MB - Ancient History 3

The negative biblical presentation of King Saul of Israel has been biased in favour of David at the expense of Saul. This book presents a more positive picture and more realistic view of the culture……続きを見る

This study provides a critical edition of the Pervigilium Veneris with a Latin text, translation and commentary. This late-antique poem, the 'Vigil of Venus', is of unknown date and authorship. It e……続きを見る

SALAMIS and Plataea settled that Persia should not expand into Europe. Her European conquests could no longer be held; in 479 she lost Sestos and the Hellespont, in 478 Byzantium and the Bosporus; w……続きを見る

In this new century, the story of the world was the story of Rome herself, for she ruled over nearly all the world that was known to the men of these olden times. Let us remember that we are still t……続きを見る

IN the year 360 B.C. the position of Athens in the Greek world was, to all appearance, a very strong one. The battle of Mantinea had put an end for the time to the rivalry of Thebes; the influence o……続きを見る

Você já parou para pensar por que o homem abandonou centenas de milhares de anos de vida nômade e decidiu se fixar num único lugar na Terra? Por que as pessoas se juntam em cidades? Por que o homem ……続きを見る

Samuel Taylor Coleridge called Edward Irving "a minister of Christ, after the order of Paul." Edward Irving was a great preacher, probably the best in Georgian Britain. He was also a profound theolo……続きを見る

The great Norse Myths are among the most dramatic and unforgettable stories in all human history. These fascinating, fantastical tales have inspired centuries of art, culture and literature, includi……続きを見る

A fresh translation of The New Science, with detailed footnotes that will help both the scholar and the new reader navigate Vico’s masterpiece†‹ The New Science is the major work of Italian philosop……続きを見る

From its ancient incarnation as a song to recent translations in modern languages, Homeric epic remains an abiding source of inspiration for both scholars and artists that transcends temporal and li……続きを見る

Auf Spurensuche in Ephesus Ephesus – die antike Metropole in der heutigen Türkei war drei Jahre lang das Basislager, von dem aus Paulus seine Mission organisierte. Hier schrieb er Briefe an die Geme……続きを見る

The cultures of Nubia built the earliest cities, states, and empires of inner Africa, but they remain relatively poorly known outside their modern descendants and the community of archaeologists, hi……続きを見る

From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this provocative and eye-opening look at the roots of Christianity that offers a thoughtful reconsiderati……続きを見る

What we can learn from a Renaissance nowhere In 1516, a book was published in Latin with the enigmatic Greek-derived word as its title. Utopiaーwhich could mean either "good-place" or "no-place"ーgi……続きを見る

DISCOVER THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ANCIENT STOICISM Since Roman antiquity, Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s Letters have been one of the greatest expressions of Stoic philosophy. In a highly accessible and time……続きを見る

The Dioscuri first appeared at the Battle of Lake Regillus in 496 BC to save the new Republic. Receiving a temple in the Forum in gratitude, the gods continued to play an important role in Roman lif……続きを見る

Kimberly B. Stratton investigates the cultural and ideological motivations behind early imaginings of the magician, the sorceress, and the witch in the ancient world. Accusations of magic could carr……続きを見る

An essential companion to the most relevant works of Michel de Montaigne Essays: The Philosophy Classic delivers a carefully curated collection of thought-provoking works by sixteenth-century thinke……続きを見る

A bold new interpretation of Augustine’s virtue of hope and its place in political life When it comes to politics, Augustine of Hippo is renowned as one of history’s great pessimists, with his sight……続きを見る

L'antica Roma aveva profonde radici nella cultura etrusca, una civiltà la cui origine può essere fatta risalire al 900-750 a.C. nell’Italia nord-occidentale. Gli Etruschi furono un popolo che commer……続きを見る

Hambidge’s highly detailed work analyzing the intimate details of Dynamic Symmetry as ideally exemplified in the Greek Vase. “SOME twenty years ago, the writer, being impressed by the incoherence of……続きを見る

Les coulisses du plus grand des empires. L'Empire romain n'a cessé de fasciner par sa longévité, plus de mille ans, et l'étendue de son territoire, de l'Atlantique à l'Euphrate. Pourtant, la littéra……続きを見る

The Syrian philosopher Iamblichus is famous for his accounts of ancient religious traditions: this book contains Thomas Taylor’s translations of his commentaries regarding Egypt, Assyria and Chaldea……続きを見る

Since 500 BC the mainland Greeks had been threatened by the Achaemenid Persian Empire. They had suffered major invasions but subsequent attempts to take the offensive had been thwarted. With Alexand……続きを見る

Charles M. Blackford's historical work "The Campaign and Battle of Lynchburg, Va." gives a thorough description of the crucial occasions leading up to the campaign and conflict that took place at Ly……続きを見る

This title features the latest historical and archaeological research into the mysterious and powerful confederations of raiders who troubled the Eastern Mediterranean in the last half of the Bronze……続きを見る

Kimberly B. Stratton investigates the cultural and ideological motivations behind early imaginings of the magician, the sorceress, and the witch in the ancient world. Accusations of magic could carr……続きを見る

Lo studio della Storia romana è antico in Italia: Flavio Biondo da Forlì, nella prima metà del secolo XV, diede l’esempio delle più pazienti ricerche; Niccolò Machiavelli, nel secolo seguente, fondò……続きを見る