Ancient Civilizations

Incorporating research found in ancient literary, iconographic, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the experiences of the soldiers w...

if You Know The Enemy And Know Yourself, You Need Not Fear The Result Of A Hundred Battles. If You Know Yourself But Not The Enemy, For Every Victory Gain...

The Discovery Of A Limestone Burial Box With The Inscription, James, Son Of Joseph, Brother Of Jesus Set The World Of Biblical Archaeology Abuzz. Hershel Sh...

First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Be...

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V. 1. From Prehistory To The Eleventh Century -- V. 3. To The Year 1340 -- V. 4. Political Relations In The Fourteenth To Sixteenth Centuries -- V. 6. Econo...

"This visual tour of the Holy Land brings 44 places in that region up close and personal with beautiful photographs and interesting information"--Categories...

Unique in their broad-based coverage the twelve essays in this book provide a fresh look at some central aspects of Roman culture and society. Categories:...

Presenting A Survey Of Sports In Ancient Greece, This Work Describes Ancient Sporting Events And Games. It Considers The Role Of Women And Amateurs In Ancie...

From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compileda trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxi...

Ancient Cities surveys the cities of the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Greek and Roman worlds from the perspectives of archaeology and architectural hi...

Hardcover book with dust jacket, edited by Regine Schulz and Matias Seidel, Publication by Konemann, first English language edition. It has 540 pages fully ...

From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews, his most compelling historical narrative yet.How did an obscure...

'A compelling and provocative read . . . With a soldier’s eye, Jim Lacey re-creates the battle of Marathon in all its brutal simplicity.'-Barry Strauss...

The renowned historian illuminates the world of ancient Greece and Rome, expounding on the influence of the classical states on the Western world todayCateg...

Every year hundreds of human skeletal remains are brought to the surface by engineering works, quarrying or planned archaeological exploration. These remain...

A fascinating, erudite, and witty glimpse of the human side of ancient Egypt-this acclaimed classic work is now revised and updated for a new generation Di...

Witness the life of a powerful Egyptian ruler. Vivid storytelling brings the past to life. Exciting eyewitness accounts make you feel like part of the actio...

One Of The World' S Foremost Military Historians Offers A Sweeping View Of The Place Of Warfare In Civilization. Probing The Meanings, Motivations, And Meth...

What if everything we have been told about the origins of Christianity is a lie? What if a small group had always known the truth and had kept it hidden...

The focus is the most severe mass extinction known in earth's history….The science on which the book is based is up-to-date, thorough, and balanced. Highly ...

A Westerner’s travels among the persecuted and displaced Christian remnant in Iraq and Syria teach him much about faith under fire.Gold Medal Winner, 201...

History with the nasty parts left in! The Rotten Romans follows life for folks in Roman Britain from Nasty Nero and other awful emperors, to Brave Boudicca ...

The ancient Greeks set out from their mountainous land at the end of the Balkan peninsula to colonize and settle almost all the Mediterranean and Black Sea...

A “splendid” (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of history’s most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of...

the Starseed Dialogues is A Clear And Concise Compilation Of Questions Patricia Cori Has Received From Readers, Which She Then Turned Over To The Speakers...

Based on a landmark BBC2 series, The Rise and Fall of Rome follows a fast-paced, plot-driven narrative, focusing on the pivotal moments in Roman history, an...

The Triumph Of Empire Takes Readers Into The Political Heart Of Imperial Rome And Recounts The Extraordinary Challenges Overcome By A Flourishing Empire. Mi...

Early Republic / Stephen P. Oakley -- Power And Process Under The Republican Constitution / T. Corey Brennan -- The Roman Army And Navy / David Potter -- Th...

Mixing rigorous scholarship with helpings of both wit and pastoral care, Amy-Jill Levine reveals Jesus as The Misunderstood Jew. Levine shows how Christian...

The story of the ancient Greeks is one of the most improbable success stories in world history. A small people inhabiting a country poor in resources and di...

Examines The History, Art, Architecture, Languages, Literatures, Society, And Religion Of Biblical Israel And Early Judaism And Christianity. In The Beginni...

Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, wi...

For Romans, bathing was a social event. Public baths, in fact, were one of the few places where large numbers of Romans gathered daily in an informal contex...

Looks At The History Of The Rise Of Christianity As Experienced By The Adherents Of The Traditional Religions Of The Ancient World Who Directly Experienced ...