Cruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like? ... Zobraziť viac
The Mongols are universally known as conquerors, but they were more than that: influential thinkers, politicians, engineers, and merchants. Challenging the view that nomads are peripheral to history, The Horde reveals the complex empire the Mongols... Zobraziť viac
Émile Prisse d’Avennes (1807–1879), a French Orientalist, author, and artist, was one of the greatest pre-20th-century Egyptologists. As a youth he dreamed of exploring the Orient, and at 19 began traveling to Greece, India, and Palestine.... Zobraziť viac
Harriet Crawford presents an accessible account of the archaeology of the Arabian Gulf from c.4500-1500 BC. It offers an interpretation of the structure of the urban, centralized and probably literate society of the Early Dilmun period (c.2000-1500 BC). Zobraziť viac
Never before available in paperback, J. M. C. Toynbee's study is the most comprehensive book on Roman burial practices. Ranging throughout the Roman world from Rome to Pompeii, Britain to Jerusalem--Toynbee's book examines funeral practices from a wide... Zobraziť viac
This book explores the legal and social position of women in the west from classical antiquity through the early middle ages. Arjava argues that from the viewpoint of most women, late antiquity was not a period of radical change, and that the influence... Zobraziť viac
Synthesis of current research on the material culture of Greece in the Archaic and Classical periods. Zobraziť viac
This book examines the application of drawing in the design process of classical architecture, exploring how the tools and techniques of drawing developed for architecture subsequently shaped theories of vision and representations of the universe in... Zobraziť viac
The Scythians were warlike nomadic horsemen who roamed the steppe of Asia in the first millennium BC. Using archaeological finds from burials and texts written, mainly, by Greeks, this book reconstructs the lives of the Scythians, exploring their... Zobraziť viac
A basic knowledge of classical mythology is indispensable in understanding and appreciating ancient culture, art history and even modern literature. This delightful assortment of fifty captivating myths of Rome and Athens ... Zobraziť viac
A guide to the central texts and problems in ancient Greek political thought from Homer through the Stoics and Epicureans. Zobraziť viac
