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Humanology(2018) O'NEILL, LUKEThis book answers all of life’s big questions and more. An amazing account of our incredible lives – from insignificant atoms to sophisticated space explorers.Vezava: Trda38,90 €
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Silures(2022) HOWELL, RAYA ‘user-friendly’ and up-to-date investigation of Welsh Iron Age communities, incorporating new and exciting discoveriesVezava: Mehka25,00 €
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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: Mehka23,61 €
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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: Trda93,27 €
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Rape Culture, Purity Culture, and Coercive Control in Teen Girl Bibles(2022) BLYTH, CAROLINE (UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND)In this fascinating book Caroline Blyth takes a close look at Bibles marketed to teen girls and asks how these might perpetuate harmful gender stereotypes that lie at the heart of rape culture.Vezava: Mehka36,74 €
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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: Mehka13,88 €
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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: Mehka60,21 €
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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: Mehka28,35 €
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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: Mehka27,56 €
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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: Mehka18,05 €
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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: Mehka6,94 €
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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: Mehka13,88 €
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Ceramics in Circumpolar Prehistory(2019)The book is for archaeologists interested in the adaptations and social lives of people in the prehistoric Circumpolar North. It is also targeted at archaeologists and historians interested in the history of technologies, specifically pottery cooking techVezava: Trda141,75 €
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Falls of Rome(2021) SALZMAN, MICHELE RENEE (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE)This book is essential reading for understanding what happened to Rome at the end of antiquity. By focusing on the actions of senatorial aristocrats, I explore the restoration of the city of Rome and the slow growth of the influence of the papacy at theVezava: Trda64,30 €
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Roman Republic to 49 BCE(2021) YARROW, LIV MARIAH (BROOKLYN COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)Introduces students of ancient history to the various ways in which coins can help illuminate the history of the Roman republic, with over 200 larger-than-life-size illustrations and detailed captions. Demystifies the more technical aspects of the field oVezava: Mehka38,57 €
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Homer: Iliad Book XVIII(2019) HOMERBook 18 of the Iliad is an outstanding example of the range and power of Homeric epic. This edition provides an introduction, text and commentary suitable for intermediate and advanced students of Greek. It includes grammatical and other aid to translatioVezava: Mehka49,60 €
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Swords of Silence the(2019) CURRY, SHAUN17th century Japan. An era of tension and unrest. Under the rule of the Shogun, the country is becoming increasingly intolerant of foreigners – mostly European traders and church missionaries. In the face of growing persecution, one man – a Jesuit priestVezava: Mehka18,05 €
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Orations, Volume II(2021) ARISTIDES, AELIUSAelius Aristides (117–after 180), among the most versatile authors of the Second Sophistic and an important figure in the transmission of Hellenism, produced speeches and lectures, declamations on historical themes, polemical works, prose hymns, and essayVezava: Trda48,71 €