CK - Rome 4

“ALEXANDER THE GREAT opened a new era in the history of the world, and by his life’s work determined its development for many centuries. He is conspicuous among the great men of history, because thi……続きを見る

Jacob Burckhardts Werk "Griechische Kulturgeschichte" ist ein faszinierender Einblick in die Geschichte und Entwicklung der antiken griechischen Kultur. In seinem Buch beleuchtet er nicht nur die po……続きを見る

A thought-provoking and important book that raises essential issues crucial not only for understanding our past but also the present day. In this panoramic history, Jeremy Black tells how slavery wa……続きを見る

This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for GCSE Ancient History (first teaching September 2017). It covers the whole of Component 2, both the compulsory longer Period Study ……続きを見る

The port of Adulis was one of greatest significance in Antiquity. It is best known for its role in Aksumite trade during the fourth - seventh centuries AD. However it is also a major port of the Per……続きを見る

A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor -- or indeed, anyone compelled to stay at home. **'**The grand object o……続きを見る

Wussten Sie was die alten Römer anstelle von Seife verwendeten? Oder welcher Kaiser hat sein Pferd zum Senator gemacht? Wer war der Gott der Musik, des Lichts und der Wahrheit? Und wie würde ein Gla……続きを見る

More coin hoards have been recorded from Roman Britain than from any other province of the Empire. This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume provides a survey of over 3260 hoards of Iron Ag……続きを見る

A beautifully illustrated, wonderfully engaging A-to-Z guide to more than 700 major and minor gods and goddesses, characters, creatures, and places of classical Greek and Roman mythology. Classical ……続きを見る

A comparative study of cities that fell into ruin through human involvement. We have been taught to think of ruins as historical artifacts, relegated to the past by a catastrophic event. Instead, Ma……続きを見る

Mostra aperta presso i Mercati di Traiano – Museo dei Fori Imperiali dal 13 maggio al 20 novembre 2016 Il segno, il marchio, il simbolo sono sistemi di riproduzione di valori e di esperienze che ris……続きを見る

The Black Death pandemic is historically known for decimating the European population. However, this pandemic brought positive consequences to European society. The plague devastated Europe by killi……続きを見る

Augustus has been much less attractive to biographers than Iulius; perhaps because the soldier is more interesting than the statesman; perhaps because the note of genius conspicuous in the Uncle was……続きを見る

Alexander Riese's 'Anthologia Latina' (Teubner, 1894) is full of false readings due partly to corruption in the manuscripts and partly to injudicious conjectures by Riese and his predecessors. D. R.……続きを見る

* Patrick Rivière nos dibuja una historia viva de la Antigüedad: desde Sumeria, cuna de la civilización en la que nacerá la escritura, al Egipto faraónico, auténtico «don del Nilo» en el que los fas……続きを見る

A groundbreaking reinterpretation that draws on cognitive theory to show that belief wasn’t absent fromーbut rather was at the heart ofーRoman religion Belief and Cult argues that belief isn’t uniqu……続きを見る

The great modern biography of Augustus, founder of the Roman Empire Born to a plebeian family in 63 BC, Octavian was a young solder training abroad when he heard news of Julius Caesar's brutal assas……続きを見る

The writer of this book is animated by an earnest wish to aid, as far as he is able, in the project of combining instruction with amusement; and he trusts he shall not be blamed for endeavouring to ……続きを見る

Construction de l'image de rituel – Ambiances rituelles – Iconographie d'objets rituels –Images rituelles dans le sanctuaire – Contextes et portée des images rituelles –Interprétation des images rit……続きを見る

This volume contains selected papers from the XV International Graduate Conference, highlighting the latest scholarship from a new generation of Late Antique and Byzantine scholars from around the w……続きを見る

The Etruscans, a revenant and unusual people, had an Italian empire before the Greeks and Romans did. By the start of the Christian era their wooden temples and writings had vanished, the Romans and……続きを見る

The book presents an ethnolinguistic study on lexical expressions of honor in the Language of Early Arabic Poetry. It is the first application of Cultural-Linguistic methodology in research on the l……続きを見る

Das Handbuch gibt einen fundierten Einblick in die Epochen des Mittelalters und der Renaissance in der Romania. Es ist für Studierende und Fachkolleg*innen aus angrenzenden Disziplinen konzipiert. D……続きを見る

Roman Britain is usually thought of as a land full of togas, towns and baths with Britons happily going about their Roman lives under the benign gaze of Rome. This is, to a great extent, a myth that……続きを見る

The vicious Emperor Commodus is dead, after one cruelty too many. How should a successor be chosen? By election? The Senate chooses the capable bureaucrat Pertinax. By purchase? The Praetorians like……続きを見る

Discover a different way to see classical civilization in this collection of ancient Greek and Roman texts on magic and the occult. Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy w……続きを見る

“A great book that summarizes pieces of Roman military history that are often not mentioned or difficult to find sources for . . . an entertaining read.”ーWar History Online As Rome grew from a smal……続きを見る

An accessible overview of how the principles of thought which dominate our civilization came to be, from philosophy’s Ionian beginnings to Neo-Platonism. The history of philosophy reveals what was s……続きを見る

There can be little doubt that the Romans experienced many of the illnesses that are still encountered today, and individuals have always had to decide how best to deal with their health-related con……続きを見る

In 'Greek Mythology' by Jessie M. Tatlock, readers are taken on a journey through the captivating world of ancient Greek myths. The book delves into the stories of gods and goddesses, heroes and mon……続きを見る