Cri - Ancient History 1

Esito del 2° convegno della serie «E pluribus unum? L’Italia dalla frammentazione preromana all’unità augustea», tenutosi a Roma nel 2014, il libro tratta la «romanizzazione» dell’Italia preromana, ……続きを見る

This book examines African Latin Christianity from the fifth to the thirteenth century, exploring the complex interactions between local Christian communities and Vandals, Byzantines, and Arabs. Foc……続きを見る

The figure of the dog is a paradox. As in so many cultures, past and present, the dog in ancient Greece was seen as the animal closest to humans, even as it elicited from them the most negative repr……続きを見る

In "The Testimony of Tradition," David MacRitchie offers a profound exploration of folklore and cultural heritage, positioning oral traditions as critical artifacts that inform our understanding of ……続きを見る

Thutmose II was the king of Egypt between approximately 1527 and 1513 BC, after inheriting the throne from his father Thutmose I. It is believed he was 17 years old when his father died, and he beca……続きを見る

Como um cristão que desde a minha infância ouvia e lia histórias da travessia do povo hebreu pelo Mar Vermelho que Deus abriu para o seu povo passar e depois de décadas eu tive a oportunidade de est……続きを見る

The plot likely revolves around the adventures of the Rambler Club members as they stumble upon or actively seek out a gold mine. The story would involve elements of treasure hunting, challenges fac……続きを見る

Quattro donne carismatiche, capaci di governare all'ombra di mariti e amanti, sfruttando il loro potere di seduzione per manipolare gli imperatori saliti al trono in età giovanissima, tra fascino, i……続きを見る

Since antiquity, the she-wolf has served as the potent symbol of Rome. For more than two thousand years, the legendary animal that rescued Romulus and Remus has been the subject of historical and po……続きを見る

Shenoute the Great (c.347–465) led one of the largest Christian monastic communities in late antique Egypt and was the greatest native writer of Coptic in history. For approximately eight decades, S……続きを見る

This book aims to analyze Göbekli Tepe, covering its construction and purpose-related theories and its historical background, architectural wonders, and artistic accomplishments. Click on the "ADD T……続きを見る

Investigating the widespread but understudied presence of the Persephone myth within 21st-century young adult literature, Cristina Salcedo González analyses six young adult novels which incorporate ……続きを見る

In "Conspiracy of Catiline," Gaius Sallustius Crispus, commonly known as Sallust, crafts a riveting narrative that explores the political and moral decay of late Republican Rome through the infamous……続きを見る

Arabic Maccabees is the longest surviving book of Maccabees, however, does not appear to have originated as a book of Maccabees, but a pseudo-history book of the independent Kingdom of Judea from th……続きを見る

John Watson McCrindle's "The Invasion of India by Alexander the Great" offers a meticulous account of one of history's most significant military campaigns. Through a combination of primary historica……続きを見る

The life of Weni, also called Uni, is one of the best-documented lives from the era of the Old Kingdom era of Egyptian history. Weni experienced significant upward mobility during the reigns of king……続きを見る

Winner of the ASTR Translation Prize 2023. Winner of CAMWS' 2024 Bolchazy Pedagogy Award. This book brings to English readers, in its entirety for the first time, a translation of José Watanabe’s An……続きを見る

Some philosophers argue that false speech and false belief are impossible. In the Sophist, Plato addresses this 'falsehood paradox', which purports to prove that one can neither say nor believe fals……続きを見る

A história de um grande dilúvio universal se encontra registrado na Bíblia cristã, alcorão islâmico, Torá judaico e nos escritos cuneiformes dos sumérios e babilônios. Na cronologia tradicional o di……続きを見る

Political Conversations in Ciceronian Rome offers for the first time a perspective of Roman politics through the proxy of conversations and meetings. In Rome oral was the default mode of communicati……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 1,3, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Beschäftigt man sich mit e……続きを見る

The work known as Pseudo-Kodinos, the fourteenth-century text which is one of two surviving ceremonial books from the Byzantine empire, is presented here for the first time in English translation. W……続きを見る

In quest’opera, scritta due anni dopo La congiura di Catilina, l’autore impiega una tecnica narrativa più raffinata, che rivela, nell’infittirsi delle peripezie e delle vicende romanzesche, la sua a……続きを見る

In "The Testimony of Tradition," David MacRitchie explores the intricate interplay between folklore and cultural identity within historical contexts. MacRitchie employs a rigorous analytical lens, e……続きを見る

The figure of the dog is a paradox. As in so many cultures, past and present, the dog in ancient Greece was seen as the animal closest to humans, even as it elicited from them the most negative repr……続きを見る

Morto il grande Teodorico nel 526, il Regno Ostrogoto cadde in preda a contese successorie che offrirono il pretesto all’imperatore bizantino Giustiniano di poter intervenire in Italia nel 535 allo ……続きを見る

This book investigates the working mechanisms of public opinion in Late Republican Rome as a part of informal politics. It explores the political interaction (and sometimes opposition) between the e……続きを見る

In questo libro si ripercorre la vallata del Marecchia, indagando dapprima il ritrovamento ottocentesco di armi ed oggetti bronzei occultati nei "ripostigli" di Casalecchio di Verucchio, poi di idol……続きを見る

Il testo prende in esame, con dovizia di immagini, disegni esplicativi e fonti antiche, vari aspetti della pesca nel mondo antico a partire dall'epoca egizia e greco arcaica fino alla tarda romanità……続きを見る

The history of Arabia naturally divides itself into three periods, the Ancient, the Military, and the Modern. The first carries us down to the age of Mohammed, and is called by the Arabs the Times o……続きを見る