Ovid’s deliciously clever and exuberant epic, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition... Zobraziť viac
Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their ... Zobraziť viac
Here is an informative and entertaining guide to everything that any tourist needs for a journey back in time to ancient Rome in AD 200. You need only pack your imagination and a toothbrush – this guide provides the rest, describing all the ... Zobraziť viac
In this alternative history, Emma Southon traces the story of the Roman Empire through women: Vestal Virgins and sex workers, business owners and poets... Zobraziť viac
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus at Rhodes... Zobraziť viac
In Tom Holland’s vibrant translation, one of the great masterpieces of Western history springs to life. Herodotus of Halicarnassus hailed by Cicero as the “Father of History” composed his histories around 440 BC.... Zobraziť viac
Kde je chyba? Hledání odpovědi na otázku absolutní chronologie santorinského vulkánu Jedním z nejprobádanějších a nejčastěji citovaných problémů egejské doby bronzové je otázka absolutní datace výbuchu santorinské sopky... Zobraziť viac
This wide-ranging history provides the answers to all these fascinating questions as well as providing many fascinating insights into the Ancient World... Zobraziť viac
Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre of Athens before trekking into rural Asia (or Turkey as we know it), past the already ancient Luxor monuments in Roman Egypt, and by the Great Library of Alexandria... Zobraziť viac
An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombsThe three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of the distinctive elements of Chinese civilisation still in... Zobraziť viac
Written over 2500 years ago, The Tao Te Ching has become the most influential text of eastern philosophy. Its teachings of simplicity, humility, and ''non-action'', and its cadenced poetry is at once spare and profound. This handsome hardback edition... Zobraziť viac
A sweeping new history of the city of Rome, told through its emperors and the monuments they built to leave their mark on one of the great capitals of the classical world... Zobraziť viac
The modern, unacademic idiom of A.D. Melville`s translation opens the way to a fresh understanding of Ovid`s unique and elusive vision of reality.The theme of the Metamorphoses is change and transformation, as illustrated in Graeco-Roman myth and... Zobraziť viac
The world is full of ruins. From the Colosseum of Rome to the crumbling suburbs of Detroit, the vine-wreathed temples of the Maya to the shell-pocked buildings of Bakhmut and Gaza. Each of these ruins have a different history, but they share a single... Zobraziť viac
Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx and his amanuensis, Dr Jerry Toner. Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre of Athens before trekking into rural Asia... Zobraziť viac
What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should we treat each other? ... Zobraziť viac
In this magisterial work, Professor Paul Stephenson charts the centuries surrounding this epic shift of power. He traces the cultural, social and political forces that led to the empire being ruled from a city straddling Europe and Asia... Zobraziť viac
The bicycle is a vestige of the Victorian era, seemingly out of pace with our age of smartphones and ridesharing apps and driverless cars. Yet across the world, more people travel by bicycle than by any other form of transportation... Zobraziť viac
In Divine Might Natalie Haynes, author of the bestselling Pandora’s Jar, returns to the world of Greek myth and this time she examines the role of the goddesses... Zobraziť viac
Mark C. Bartusis opens an extraordinary window on the Byzantine Empire during its last centuries by providing the first comprehensive treatment of the dying empire's military... Zobraziť viac
