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Ancient Skies - Constellation Mythology of the Greeks(2018) DAVID WESTON MARSHALLVezava: Trda33,25 € -
Bar Kokhba War AD 132–136(2017) POWELL, LINDSAYA highly illustrated account of the final Jewish rebellion against Roman rule, appealing for any enthusiast of Roman or Jewish history.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Broken Legions(2016) LATHAM, MARKThe Roman Empire rules the civilised world with an iron fist, seemingly all-powerful. And yet, the power of Rome is secured not by its mighty legions, but by small bands of warriors fighting a secret war. They seek out artefacts hidden by the gods themselVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours(2020) NAGY, GREGORYThe ancient Greeks’ concept of “the hero” was very different from what we understand by the term today. In 24 installments, based on the Harvard course Nagy has taught and refined since the 1970s, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours explores civilization’sVezava: Mehka38,13 € -
Silures(2022) HOWELL, RAYA ‘user-friendly’ and up-to-date investigation of Welsh Iron Age communities, incorporating new and exciting discoveriesVezava: Mehka25,22 € -
Boudica(2006) COLLINGRIDGE, VANESSABoudica has been immortalised throughout history as the woman who dared take on the Romans - an act of vengeance on behalf of her daughters, tribe and enslaved country. Her known life is a rich tapestry of wife, widow, mother, queen and Celtic quasi-GoddeVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Scale, Space and Canon in Ancient Literary Culture(2020) NETZ, REVIEL (STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA)How many authors were there in antiquity? Where did they work? How was the 'canon' made? This book provides an account of ancient culture in terms of such quantifiable questions. The end result explains why the Greeks were unique in creating a culture basVezava: Trda99,75 € -
Latin inscriptions(2016) BOOMS, DIRKIllustrated with the best examples of inscriptions from the British Museum's Roman collection, this book explores the meaning of putting up public inscriptions and the standardised system of abbreviation that was used to ensure Romans from all areas of thVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles(1993) HUTTON, RONALD (UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL)This is the first survey of religious beliefs in the British Isles from the Old Stone Age to the coming of Christianity, one of the least familiar periods in Britaina s history. Ronald Hutton draws upon a wealth of new data, much of it archaeological, thaVezava: Mehka62,29 € -
Animal, Vegetable, Junk(2022) BITTMAN, MARKFrom hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultra-processed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species and points the way to a better future. The history of Homo sapiens is usually told as a story of technology or economicVezava: Mehka27,08 € -
Euripides' Medea(2022) EWANS, MICHAELThis book offers a new, accurate and actable translation of one of Euripides’ most popular plays, together with a commentary which provides insight into the challenges it sets for production and suggestions for how to solve them.Vezava: Mehka30,40 € -
Battling the Gods(2017) WHITMARSH, TIMHow new is atheism?Long before the Enlightenment sowed seeds of disbelief in a deeply Christian Europe, atheism was a matter of serious public debate in the Greek world.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Antigone and other Tragedies(2021) SOPHOCLESThese original and distinctive verse translations convey the vitality of Sophocles' poetry and the vigour of the plays in performance, doing justice to both the sound of the poetry and the theatricality of the tragedies.Vezava: Mehka7,00 € -
Socrates(2019) TAYLOR, C.C.W. (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, OXFORD UNIVERSITY AND EMERITUS FELLOW OF CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE)Christopher Taylor introduces the life and philosophy of Socrates, whose work has played a central role in shaping Western philosophical thinking for centuries. Examining what we can deduce about Socrates from the writings of his contemporaries (as he himVezava: Mehka14,01 €
