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History of the Kings of the Persians in Three Arabic Chronicles(2018)By translating the sections on pre-Islamic Persia in three Muslim Arabic chronicles how knowledge about ancient Iran was transmitted to Muslim historians, in what forms it circulated and how it was shaped and refashioned for the new Perso-Muslim elite thaVezava: Mehka53,59 € -
Herculaneum and the House of the Bicentenary(2020) COURT, SARAH,RAINER, LESLIEThis volume provides a striking account of the life, destruction, rediscovery, and cultural significance of the Roman town ofHerculaneum and its grandest residence—the House of the Bicentenary.Vezava: Mehka47,78 € -
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Stoic Theory of Beauty(2020) CELKYTE, AISTEAist elkyt shows us that Stoic views about beauty were substantial and compelling.Vezava: Trda121,57 € -
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Alexander the Great and Persia(2022) STILES, JOSEPHExamines an under-studied aspect of Alexander's career and character, exploring his role as both a soldier and a politician.Vezava: Trda27,79 € -
Ten Cities that Led the World(2022) STRATHERN, PAULFrom the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, this history of ten cities explores how urban centres have led civilisation forward.Vezava: Trda34,74 € -
Gladiator(2020) HUBBARD, BENFrom Spartacus’s slave revolt to the real Emperor Commodus who liked to play at being a gladiator, from female gladiators to the great combats involving hundreds of exotic animals, Gladiator is a colourful, accessible study of the ancient world’s famous wVezava: Trda32,14 € -
Cataphracts: Knights of the Ancient Eastern Empires(2017) ANDERSON, ERICH BCataphracts were the most heavily armoured shock cavalry on the ancient battlefield, predating the knights of Western Europe by over 1000 years.Vezava: Trda27,78 € -
Inca(2022) LANE, KEVINA new account of the Inca, who in their heyday were at the pinnacle of South American civilization.Vezava: Trda25,01 € -
First Ghosts(2022) FINKEL, IRVINGDr Irving Finkel, curator at the British Museum, explores why the belief in ghosts is what makes us human.Vezava: Mehka15,27 € -
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Quid Pro Quo(2017) JONES, PETERA surprising, witty and entertaining journey through the Latin roots of the English language, by the bestselling author of Veni Vidi Vici and Eureka!Vezava: Mehka15,27 € -
Eureka!(2015) JONES, PETER (AUTHOR)From the Trojan War through to the rise of the Roman empire, Peter Jones tells the epic story of ancient Greece in this entertaining and illuminating follow-up to Veni, Vidi, Vici.Vezava: Mehka15,27 € -
Petroglyphs of Mu(2022) NERVIG, CAROLEIn this fully illustrated exploration, Nervig reveals how the archetypal symbols of the Pohnpaid petroglyphs have exact counterparts in other ancient cultures throughout the world.Vezava: Mehka29,85 € -
Mutina 43 BC(2018) FIELDS, NICIn the aftermath of Julius Caesar's assassination, Octavian and the forces of the late Republic battled Mark Antony in the battles of Forum Gallorum and Mutina in 43 BC.Vezava: Mehka25,37 € -
Crown Games of Ancient Greece(2022) LUNT, DAVIDThe Crown Games were the apex of competition in ancient Greece. Along with athletic contests in honor of Zeus at Olympia, they comprised the Pythian Games for Apollo at Delphi, the Isthmian Games for Poseidon, and the Neman Games, sacred to Zeus. This booVezava: Trda124,03 € -
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Plato: Menexenus(2020)In Menexenus Plato depicts an elderly Socrates reciting an inspiring funeral oration learned from his teacher Aspasia, although such a scenario is entirely fictional. The work reveals Plato's mastery of prose style and his critique of rhetoric and democraVezava: Mehka53,27 €
