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Nomad Poetics(2003) JORIS, PIERREPowerful essays on the state and aims of contemporary poetry.Vezava: Mehka14,92 € -
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Anabasis of Alexander, Volume I(1976) ARRIANThe Anabasis of Alexander by Arrian is the best extant account of Alexander the Great’s adult life. A description of India and of Nearchus’ voyage thence, was to be a supplement.Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Library of History, Volume XI(1957) DIODORUS SICULUSLibrary of History is in three parts: mythical history to the Trojan War; history to Alexander’s death (323 BC); history to 54 BC. Books 1–5 and 11–20 survive complete, the rest in fragments.Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
On Animals, Volume I(1958) AELIANIn On the Characteristics of Animals, Aelian (ca. 170–after AD 230) collects facts and fables about the animal kingdom and invites the reader to ponder contrasts between human and animal behavior.Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Stratagems. Aqueducts of Rome(1925) FRONTINUSFrontinus’ Stratagems, written after AD 84, gives examples of military stratagems and discipline from Greek and Roman history, for the instruction of Roman officers. The Aqueducts of Rome, written in 97–98, gives some historical details and a descriptionVezava: Trda44,47 € -
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Pilgrims of the Air: The Passing of the Passenger Pigeons(2014) FOSTER, JOHN WILSONThe extraordinary story of abundance being hunted to extinction in a New World unused to ecological husbandry. An extinction which coincided with the outbreak of World War 1 - another example of mass destruction.Vezava: Trda23,15 €












