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
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
A brilliantly readable, beautifully illustrated general history of ancient Egypt, from the builders of the first pyramids to Cleopatra Zobraziť viac
A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra... 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
Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title... 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
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
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
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
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 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
Ovid’s deliciously clever and exuberant epic, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition... 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
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
Detailed historical coverage from the early Stone Age to the Romans. 25 halftones and maps. Zobraziť viac
Imagine a Viking, and a certain image springs to mind: a nameless, faceless warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorise the hapless local population of a northern European country... Zobraziť viac
