ROLAND - Ancient History 1

Roland Auguet examines the Roman taste for blood and considers what the games, that strange combination of Cruelty and Civilization, reveal about the Roman mentality. He shows how the great spectacl……続きを見る

The Herules, Rugians and Gepids have usually been regarded as playing only a secondary role in history, overshadowed by the Goths and Huns. Unjustly, since these three peoples played major roles bet……続きを見る

Around 700 BCE, the Nubians ruled an empire that stretched from southern Palestine to the tropical regions of Africa. It lasted for nearly 1000 years and was so powerful that even the Emperor August……続きを見る

Considering the interrelations between sight, touch, and imagination, this book surveys classical, late antique, and medieval theories of vision to elaborate on how various spheres of the Byzantine ……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 1982 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 2,0, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen (Historisches Seminar. Abteilung für alte Geschich……続きを見る

We live in a world of violence, corruption and deceit. These violence and corruption are obvious throughout the world. Over the last few months, we have witnessed a global revolt against Western for……続きを見る

The Sumerians were not the only ones to create remarkably accurate standards of measurement in the Ancient world. Some would travel to the ends of the Earth, some would be with us still today. Rolan……続きを見る

Knockin' On Heaven's Door offers a critically sophisticated and truly interdisciplinary analysis of the relationship between biblical studies and contemporary culture. Specific biblical texts are ex……続きを見る

Class Struggle in the New Testament engages the political and economic realities of the first century to unmask the mediation of class through several New Testament texts and traditions. Essays span……続きを見る