Že Západ má v sobě, ve svém civilizačním úspěchu, již připraven svůj zánik – tato hrozivá, ale současně i temně přitažlivá myšlenka se vracela znovu a znovu, ve chvílích krizí různého druhu, celozápadních i lokálních i jen personálních, autorských... Zobraziť viac
Slovensko v staroveku - Edice: Stopy dávnej minulosti - Vydavateľstvo RAK - Jazyk: SK - Vazba: Pevná s přebalem matná - 280 str. Zobraziť viac
Dějiny starověkého Egypta jsou jedinou dějepisnou publikací poskytující detailní historickou studii Egypta od starší doby kamenné až po jeho začlenění do Římské říše... 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
'Epic history as it is meant to be written!' Simon Sebag Montefiore'A sweeping and panoramic account of the first great superpower rivalry – a definitive account.' Tom HollandThe Roman empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to... Zobraziť viac
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient world 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
A fresh translation of The New Science, with detailed footnotes that will help both the scholar and the new reader navigate Vico’s masterpieceThe New Science is the major work of Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico. First published in 1725 and... Zobraziť viac
From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this provocative and eye-opening look at the roots of Christianity that offers a thoughtful reconsideration of the first two centuries of the Jesus movement,... Zobraziť viac
The fast-paced and ';engrossing account' (The New York Times Book Review) of ';one of the greatest breakthroughs in archaeological history' (The Christian Science Monitor): two rival geniuses in a race to decode the writing on one of the world's most... 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
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 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
This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the Ch'in and Han empires. 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
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
Chiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, golden edges, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable... Zobraziť viac
Detailed historical coverage from the early Stone Age to the Romans. 25 halftones and maps. 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
