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Two lovers crest the wave of the golden age of Athens: Pericles, statesman and general, and Aspasia, his courtesan, a philosopher's daughter and a brilliant woman in her own right. In a world of hierarchies, he is at the top when she arrives as little more than flotsam cast up on Athenian shores. Their love transcends social sanctions, enduring and deepening despite the grave threat it presents to Pericles' reputation as a leader of the Athenian democracy.
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"Judith Herrin, Winner of the 2016 Dr A.H. Heineken Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences" Judith Herrin is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at King's College London. Her books include Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe; Unrivalled Influence: Women and Empire in Byzantium; Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire; Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium; and The Formation of Christendom...
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Was Western civilization founded by ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians? Can the ancient Egyptians usefully be called black? Did the ancient Greeks borrow religion, science, and philosophy from the Egyptians and Phoenicians? Have scholars ignored the Afroasiatic roots of Western civilization as a result of racism and anti-Semitism? In this collection of twenty essays, leading scholars in a broad range of disciplines confront the claims made...
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In 53BC the Proconsul Marcus Crassus and 36,000 of his legionaries were crushed by the Parthians at Carrhae in what is now eastern Turkey. Crassus' defeat and death and the 20,000 casualties his army suffered were an extraordinary disaster for Rome. The event intensified the bitter, destructive struggle for power in the Roman republic, curtailed the empire's eastward expansion and had a lasting impact on the history of the Mediterranean and the Middle...
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Get the Summary of Jonathan Harris's The Lost World of Byzantium in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Lost World of Byzantium" by Jonathan Harris explores the rich tapestry of Byzantine history, focusing on the empire's cultural, religious, and political transformations. The book delves into the reign of Emperor Constantine, whose conversion to Christianity marked a significant shift in the Roman Empire's religious...
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Get the Summary of Erik Sass's The Mental Floss History of the World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Mental Floss History of the World" by Erik Sass provides a sweeping overview of human history, from the earliest nomadic groups to the complexities of the modern world. It traces the development of agriculture, the rise of cities and empires, and the evolution of societies and religions. The book delves into...
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In 52 B.C. at Alesia in what is now Burgundy in France Julius Caesar pulled off one of the great feats of Roman arms. His heavily outnumbered army utterly defeated the combined forces of the Gallic tribes led by Vercingetorix and completed the Roman conquest of Gaul. The Alesia campaign, and the epic siege in which it culminated, was one of Caesar s finest military achievements, and it has fascinated historians ever since. In this, the first full-length...
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Get the Summary of Stefanie Caponi's Guided Tarot in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Guided Tarot: A Beginner's Guide to Card Meanings, Spreads, and Intuitive Exercises for Seamless Readings" by Stefanie Caponi is a comprehensive resource for those embarking on the journey of tarot reading. The book emphasizes tarot as a tool for self-discovery, personal growth, and spiritual connection rather than mere fortune-telling....
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We are excited to introduce you to our book, "Sanatana Dharma: Exploring the Eternal Path." If you have been seeking a deeper understanding of life's purpose, spirituality, and the timeless wisdom of ancient Indian traditions, this book is for you.Sanatana Dharma, often referred to as the Eternal Way of Life, encapsulates the profound teachings and practices that have guided humanity for centuries. In this book, we embark on a transformative journey,...
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Delve into the reign of Hammurabi, one of the most illustrious rulers in the ancient world. Hammurabi ascended to the Babylonian throne in the early 18th century BCE, marking a significant chapter in the socio-political landscape of the time. His rule witnessed a confluence of cultural, political, and economic factors that shaped the trajectory of ancient Mesopotamia and laid the groundwork for the famous Codex Hammurabi, a comprehensive legal code...
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Sun Tzu - Die Kunst des Krieges
Die Weisheiten der chinesischen Kriegskunst, verfasst von den genialen Generälen Sun Tzu und Wu Tzu vor über 2000 Jahren.
Auch heute noch sind viele ihrer Grundgedanken zu Strategie und Taktik aktuell und lassen sich nicht nur auf das Feld des Militärischen beziehen.
Nicht umsonst finden sich die Übersetzungen ihrer Bücher in den Bibliotheken heutiger Politiker und Manager.
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Patricia Cox Miller is Associate Professor of Religion at Syracuse University. She is the author of Biography in Late Antiquity: A Quest for the Holy Man.
Dream interpretation was a prominent feature of the intellectual and imaginative world of late antiquity, for martyrs and magicians, philosophers and theologians, polytheists and monotheists alike. Finding it difficult to account for the prevalence of dream-divination, modern scholarship has often...
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"Golden-shielded, silver-sworded, man-loving, male-child slaughtering Amazons." That is how the fifth-century Greek historian Hellanicus described the Amazons, and they have fascinated society ever since. Did they really exist? Until recently, scholars consigned them to the world of myth, but Lyn Webster Wilde journeyed into the homeland of the Amazons, and uncovered astonishing evidence of their historic reality.
North of the Black Sea, she found...
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Daniel Ogden is Reader in Ancient History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds; Greek Bastardy in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods; The Crooked Kings of Ancient Greece; Aristomenes of Messene; and Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death. He is editor of The Hellenistic World New Perspectives.
In classical antiquity, there was much interest in necromancy--the consultation of the...
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Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring Lionel Casson, The Ancient Mariners has long served the needs of all who are interested in the sea, from the casual reader to the professional historian. This completely revised edition takes into account the fresh information that has appeared since the book was first published in 1959, especially that from archaeology's newest branch, marine archaeology. Casson does what no other author...
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In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors guides a reader on a journey through Prehistory from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic into the early Bronze Age and the beginnings of our earliest civilizations. We will delve into early Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley Civilization, Mesoamerica civilizations, the Polynesian civilizations, and early Chinese and European civilizations. We will discuss how our ancestors transitioned from hunter-gatherers to...
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Die Mythen und Legenden Vorderasiens sind mehr als nur Geschichten: Sie sind Fenster zu vergangenen Zivilisationen, die uns zeigen, wie unsere Vorfahren die Welt um sich herum wahrnahmen. Dieses Buch entführt Sie in die Tiefe dieser alten Erzählungen, beleuchtet die Rollen von Göttern, Helden und gewöhnlichen Menschen und bietet eine tiefgründige Analyse der Symbole und Motive, die sich durch jede Geschichte ziehen. Ein Muss für alle, die sich...
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Dioniso, dios parido por Zeus de su propio muslo, heleno de pura cepa y oriundo de todos los rincones del mundo conocido, efebo y barbudo, donador de la cultura y dios caníbal. La divinidad, para muchos, más paradójica y desconcertante del panteón clásico, no nos habla solamente de los griegos antiguos y de sus creencias, de las mujeres que corrían enloquecidas por los montes de Grecia y de los hombres que se convertían en sátiros, del vino...
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This book explores the ancient Babylonians, nestled in the cradle of Mesopotamia, who made profound contributions to the field of mathematics, laying the groundwork for subsequent mathematical developments. Their numerical systems, basic arithmetic operations, and innovative use of mathematical symbols stand as pillars of ancient mathematical thought, showcasing a sophisticated understanding that emerged as early as the 19th century BCE.
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