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Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark(2004) GARDNER, LAURENCENew in paperback by Laurence Gardner, the bestselling author of Bloodline of the Holy Grail. From the tombs of pharaonic Egypt, to the laboratories of modern science, comes the extraordinary account of gravity defiance and teleportation in the ancient worVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Philippics 7–14(2010) CICEROWe know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and the part he played in a period that saw the rise and fall of Julius CaVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Avebury(2000) FRANCIS, EVELYNAvebury is the largest stone circle on Earth! Silbury Hill is as old as the Great Pyramid! Packed with rare old engravings and great new research this timeless pocket guide to Europe's most extensive neolithic complex will leave you informed, intrigued anVezava: Mehka10,74 € -
Ancient Olympic Games(2011) SWADDLING, JUDITHIn this revised and all-colour edition of her indispensable guide to the ancient Games, Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of theVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Fall of Rome(2006) WARD-PERKINS, BRYAN (LECTURER IN MODERN HISTORY AND FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD)The dominant view is that the 'fall of Rome' was a largely peaceful transition to Germanic rule, and the start of a positive cultural transformation. Encouraging the readers to think again by reclaiming the drama and violence of Rome's fall, this book exaVezava: Mehka21,71 € -
Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors(2008) BLOND, ANTHONYEven more scurrilous than the TV series Rome, A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors tells the true story of toga parties, banquets, and the scandalous life of the Caesars. Ancient history with all the boring bits taken out.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Greeks(2002) CARTLEDGE, PAUL (, READER IN GREEK HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)This volume provides a challenging answer to the question: "Who were the Classical Greeks?", Paul Cartledge here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historiansVezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Greek and Roman Myths(2010) MATYSZAK, PHILIPA guide to the Greek and Roman Myths. It features a blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient myths in a modern context, discussing the afterlives of the myths and the relevance of their messages. It includes factfileVezava: Trda21,02 € -
Framing the Early Middle Ages(2006) WICKHAM, CHRIS (PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.)The Roman empire tends to be seen as a whole whereas the early middle ages tends to be seen as a collection of regional histories, roughly corresponding to the land-areas of modern nation states.Vezava: Mehka115,50 € -
Orpheus(2012) WROE, ANNHe may be myth, but his lyre still sounds, entrancing everything that hears it: animals, trees, water, stones, and men. In this extraordinary work Ann Wroe goes in search of Orpheus, from the forests where he walked and the mountains where he worshippedVezava: Mehka23,82 €
