We all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived? __________In 24 hours, Pompeii will vanish. The morning of the eruption was a day like any other. Julia Felix opens her tavern for another day of business, defying every conve...Loe edasi...
A readable and very informative history packed with a wealth of splendid detail Joyce Tyldesley OBE, author of TutankhamunA brilliantly concise, but also entertaining, summary - in all its complexities - of an empire that spanned more than five ce...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040889794)
This book systematically examines Chinese astroarchaeology from the Neolithic period onward, aiming to reconstruct premodern knowledge systems and articulate the intellectual foundations of traditional Chinese culture.As an interdisciplinary field, C...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040889879)
This book systematically examines Chinese astroarchaeology from the Neolithic period onward, aiming to reconstruct premodern knowledge systems and articulate the intellectual foundations of traditional Chinese culture.As an interdisciplinary field, C...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300289480)
An engaging, wide-ranging exploration of the end of Roman Britain and the beginnings of England In 410 CE, Roman rule of Britain collapsed, bringing a centuries-long occupation to an end. A century later, Britain was dividing into two areas with co...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783111237169)
The Bibliotheque Nationale de France preserves an extraordinary document: a fourth-century CE papyrus codex from Upper Egypt. This handbook is over seventy inscribed pages long and is equivalent in length to four or five normal-sized papyrus rolls....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783110728903)
While intersections between Greek literature and medicine have become a focal point of considerable research among Classicists in the last ten years, little work has been done in the field of Latin literature, with particular regard to poetry. And ye...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783111237558)
The Bibliotheque Nationale de France preserves an extraordinary document: a fourth-century CE papyrus codex from Upper Egypt. This handbook is over seventy inscribed pages long and is equivalent in length to four or five normal-sized papyrus rolls....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783110728811)
While intersections between Greek literature and medicine have become a focal point of considerable research among Classicists in the last ten years, little work has been done in the field of Latin literature, with particular regard to poetry. And ye...Loe edasi...
Annemarie de Villiers, Stephen Harrison, Grant Parker
Sari: Trends in Classics - Pathways of Reception
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783111710792)
Since ancient times, land has had a defining influence on human culture, from the political and the social to the agricultural, the metaphysical and the creative. In both Augustan Rome and contemporary Southern Africa, the land question is ever prese...Loe edasi...
Annemarie de Villiers, Stephen Harrison, Grant Parker
Sari: Trends in Classics - Pathways of Reception
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783111710907)
Since ancient times, land has had a defining influence on human culture, from the political and the social to the agricultural, the metaphysical and the creative. In both Augustan Rome and contemporary Southern Africa, the land question is ever prese...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780197823200)
One of three surviving collections of Latin bucolic poetry, the seven Eclogues transmitted under the name of Calpurnius Siculus are generally assigned to the reign of Nero, although the debate on dating continues, with proposals ranging between the l...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780197823217)
One of three surviving collections of Latin bucolic poetry, the seven Eclogues transmitted under the name of Calpurnius Siculus are generally assigned to the reign of Nero, although the debate on dating continues, with proposals ranging between the l...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040864142)
This book offers the first verse translation of Sedulius 5th-century biblical epic, the Carmen paschale, a versification of the Gospels in the style of Vergils Aeneid, one that was well known and much admired throughout Europe for the better part o...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040864111)
This book offers the first verse translation of Sedulius 5th-century biblical epic, the Carmen paschale, a versification of the Gospels in the style of Vergils Aeneid, one that was well known and much admired throughout Europe for the better part o...Loe edasi...
Aquileia is the largest archaeological site in Northern Italy, which once stood at the geo-political crossroad of cultural exchanges between Italy, the central-eastern Mediterranean and continental Europe. This book explores its beginnings as a Latin...Loe edasi...
Aquileia is the largest archaeological site in Northern Italy, which once stood at the geo-political crossroad of cultural exchanges between Italy, the central-eastern Mediterranean and continental Europe. This book explores its beginnings as a Latin...Loe edasi...
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMPEROR OF ROME AND SPQRThe rock star scholar of Ancient Rome FINANCIAL TIMES The reigning Queen of Classics SPECTATORWhats exciting about a piece of bread 4,000 years old? Or some pots of paint abandoned in the er...Loe edasi...
