ONE - Ancient History 1

In 'The Early Christians in Rome' by H. D. M. Spence-Jones, readers are taken on a captivating journey back in time to the early days of Christianity in Rome. Spence-Jones masterfully weaves togethe……続きを見る

Modern historiography has become accustomed to portraying the emperor Theophilos of Byzantium (829-842) in a favourable light, taking at face value the legendary account that makes of him a righteou……続きを見る

The essays in Archaeology and History in Roman, Medieval and Post-Medieval Greece honor the contributions of Timothy E. Gregory to our understanding of Greece from the Roman period to modern times. ……続きを見る

Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar's wife? How did the ancient Greeks make blusher from seaweed? Just how does one wear a toga?If, as many claim, the importan……続きを見る

This delightful book tells the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when books” were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Renowned classicist Lionel Casson takes us on a……続きを見る

The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations completes our enormously successful and award-winning Latin for the Illiterati series of volumes, rounding off the trilogy with a comprehensive treasury ……続きを見る

This extraordinary study examines how the accounts of a historical figure, the so-called democrat and liberal Dion, have been distorted and reworked by ancient and modern writers alike. 続きを見る

Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur Kobo. Une table des matières interactive vous permet de naviguer facilement d'un livre à un autre. Les Confessions est une œuvre autobiogra……続きを見る

Although a great deal has been written on Plato's ethics, his cosmology has not received so much attention in recent times and its importance for his ethical thought has remained underexplored. By o……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index 続きを見る

Le Satyricon est un roman satirique écrit en latin attribué, avec polémique, à Pétrone. Le roman, considéré comme l'un des premiers de la littérature mondiale, mêle vers et prose, latin classique et……続きを見る

First published in 1992. Epicureanism has had a long and complex history. This book is the first to chronicle this history, from its beginnings in Greece in the fourth century BC to its role in the ……続きを見る

Examining the numerous primary sources, including inscriptions, religions, histories, literary references, legal codes, and archaeological reports, Linda Jones Hall presents a composite history of l……続きを見る

Mystery surrounds the parentage of Alexander, the prince born to Queen Olympias. Is his father Philip, King of Macedonia, or Nectanebo, the mysterious sorcerer who seduced the queen by trickery? One……続きを見る

Alexander the Great by Richard Stoneman is an introduction to the career and impact of the great Macedonian conqueror and the main themes of his reign. As well as tackling problems of interpretation……続きを見る

Professor Sanders’ full-length study of Dionysius I, one of the most powerful figures of fourth-century BC Greece, is the first to appear in English, and marks an important reassessment of the ‘tyra……続きを見る

First published in 2002. Egyptian Mummies is regarded by Egyptologists as the classic account of mummification in ancient Egypt. Originally published in 1924, its re-issue in complete form will be w……続きを見る

Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to th……続きを見る

To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world. At every level from languages to calendars to political systems, we are the descendants of a 'classical Europe', ……続きを見る

In ancient times, the Roman gamesーthat heady cocktail of mass slaughter, gladiatorial combat, and chariot racingーmade strong political, social, and cultural statements. The Roman emperor Commodus ……続きを見る

Domitian, Emperor of Rome AD 81-96, has traditionally been portrayed as a tyrant, and his later years on the throne as a `reign of terror'. Brian Jones' biography of the emperor, the first ever in E……続きを見る

Written by an acknowledged authority on this period and region, this is the first full-length book published in English on a Roman-Gallic town. Drawing from the extensive excavation that he has carr……続きを見る

This book offers an interpretation of the handling of costume in the plays of the fifth-century comic poet Aristophanes. Drawing on both textual and material evidence from the fourth- and fifth-cent……続きを見る

Next to Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, no other place on Earth holds as much esoteric symbolism as France's Rennes le Ch'teau. Its location and design are the subjects of countless rumors, myths, and l……続きを見る

The Roman Empire was one of the greatest of the ancient world, and expanding and maintaining that Empire required military might. While considerable research has been undertaken on Roman frontiers, ……続きを見る

Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486–465 B.C., has gone down in history as an angry tyrant full of insane ambition. The stand of Leonidas and the 300 against his army at Thermopylae is ……続きを見る

". . . gracefully written" - The New York Times. Award-winning historian Lionel Casson paints a vivid portrait of the people of ancient Egypt - from peasants and pharaohs to soldiers and scribes and……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 2,0, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Seminar für Alte Geschichte), Veranstaltung……続きを見る

". . . gracefully written" - The New York Times. Award-winning historian Lionel Casson paints a vivid portrait of life in ancient Rome - for slaves and emperors, soldiers and commanders alike - duri……続きを見る

Tra i vari temi che percorrono come un fil rouge tutta la cultura greca e latina, quello del vino è tra i più affascinanti. Dalla sua origine mitica, legata al dio che i Greci chiamavano Dioniso e i……続きを見る