Ancient – Bücher, CDs, LPs und mehr, Seite 7

Selena Wisnom

The Library of Ancient Wisdom

A tour of an ancient library transports us to Mesopotamia, introducing us to its people, their ideas, and their humanity.The library of Ashurbanipal, Assyria's last great king, held an astonishing collect…

Leire Olabarria

Making Memories in Ancient Egypt

This Element provides a general introduction to memory, followed by a discussion of the role of materiality and performativity in the process of remembering. It presents an introduction to memory studies …

Pascal Hughes

A Short History of Ancient Rome

'Packed with more detail and colour than many books twice its size, Hughes brings the epic story of Rome vividly to life.' PAUL COOPER, HOST AND AUTHOR OF FALL OF CIVILIZATIONSExperience the sights, sound…

Eleanor Cowan, Kit Morrell, Andrew Pettinger

Rule of Law in Ancient Rome

The ideal of the rule of law - that the law should protect all citizens from arbitrary exercises of power - can be traced from ancient Greece to the present day. The Roman contribution to the rule of law …

Nadine Moeller

Urban Life and Form in Ancient Egypt

Taking into account archaeological and written sources, Egypt's urban past is remarkably evident throughout the pharaonic period, as can be demonstrated by a selection of relevant examples. There is also …

M. E. Thalheimer

A Manual of Ancient History

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the pub…

John E Hancock

Traveler's Guide to Ancient Ohio

Featuring the Hopewell Ceremonial EarthworksTraveler's Guide to Ancient Ohi o is a compact, richly illustrated, and in-depth travel guide to the Indigenous earthwork wonders of southern Ohio-some of the m…

Auke de Haan

Scary Ancient History Facts

Ancient history is far darker than most textbooks suggest. Scary Ancient History Facts brings together some of the most startling, disturbing, and little-known episodes from the ancient world, spanning ci…

Heinrich Kiepert, George Augustin Macmillan

A Manual of Ancient Geography

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the pub…

The Local Horizon of Ancient Greek Religion

"Which dimensions of the religious experience of the ancient Greeks become tangible only if we foreground its local horizons? This book explores the manifold ways in which Greek religious beliefs and…

Elizabeth R Macaulay

Ancient Fantasies and Modern Power

Chicago's Columbian Exposition of 1893 celebrated the quadricentennial of Columbus's 'discovery" of the Americas by creating a fantastical white city composed of Roman triumphal arches and domes, Cor…

James A Doyle

Arts of the Ancient Americas

An accessible illustrated history of the art of the Americas examining art across all media from traditionally understudied regions.A superbly illustrated history of the arts of the Americas before the Eu…

John Weldon (1676-1736)

The Judgment of Paris

Thomas Walker, Jonathan Brown, Helen Charlston, Kitty Whately, Anna Dennis, Anna Cavaliero, Aksel Rykkvin, Academy of Ancient Music, Julian Perkins

Will Brockliss

Horror in Ancient Greek and Roman Epic

By demonstrating the importance of horrific motifs in Greek and Roman epic, this book challenges existing conceptions of what an epic poem is and of what it means to engage with such a text. Taking the re…

Nadine Moeller

Urban Life and Form in Ancient Egypt

Taking into account archaeological and written sources, Egypt's urban past is remarkably evident throughout the pharaonic period, as can be demonstrated by a selection of relevant examples. There is also …

Lizzy Tiffin

Bad Girls of Ancient Greece

You've heard all about the 'brilliant men' of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow?Bad Girls of Ancient Greece contains profiles of wayward…

Medwyn Goodall

Rhythm Of The Ancients

Tanita Tikaram

Ancient Heart

»Ancient Heart« ist das selbst geschriebene Debüt-Album der damals gerade einmal 19 Jahre jungen Singer-Songwriterin Tanita Tikaram mit Gastbeiträgen von u.a. Mark Ribot, David Lindley und Brandan Croker …

A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Languages

Covers the major languages, language families, and writing systems attested in the Ancient Near EastFilled with enlightening chapters by noted experts in the field, this book introduces Ancient Near Easte…