The greatest literary landmark of antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time... Zobraziť viac
Staré egyptské umění nás dodnes fascinuje svojí stylovou čistotou, spojením s vědou i náboženstvím a v neposlední řadě i magií a tajemností... Zobraziť viac
A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra... Zobraziť viac
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient world... Zobraziť viac
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Egypt is your in-depth guide to the very best of the oldest tourist destination on Earth... Zobraziť viac
The Seleucid Empire (311 - 64 BCE) was unlike anything the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds had seen. Stretching from present-day Bulgaria to Tajikistan the bulk of Alexander the Great's Asian conquests ... Zobraziť viac
This book is the first accessible introduction in English to Tertullian's works, providing translations of Adversus Iudaeos (Against the Jews), Scorpiace (Antidote for the Scorpion's Sting) and De Verginibus Velandis (On the Veiling of Virgins).... Zobraziť viac
One of the greatest epics in Western literature, THE ILIAD recounts the story of the Trojan wars. This timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods battling amidst devastation and destruction... Zobraziť viac
Can anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing... Zobraziť viac
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed―why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever... Zobraziť viac
A brilliantly readable, beautifully illustrated general history of ancient Egypt, from the builders of the first pyramids to Cleopatra Zobraziť viac
Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title... Zobraziť viac
Miletus: one of the wealthiest and most important towns in ancient Greece. It was here, on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, in the 6th century BC, that the great traditions of Greek science and philosophy sparked into life, setting in motion a chain of... Zobraziť viac
The 2,500 year story of democracy: how it has survived, how it has been practised, and how it has been imagined, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century. Zobraziť viac
Detailed historical coverage from the early Stone Age to the Romans. 25 halftones and maps. Zobraziť viac
The Severans analyses the colourful decline of the Roman Empire during the reign of the Severans, the first non-Italian dynasty... Zobraziť viac
We associate the Romans with majesty and greatness: we marvel at their straight roads and innovative underfloor heating, at the dominance of their army and navy, at the grandeur of their palaces and temples. But the Romans were also enslavers. They... Zobraziť viac
Medieval Grammar and Rhetoric: Language Arts and Literary Theory, AD 300-1475 contributes to two fields, the history of the language arts and the history of literary theory. It brings together essential sources in the disciplines of grammar and... Zobraziť viac
Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book to examine the catastrophic role that climate change and infectious diseases played in the... Zobraziť viac
Any explanation of political collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all complex societies in both the present and future. Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more... Zobraziť viac
