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Philosophical Library/Open Road
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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An accessible overview of how the principles of thought which dominate our civilization came to be, from philosophy's Ionian beginnings to Neo-Platonism. The history of philosophy reveals what was said at the beginning. From the start, man wanted to know, "why?" On the shores of Asia Minor, men like Heraclitus or Parmenides found a wealth of mental material which language at the time could not convey. This thought developed into the mighty teachings...
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Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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The renowned archeologist's classic guide to twelve centuries of ancient military development, beautifully presented in colorful illustrations and diagrams. Generations of archeologists have been inspired by Peter Connolly's beautifully rendered, highly detailed illustrations of ancient arms and armies. This comprehensive volume offers a bird's eye view of not only battles, but the weapons, shields, and armor used centuries ago by Greek and Roman...
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English
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This authoritative survey of the ancient world spans the ages, from the birth of Sumerian civilization around 3500 BCE in the Tigris-Euphrates valley (what is now present-day Iraq) to the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE. In Antiquity, best-selling author and historian Cantor covers such subjects as Classical Greece, Judaism, the founding of Christianity, and the triumph and decline of Rome.
In this fascinating and comprehensive analysis,...Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In this thoroughly engaging book, Natalie Haynes brings her scholarship and wit to the most fascinating true stories of the ancient world. The Ancient Guide to Modern Life not only reveals the origins of our culture in areas including philosophy, politics, language, and art, it also draws illuminating connections between antiquity and our present time, to demonstrate that the Greeks and Romans were not so different from ourselves: is Bart Simpson...
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Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"The Ancient Greeks needed to deceive the Romans about the time and location of the Trojan War. At Ilios and Troy, their ancestors had destroyed the ancestral home and empire of Rome's leading families. From the 5th century BC, they watched Rome become the world's greatest military power. How could they avoid blood feud and genocide? They used their intellectual prestige to minimize the Trojan War's potential for harm. They set back the war four hundred...
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Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"A young man, Justinian, is setting out to join the Roman army during a period of bitter tensions during the last years of the Roman republic. His enlistment gets off to a bad start when he loses contact with his fellow soldiers while on a march. A chance meeting with a young woman sets off a series of events which lead to criminal charges of desertion and malicious killing. Set during the turbulent times of the Marian and Sulla civil war, A Senseless...
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Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
Description
One of the imperishable books of history. -- The History Book Club Review. This abridged edition makes the great German scholar's multi-volume work accessible to a larger audience. Rivaling Gibbon, Macaulay, and Burckhardt in its scope and power, it chronicles Roman society and government from the second century BC to the end of the Republic and rise of Julius Caesar -- and helped earn Mommsen the 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Casemate Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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A concise introduction to the military history of Ancient Egypt, from battle tactics to weaponry and more.
The excellent preservation of Egyptian artifacts-including bows, axes, and chariots-means that it is possible to track the changing nature of Egyptian military technology from the Neolithic period up to the Iron Age, and identify equipment and ideas adopted from other civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East.
From the editor...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The Roman war machine comprised land and naval forces. Although the former has been studied extensively, less has been written and understood about the naval forces of the Roman empire and, in particular, the regional navies which actively participated in most military operations and policed the seas and rivers of the Empire. Until the mid-third century, in a British context, this navy was the Classis Britannica-a strong fighting force in its own...
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Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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A look at the remarkable military career of ancient Rome's most celebrated leader.
Born into an aristocratic family, Julius Caesar has been an inspiration to countless military commanders over the past two millennia. His early military campaigns, part of his progression along the cursus honorum, ranged from the East to Spain to the early Roman civil wars. His participation in the Gallic Wars as well as his incursions into Britain are known mainly...
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Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"A look at the famed medieval Catholic order, with an emphasis on military history-includes numerous illustrations. There are many books about the Knights Templar, the medieval military order which played a key role in the crusades against the Muslims in the Holy Land, the Iberian peninsula, and elsewhere in Europe. What is seldom explored is the military context in which they operated. This book focuses on how this military order prosecuted its wars....
12) The histories
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English
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One of the masterworks of Western civilization from the Ancient Greek author and orator known as the "Father of History." Written in the fifth century BC, The Histories is a wide-ranging inquiry into the Greco-Persian Wars and beyond. Factual accounts of military matters on land and at sea, commanders, governments, and rulers are juxtaposed with Greek mythology. As inspiring to travel writers and journalists as it is to historians, this epic work...
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Barnes & Noble
Language
English
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. The Annals of Imperial Rome offers a dramatic vision of imperial Rome during roughly the first half of the first century AD. Starting with the death of Augustus, Tacitus describes how the Julio-Claudian dynasty consolidated its grip upon the empire, only to end suddenly in AD 68 with the suicide of its last representative, the emperor Nero. Tacitus explores how increasingly...
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Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Despite its modern-day connotations of hedonism, Epicureanism" has more to do with living a mindful, uncomplicated life. Epicurus -- who was born at Samos, Greece, in 341 BC and died at Athens in 270 BC -- founded a school of philosophy that focused on maximizing simple pleasures and minimizing pain, such as the irrational fear of death. "Death is nothing to us," declared Epicurus, "since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we...
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English
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Universally admired in 479 BC, the Spartans were masters of the Greek world by 402 BC, only for their state to collapse in the next generation. What went wrong? Was the fall of Sparta inevitable? Philip Matyszak examines the political blunders and failures of leadership which combined with unresolved social issues to bring down the nation - even as its warriors remained invincible on the battlefield.The Spartans believed their constitution and society...
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Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In re-telling the Inuit stories included here, Richard Price opens out remarkable northern vistas and unfamiliar narratives, strange gods, and unforgettable characters. Carol Rumens described Price as a poet who is 'brilliant quietly: inventive, sometimes dazzling, but never merely showy': precisely the talents for rendering, rather than appropriating these great story-cycles of Inuit culture. Here we learn of 'Sedna the Sea Goddess' and 'Kiviuq...
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Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The riveting, de�nitive account of the ancient Greek city of Thebes, by the acclaimed author of The Spartans Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, acclaimed classicist...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"'Tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie.' One of the most remarkable actions in ancient or modern military history took place at Thermopylae in 480BC. Rupert Matthews has personally examined the battlefield in order to try to explain how 300 Spartans could hold at bay the hordes of the Persian Emperor Xerxes. This was no vain sacrifice; the delay gave breathing space for the Greek states to organise their...
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Muriwai Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Myths and Legends of the Greeks is a fascinating collection of those classic tales, which contribute to the understanding of the literature of today. Simple, clear-cut language enhances these beloved favorites.
Richly illustrated throughout by Rafaello Busoni.
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English
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"What you'd need to know if you time-traveled to Ancient Rome -- from local customs to clothing to religion to housing to food. Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Rome and you had to start a new life there. How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? Where would you go to have your hair done? Who would you go to if you got ill, or if you were mugged in the street? All these questions, and many more, are answered...
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