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- Harvard University Press, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 384 páginas
PVP: 54,40 €
ISBN 978-0-674-66010-6
EAN 9780674660106
Histories of ancient Rome have long emphasized the ways in which the empire assimilated the societies it conquered, bringing civilization to the supposed barbarians. Yet interpretations of this 'Romanization' of Western Europe tend to erase local identities and traditions from the historical picture, leaving us with an incomplete understanding of the diverse cultures that flourished ...
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- Harvard University Press, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 680 páginas
PVP: 25,35 €
ISBN 978-0-674-99705-9
EAN 9780674997059
Livy (Titus Livius), the great Roman historian, was born at Patavium (Padua) in 64 or 59 BC, where after years in Rome he died in AD 12 or 17. Livys history, composed as the imperial autocracy of Augustus was replacing the republican system that had stood for over 500 years, presents in splendid style a ...
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- Princeton, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 432 páginas
ISBN 978-0-691-17460-0
EAN 9780691174600
The Jews have one of the longest continuously recorded histories of any people in the world, but what do we actually know about their origins? While many think the answer to this question can be found in the Bible, others look to archaeology or genetics. Some skeptics have even sought to debunk the very idea ...
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- IBTauris, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda
PVP: 14,90 €
ISBN 978-1-78076-618-8
EAN 9781780766188
The Phoenicians present a tantalizing face to the ancient historian. Latin sources suggest they once had an extensive literature of history, law, philosophy and religion; but all now is lost. Offering new insights based on recent archaeological discoveries in their heartland of modern-day Lebanon, Mark Woolmer presents a fresh appraisal of this fascinating, yet elusive, ...
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- Norton, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 240 páginas
PVP: 29,25 €
ISBN 978-1-63149-235-8
EAN 9781631492358
The only historic figure outside the early Christian tradition to whom the Gospels ascribe a dialogue with Jesus is the first-century Roman prefect Pontius Pilate. Presiding over the trial and execution of Jesus, Pilate is a figure who has straddled history and legend for over two thousand years. Now, Aldo Schiavone presents a comprehensive, revisionist ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 456 páginas
PVP: 44,40 €
ISBN 978-0-520-29483-7
EAN 9780520294837
This pioneering study examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, it investigates the shared ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires. Bridging the traditional divide between classical and Iranian history, this book brings to life the dazzling ...
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- Yale University Press, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 344 páginas
PVP: 34,05 €
ISBN 978-0-300-21895-4
EAN 9780300218954
A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make-or destroy-the emperors they served Founded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of the emperor and his family. As the centuries unfolded, however, Praetorian soldiers served not only as ...
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- IBTauris, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 192 páginas
PVP: 18,80 €
ISBN 978-1-78076-318-7
EAN 9781780763187
The greatest of Roman historians, Publius Cornelius Tacitus (56-117 CE) studied rhetoric in Rome. His rhetorical and oratorical gifts are evident throughout his most substantial works, the incomplete but still remarkable Annals and Histories. In concise and concentrated prose, marked by sometimes bitter and ironic reflections on the human capacity to misuse power, Tacitus charts ...
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- Pen & Sword Books, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 264 páginas
PVP: 36,90 €
ISBN 978-1-4738-5908-1
EAN 9781473859081
Of the thousands of commanders who served in history's armies, why is it that only a few are remembered as great leaders of men in battle? What combination of personal and circumstantial influences conspire to produce great commanders? What makes a great leader great? Richard A Gabriel analyses the biographies of ten great generals who ...
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- Cornerstone, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 432 páginas
PVP: 14,50 €
ISBN 978-0-09-959208-2
EAN 9780099592082
"A bold and imaginative page-turner that challenges ideas about the world of antiquity." (Peter Frankopan (The Silk Roads)). "This vivid and engaging book brings to life some of the most important moments in ancient history, moments that have shaped not only the politics and culture of bygone eras, but the institutions, thoughts and fantasies of ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 102 páginas
PVP: 25,00 €
ISBN 978-84-9927-269-6
EAN 9788499272696
Diccionario del corpus epigráfico arameo nabateo, con indicación de étimos y comparaciones con formas cognadas de lenguas semíticas afines.
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- Penguin Books Ltd, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda
PVP: 18,75 €
ISBN 978-0-14-139595-1
EAN 9780141395951
Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered'In ancient Egypt, words had magical power. Inscribed on tombs and temple walls, coffins and statues, or inked onto papyri, hieroglyphs give us a unique insight into the life of the Egyptian mind.Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson has freshly translated a ...
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Digital Giza
Visualizing the Pyramids
- Harvard University Press, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 256 páginas
ISBN 978-0-674-73123-3
EAN 9780674731233
The Pyramids on the Giza Plateau represent perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world, capturing on tomb walls frozen moments from almost every aspect of life in ancient Egypt. This book, by one of the foremost experts on the history of Giza, explores new approaches to 'cataloging' the site, highlighting efforts at the ...
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Seth L. Sanders offers a history of first-millennium scribes through their heavenly journeys and heroes, treating the visions of ancient Mesopotamian and Judean literature as pragmatic things made by people. He presents each scribal culture as an individual institution via detailed evidence for how visionary figures were used over time. The author also provides the ...
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- Princeton, 2016
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 448 páginas
PVP: 23,75 €
ISBN 978-0-691-17314-6
EAN 9780691173146
Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era, Greece was densely populated and highly urbanized. Many surprisingly healthy Greeks lived in remarkably big houses and worked for high wages at specialized occupations. Middle-class ...
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Wandering Greeks
The Ancient Greek Diaspora from the Age of Homer to the Death of Alexander the Great
- Princeton, 2016
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 344 páginas
PVP: 39,65 €
ISBN 978-0-691-17380-1
EAN 9780691173801
Most classical authors and modern historians depict the ancient Greek world as essentially stable and even static, once the so-called colonization movement came to an end. But Robert Garland argues that the Greeks were highly mobile, that their movement was essential to the survival, success, and sheer sustainability of their society, and that this wandering ...
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- Profile Books, 2016
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura
PVP: 33,50 €
ISBN 978-1-84668-370-1
EAN 9781846683701
Imperial Triumph presents the history of Rome at the height of its imperial power. Beginning with the reign of Hadrian in Rome and ending with the death of Julian the Apostate on campaign in Persia, it offers an intimate account of the twists and often deadly turns of imperial politics in which successive emperors rose ...
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- Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura
PVP: 35,20 €
ISBN 978-0-297-86428-8
EAN 9780297864288
The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west. Their peace meant Roman victory ...
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- Pen & Sword Books, 2016
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 320 páginas
PVP: 32,25 €
ISBN 978-1-4738-3374-6
EAN 9781473833746
The Han Empire equalled Rome in the scale of its territories and subject populations. With superior steel manufacturing techniques and crossbow weaponry, the Han created a system of Central Asian transport connections known as the Silk Routes. These conveyed unique Chinese goods as far as Persia and the Roman frontier.Ancient evidence suggests that one-tenth of ...
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