Zbirka: Antična zgodovina / antične civilizacije
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Epidaurus(2016) DUDLEY, JILLThe myth of Asclepius booth (god of healing), the expectations of invalids visiting the centre, and the god's miraculous cures, the buildings and the great theatre of Epidaurus.Vezava: Mehka5,60 € -
Santorini (Thira)(2016) DUDLEY, JILLThe myth of how Poseidon, God of the sea, was given the island, and how the people angered him and he caused their deaths in the eruption. The Caldera and the Akrotiri Archaeological site. It is one of six 'Put It in Your Pocket series' on Greek islands.Vezava: Mehka5,60 € -
Athens(2016) DUDLEY, JILLThe king in antiquity. The Birth of Athena, her role as goddess. Early temples, the pantheon. Its marbles, its conversion to a church.Vezava: Mehka5,60 € -
Eleusis(2016) DUDLEY, JILLThe myth about the abduction by Hades off Demeter's daughter Kore. How she was allowed back for 8 months of the year but returned to Hades for the other 4 the founding of Demeter's Eleusinian mysteries.Vezava: Mehka5,60 € -
Chios(2016) DUDLEY, JILLAbout Homer and Chios, The Izaid, one of the six Greek island booklets. The Odyssey, Goddess Athena, God Apollo and Helen of Troy came to Chios. 'Put in your pocket series'.Vezava: Mehka5,60 € -
Hellenistic Anthology(2020)Makes accessible a wide range of important poetic texts from the third and second centuries BC. It provides help with the background to these writers and with the Greek of these often allusive and challenging works. This second edition has been thoroughlyVezava: Mehka53,22 € -
Classical Art(2018) VOUT, CAROLINEHow did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be seen as "classical" and as "art"? What does "classical art" mean across time and place? In this ambitious, riVezava: Trda62,48 € -
Delphi(2015) SCOTT, MICHAELThe oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the "omphalos"--the "center" or "navel"--of the ancient world for more than 1000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consulVezava: Mehka27,45 € -
Plutarch: Volume 47(2021) ROSKAM, GEERT (KU LEUVEN, BELGIUM)This volume introduces the life and works of Plutarch of Chaeronea, one of classical antiquity's most influential writers. It examines Plutarch's views on philosophy, history and religion, and his method of intellectual enquiry. The book also considers thVezava: Mehka34,22 € -
Four Lost Cities(2021) NEWITZ, ANNALEEA fascinating look at four of the most spectacular cities in human history-and why they were all abandoned.Vezava: Trda36,58 € -
History of Rome, Volume VIII(2021) LIVYLivy (Titus Livius, 64 or 59 BC–AD 12 or 17), the great Roman historian, presents a vivid narrative of Rome’s rise from the traditional foundation of the city in 753 or 751 BC to 9 BC and illustrates the collective and individual virtues necessary to mainVezava: Trda50,39 € -
History of Rome, Volume VII(2020) LIVYLivy (Titus Livius, 64 or 59 BC–AD 12 or 17), the great Roman historian, presents a vivid narrative of Rome’s rise from the traditional foundation of the city in 753 or 751 BC to 9 BC and illustrates the collective and individual virtues necessary to mainVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Civil War(2016) CAESARCivil War provides a vigorous, direct, clear, third-personal, impassioned account of Caesar’s campaigns during the civil war of 49–48 BC, drawn from his three books of commentarii.Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Roman History, Volume II(2019) APPIANAppian (ca. AD 95–161) is a principal source for the history of the Roman Republic. His theme is the process by which Rome achieved her contemporary prosperity, and his method is to trace in individual books the story of each nation’s wars with Rome up thVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Roman History, Volume I(2019) APPIANAppian (ca. AD 95–161) is a principal source for the history of the Roman Republic. His theme is the process by which Rome achieved her contemporary prosperity, and his method is to trace in individual books the story of each nation’s wars with Rome up thVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Book of Wonders(2020) WARDHAUGH, BENJAMINEuclid’s Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In a sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how an ancient Greek text on mathematics – often hailed as the world’s first textbook – shaped two thousand years of art, philosophy and liteVezava: Trda35,05 € -
Antigonus The One-Eyed(2020) CHAMPION, JEFFThe wars of the diadochoi (Alexander's successors) are a very popular subject area and Antigonus was foremost among them until his death. Clear narrative and analysis of Antigonus' role in those tumultuous events, with particular emphasis on the militaryVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
How to Survive in Ancient Egypt(2020) BOOTH, CHARLOTTEFocussing on Thebes in 1360 BCE, How to Survive in Ancient Egypt is ex-pat's guide to living in Thebes in 1360 BCE.Vezava: Trda28,03 € -
Rome's Third Samnite War, 298-290 BC(2020) ROBERTS, MIKEThe Third Samnite War was a crucial turning point in the early history of the Rome, with her very survival on the line.Vezava: Trda35,05 € -
Military Life of Constantine the Great(2020) HUGHES, IANConstantine the Great is one of the best known Roman Emperors. Ian Hughes assesses whether his record as a military leader justifies the epithet 'the Great', or whether this rests on his religious policies.Vezava: Trda28,03 €
