cultes d’Auguste et de sa famille d’abord, de l’ensemble des empereurs ensuite. Elles ont ainsi intégré les em……続きを見る

Dossier : Normativité. Énoncés et manières de faire. Comment, dans divers domaines des cultures grecque et romaine, se sont manifestées des régulations et se sont mises en place des normes ? Tout ju……続きを見る

A richly illustrated study of Achaemenid Persia’s diverse armies, their organization, tactics, campaigns, and enduring legacy. Gabriele Esposito presents a detailed overview of the history, organiza……続きを見る

Explores the evolution of the Roman army during the Third Century Crisis, detailing reforms, tactics, and key military campaigns. During the Middle Empire period (AD 180-284) the Roman army had to f……続きを見る

Una nueva visión de Pompeya, la Antigüedad y el poder liberador de la cultura. «Una declaración de amor por la arqueología». Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung «Uno de los textos más bellos jamás escrit……続きを見る

Examines the history, organization, and military prowess of nomadic Eurasian steppe peoples, from the Huns to the Mongols. Gabriele Esposito presents an overview of the history, organization and equ……続きを見る

L’Égypte antique est à la fois mystérieuse et fascinante. Trois mille ans avant notre ère environ, les peuples du Nil ont fait émerger un État, une administration et un roi, dont le premier d’entre ……続きを見る

**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POMPEII** 'The best book on Pompeii I've ever read' STEPHEN FRY 'An essential read for anyone interested in this extraordinary plac……続きを見る

Yiannis Gabriel examines what ancient Greek myths can teach us about the troubles and challenges of our 'post-truth' times: environmental degradation, mass migration, war, inequality, exclusion, aut……続きを見る

In "The Ancient History of the Near East," Henry Hall meticulously chronicles the intricate tapestry of civilizations that flourished in this geographically and historically significant region. With……続きを見る

In "The Age of Justinian and Theodora (Vol. 1 & 2)", William Gordon Holmes intricately explores the complex socio-political landscape of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Justinian I ……続きを見る

The restoration of the Meiji Imperial dynasty in 1868, after 250 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, decisively opened Japan to the outside world and the monarchy embraced modernization, including the ……続きを見る

Dans "L'oppidum de Bibracte", Jacques-Gabriel Bulliot propose une exploration érudite du site archéologique de Bibracte, l'ancienne capitale des Éduens dans la Gaule celtique. L'ouvrage, riche en dé……続きを見る

In this volume, Gabriel Zuchtriegel revisits the idea of Doric architecture as the paradigm of architectural and artistic evolutionism. Bringing together old and new archaeological data, some for th……続きを見る

Over the years, some 20,000 books and articles have been written about Alexander the Great, the vast majority hailing him as possibly the greatest general that ever lived. Richard A. Gabriel, howeve……続きを見る

This volume uses the art of Rome to help us understand the radical historical break between the fundamental ancient pre-supposition that there is a natural world or cosmos situating human life, and ……続きを見る

Richard Gabriel has been studying and writing about ancient warfare for nearly half a century. He has written fifty-five books on the subject (before this one) and over three hundred published artic……続きを見る

In 146 BC, the armies of the Roman Republic destroyed Carthage and Corinth, two of the most spectacular cities of the ancient Mediterranean world. It was a display of ruthlessness so terrible that i……続きを見る

In this book, Gabriele Cifani reconstructs the early economic history of Rome, from the Iron Age to the early Republic. Bringing a multidisciplinary approach to the topic, he argues that the early R……続きを見る

An overview of the Germanic peoples' military history from this period and an examination of the weapons and tactics they employed on the battlefield. Gabriele Esposito begins this study by showing ……続きを見る

Questo libro aprirà gli occhi alle conseguenze di tutte le nostre azioni ai nostri destini e ai nostri figli; anche quelli ancora nati. L'oggetto delle maledizioni è stato a lungo trascurato, e abbi……続きを見る

Questo libro aprirà gli occhi alle conseguenze di tutte le nostre azioni ai nostri destini e ai nostri figli; anche quelli ancora nati. L'oggetto delle maledizioni è stato a lungo trascurato, e abbi……続きを見る

In this book, Gabriel Zuchtriegel explores and reconstructs the unwritten history of Classical Greece - the experience of nonelite colonial populations. Using postcolonial critical methods to analyz……続きを見る

The military expert and author of Philip II of Macedonia presents 9 profiles of exemplary leadership from the ancient world. Of all the military commanders throughout history, only a few are remembe……続きを見る

In ancient Mesopotamia, men training to be scribes copied model letters in order to practice writing and familiarize themselves with epistolary forms and expressions. Similarly, model contracts were……続きを見る

Clothing was an essential part of material culture in ancient societies both as a form of body protection and as house equipment. Besides a practical function, textiles played a crucial role in comm……続きを見る

The goddess Hera is represented in mythology as an irascible wife and imperfect mother in the face of a frivolous Zeus. Beginning with the Iliad, many narrative traditions depict her wrath, the infi……続きを見る