Ancient history Books

"Within its own 'world view' Egyptian Heka was of far more exalted significance than its Coptic descendant or Western approximation."Robert Ritner, The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice 247Western magick is no longer an approximation;...

This book traces out the beginning and development of the Shrimad-Bhagavatam, the beautiful book about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, from the text of the Bhagavatam itself, and studies the lives of the great transcendental sages, the pure devotees...

THE LOST CONTINENT OF ATLANTISOften dismissed as myth, Atlantis was a real place. It was an island rather than a continent. Contrary to legend it existed within the scope of written history. It was destroyed in a release of subterranean energy that...

The after-life was a major component of ancient Egyptian culture, upon which much of their society was centered around. Death and resurrection was considered a constant cycle. This book is the first comprehensive study of ancient Egyptian ceremonies. The...

The biblical-theological approach Boda takes in this work is canonical-thematic, tracing the presentation of the theology of sin and its remedy in the canonical form and shape of the Old Testament. The hermeneutical foundations for this enterprise have...

The scholarly world first became aware of the myth of Adapa and the South Wind when it was discovered on a tablet from the El-Amarna archive in 1887. We now have at our disposal six fragments of the myth. The largest and most important fragment, from...

This text is designed to serve as a primary source reader. It addresses medieval Christendom in the context of world history. It combines the traditional approach (the medieval Christian tradition found in the church hierarchy and theological...

Despite the interest that has been shown by classicists and assyriologists in the economy of Lower Mesopotamia during the two centuries of Macedonian rule over the region (331-129 B.C.), no synoptic study has previously been published, even though...

This book tries to present another aspect of the Classical Greek historian Thucydides by studying the persona of the author of the History of the Peloponnesian War. E.J. Krigas attempts a review of Thucydides' multi-faceted character (ranging from...

Tierra and the Seven Sisters is a fantastical story of the Earth's origins and re-awakening to Love. Non-fiction couched in a fictional setting, this adult story weaves through millions of years of history to the present day. It's told from the future to...

This book provides a conceptual history of the emergence of civilizational consciousness in early China. Focusing on how words are used in pre-Qín (before 221 BCE) texts to construct identities and negotiate relationships between a 'civilised self' and...

The life of Alexander the Great began to be retold from the moment of his death. The Greco-Roman authors used these stories as exemplars in a variety of ways. This book is concerned with the various stories of Alexander and how they were used in...

Education in the Graeco-Roman world was a hallmark of the polis. Yet the complex ways in which pedagogical theory and practice intersected with their local environments has not been much explored in recent scholarship. Learning Cities in Late Antiquity...

Understanding Greek Warfare offers a wide-ranging survey of Greek warfare, from the Mycenaeans through to the Hellenistic kingdoms' clashes with Rome. Each chapter provides an overview of a particular theme and historical period, and a detailed...

Central to understanding the prophecy and prayer of the Hebrew Bible are the unspoken assumptions that shaped them-their genres. Modern scholars describe these works as "poetry," but there was no corresponding ancient Hebrew term or concept. Scholars...

The subject of the emperor in the Byzantine world may seem likely to be a well-studied topic but there is no book devoted to the emperor in general covering the span of the Byzantine empire. Of course there are studies on individual emperors, dynasties...

First published in 1991, this book - through the examination of ancient Greek literary, philosophical and legal texts - analyses how the Athenian torture of slaves emerged from and reinforced the concept of truth as something hidden in the...

On the Edge of Empires explores the mixed culture of North Mesopotamia in the Roman period. This volatile region at the eastern edge of the Roman world became during the imperial period the theater of confrontation for multiple political entities: Rome,...

How did Greco-Roman Egyptian society perceive women's bodies and how did it acknowledge women's reproductive functions? Detailing women's lives in Greco-Roman Egypt this monograph examines understudied aspects of women's lives such as their coming of...

The Hebrews and the Red Sea is a historical book written by Alexander Wheelock Thayer in 1883. The book explores the story of the Hebrews and their miraculous escape from the Egyptians through the Red Sea, as told in the Book of Exodus. Thayer analyzes...

The Credibility Of Early Roman History is a book written by Samuel Ball Platner and originally published in 1902. The book is an examination of the historical accuracy of early Roman history, focusing on the period from the founding of Rome to the end of...

Aristonici Peri Semeion Iliados Reliquiae Emendatiores (1853) est liber auctore Aristonico, M. In hoc libro, Aristonicus emendationes reliquiarum Peri Semeion Iliados, quae sunt signa et indicia in Homeri Iliade, exhibet. Aristonicus, qui fuit...

""Etudes Morales Sur L�������Antiquite"" est un livre �����crit en 1883 par Benjamin Constant et Martha. Ce livre est une �����tude morale de l'Antiquit�����, qui explore les valeurs et les principes moraux des anciennes civilisations grecque et romaine...