The assemblage of Roman footwear from Vindolanda is one of the most extraordinary and unique groups of archaeological objects from anywhere in the Roman Empire. Nearly 5,000 shoes have been preserved in the archaeological deposits at Vindolanda, a Ro...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Cornell University Press, ISBN-13: 9781501786167)
Women and Resistance in the Annals of Tacitus explores how Tacitus often represents a Roman womans relationship to the imperial household and its members as one of resistance. Throughout his Annals, women discover ways to resist without relying on t...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Cornell University Press, ISBN-13: 9781501786174)
Women and Resistance in the Annals of Tacitus explores how Tacitus often represents a Roman womans relationship to the imperial household and its members as one of resistance. Throughout his Annals, women discover ways to resist without relying on t...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691281773)
A landmark account of the Prometheus story as myth and archetypeThe god Prometheus stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceasingly at his liver until Herakles freed him. F...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691281803)
A landmark account of the Dionysos myth as an archetypal expression of indestructible lifeNo other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and ritual practices of antiquity as Dionysos. In this book, acclaimed mythologist and historia...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691281810)
A landmark account of the divine physician of the Greeks in myth and archetypeTo the physicians of classical antiquity, Asklepios was the ideal of their existence as healers. In this book, acclaimed mythologist and historian of religion Carl Kerenyi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691290690)
A landmark account of the Dionysos myth as an archetypal expression of indestructible lifeNo other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and ritual practices of antiquity as Dionysos. In this book, acclaimed mythologist and historia...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691281865)
A landmark account of the Eleusinian Mysteries by one of the leading mythologists of the twentieth centuryThe Sanctuary of Eleusis near Athens was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691291659)
A landmark account of the divine physician of the Greeks in myth and archetypeTo the physicians of classical antiquity, Asklepios was the ideal of their existence as healers. In this book, acclaimed mythologist and historian of religion Carl Kerenyi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691290669)
A landmark study of the archetypal father, husband, and wife in Greek religion and mythWhat did Zeus mean to the Greeks of antiquity? Who was Hera, archetypally united with Zeus as if they were a human couple? Examining the word Zeus and its Greek sy...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691290676)
A landmark account of the Eleusinian Mysteries by one of the leading mythologists of the twentieth centuryThe Sanctuary of Eleusis near Athens was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691281872)
A landmark study of the archetypal father, husband, and wife in Greek religion and mythWhat did Zeus mean to the Greeks of antiquity? Who was Hera, archetypally united with Zeus as if they were a human couple? Examining the word Zeus and its Greek sy...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691290683)
A landmark account of the Prometheus story as myth and archetypeThe god Prometheus stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceasingly at his liver until Herakles freed him. F...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040537459)
This book examines Greek and Roman pharmacology in its mercantile dimensions, studying the people who were involved in the trade, the places where they worked, and the consumers whom they tried to attract through promises of health.In the ancient Med...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040653555)
This book examines Greek and Roman pharmacology in its mercantile dimensions, studying the people who were involved in the trade, the places where they worked, and the consumers whom they tried to attract through promises of health.In the ancient Med...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197827529)
A detailed account of the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453, a watershed year that closed the book, once and for all, on the Roman Empire and confirmed for Europeans their worst fears about an expanding Ottoman Empire. Anthony Kaldellis offe...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197827512)
A detailed account of the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453, a watershed year that closed the book, once and for all, on the Roman Empire and confirmed for Europeans their worst fears about an expanding Ottoman Empire. Anthony Kaldellis offe...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Quarto Publishing PLC, ISBN-13: 9781805700289)
A fascinating detective story told with humor and joy that unravels the threads of history and legend to reveal the strange stories of Britains hill figures.Fiona Roberston, author ofStone LandsA journey through Britains chalklands, uncovering th...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798232792480)
The Peloponnesian War stands as one of the most defining conflicts of the ancient world, a brutal and complex struggle between two of Greeces greatest powers: Athens and Sparta. This book takes readers deep into the political tensions, strategic man...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798233804601)
The British Redcoats, with their distinctive uniforms and unwavering discipline, stood out in numerous historical engagements. Their ability to adapt to different environments and combat situations was unparalleled. Whether facing formidable ene...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798233621086)
The Assyrian Empire was one of the most powerful and formidable civilizations of the ancient world, dominating the Near East through military strength, advanced administration, and cultural achievements. This book explores the rise, expansion, and ev...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 08-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798233014185)
A person from Kochi is Tosa before they are Shikoku. A person from Kagawa is Sanuki. The island-wide identity exists, but it has always sat on top of older, deeper loyalties — to province, to dialect, to coastline and mountain range. A Com...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 08-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798233013829)
In 225 BCE, a Carthaginian naval commander sailed north past the Tin Islands of Britain into waters no Mediterranean captain had charted. He returned by a different route than he left. He brought back what he found. And then his city burned, and ever...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691257891)
How the ruthless contest among Julius Caesars heirs ignited a global war that raged far beyond the borders of RomeThe succession of civil wars that plagued the last years of the Roman Republic has often been portrayed as a settling of scores between...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691287324)
How the ruthless contest among Julius Caesars heirs ignited a global war that raged far beyond the borders of RomeThe succession of civil wars that plagued the last years of the Roman Republic has often been portrayed as a settling of scores between...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798233898082)
How did ordinary Roman families survive in one of historys greatest empires When most people think of ancient Rome, they imagine emperors, gladiators, senators, and military conquest. But behind the marble monuments and imperial grandeur lived milli...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798233940798)
Lady of the Purple: The Life, Reign, and Death of the Emperor ElagabalusIn 218 CE, a fourteen-year-old Syrian priest was proclaimed emperor of Rome at sunrise before an assembled legion, wearing the jeweled robes of his hereditary solar cult rather t...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798232877156)
In this second volume, we delve into the lives of two figures as complex as they are intriguing from the Julio-Claudian dynasty: Tiberius, the solitary successor of Augustus, and Caligula, the young emperor whose name evokes extravagance and scandal....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798232509224)
Discover the Strange, Powerful Stories Behind the Gods, Death Rituals, and Eternal Beliefs of Ancient Egypt Youve seen the pyramids. Youve heard of Anubis and mummies. But do you know the epic myths that gave them meaning Whether youre...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798233516689)
The Empire That Built Your World (and Set It on Fire) You may have slept through history class, but Rome has been shaping your life this whole time. The alphabet youre reading right now? Built on Latin. Your calendar? Roman. Your laws, you...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798224895717)
Every nation has a founding story. North Macedonia has several — and its neighbours have their own versions. Claimed at various points by Greece, Bulgaria, and Serbia, the Macedonian people spent much of the modern era being told they did...Loe edasi...