Die Geskiednis Van Ons Heere En Heiland Jesus Christus (1833) ist ein Buch, das von United Brethren's Missions Publisher ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist eine umfassende Darstellung der Geschichte von Jesus Christus, beginnend mit seiner Geburt und...

M. T. Ciceronis Opera Selecta est liber qui continet selecta opera Marci Tullii Ciceronis, oratoris et philosophi Romani, qui vixit in primo saeculo ante Christum. Hic liber editus est anno MDCCCXXXIX, et continet orationes, epistulas, et alia scripta...

""Etude sur les peuples primitifs de la Russie: Les Meriens (1875)"" est un livre �����crit par Aleksiei Sergieevitch Ouvarov. Ce livre est une �����tude approfondie sur les Meriens, un peuple primitif de la Russie. L'auteur explore leur culture, leur...

Le livre ""Etudes sur l'Antiquit����� Grecque"" a �����t����� �����crit par Henri Weil en 1900. Ce livre est une collection d'�����tudes sur la Gr�����ce antique et couvre une vari�����t����� de sujets, tels que l'histoire, la philosophie, la religion et...

Il libro ""Storico Armeno Del Quinto Secolo"" ����� stato scritto da Mose Corenese nel 1841. Si tratta di un'opera storica che racconta la storia dell'Armenia nel quinto secolo. Il libro ����� scritto in lingua italiana e presenta una descrizione...

Das Buch ""Die Staatslehre des Aristoteles, Teil 1"" von Wilhelm Oncken wurde 1870 ver������ffentlicht. Es ist eine umfassende Darstellung der politischen Philosophie von Aristoteles, einem der bedeutendsten Denker der antiken Welt. Oncken analysiert die...

Das Buch ""Das Etruskische Durch Erklarung Von Inschriften Und Namen Als Semitische Sprache Erwiesen"" wurde im Jahr 1858 von Johann Gustav Stickel ver������ffentlicht. In diesem Werk versucht der Autor, die Etruskische Sprache durch die Analyse von...

Le livre ""Le�����ons sur les origines de la science grecque"" publi����� en 1893 par Gaston Milhaud est une �����tude approfondie de l'histoire de la science en Gr�����ce antique. L'auteur explore les racines de la pens�����e scientifique grecque depuis...

Il Compendio Della Storia Greca ����� un libro scritto da Oliver Goldsmith nel 1834. Questo libro ����� una raccolta di informazioni sulla storia della Grecia antica, dalla preistoria fino alla fine dell'era classica. Goldsmith descrive le principali...

Histoire Des Peuples Anciens Et De Leurs Cultes (1851) est un livre �����crit par Desroches, M. qui explore l'histoire des peuples anciens et de leurs cultes. Ce livre est une source pr�����cieuse pour ceux qui s'int�����ressent ������ l'histoire des...

Il libro ""Storia Di Stefano Figliuolo D'Un Imperatore Di Roma: Versione In Ottava Rima Del Libro Dei Sette Savi (1880)"" scritto da Rajna, Pio, racconta la storia di Stefano, figlio di un imperatore di Roma. Il libro ����� una versione in ottava rima...

""L'Anima Nel Mondo Greco E Romano: Nel Medio Evo E Nella Filosofia Moderna"" ����� un libro scritto da Francesco Pietropaolo nel 1898. Il libro esplora la concezione dell'anima nelle culture greca e romana, nel Medioevo e nella filosofia moderna...

Historia Antigua (1854) es un libro escrito por Victor Boreau que se centra en la historia antigua. El libro explora los or������genes de la civilizaci������n y la cultura, desde la prehistoria hasta la ca������da del Imperio Romano. Boreau analiza los...

Le livre ""Epigraphie De La Morine Ou Inscriptions Gallo-Romaines Sur Pierre, Metal, Verre Et Terre-Cuite (1890)"" de Victor Jules Vaillant est un recueil d'inscriptions gallo-romaines trouv�����es dans la r�����gion de La Morine. Ces inscriptions sont...

""Storia Del Diritto Privato Romano V1: Dalle Origini All�������Impero"" ����� un libro scritto da Pietro Cogliolo nel 1889. Questo volume ����� il primo di una serie che esplora la storia del diritto privato romano, dalle sue origini fino all'Impero. Il...

Histoire Du Canon De L�������Ancien Testament est un livre �����crit par Alfred Loisy en 1890. Ce livre traite de l'histoire de la formation du canon de l'Ancien Testament. Loisy examine les diff�����rentes traditions orales et �����crites qui ont...

Essai Sur Les Lois Agraires Sous La Republique Romaine (1898) est un livre �����crit par Robert Dreyfus qui traite des lois agraires mises en place pendant la R�����publique romaine. Cette �����tude historique examine les diff�����rentes lois agraires...

Le livre intitul����� ""Cours De Mythologie: Ou Histoire Des Divinites Et Des Heros Les Plus Celebres Du Paganisme"" est �����crit par Fran�����ois No�����l et a �����t����� publi����� en 1844. Ce livre est une exploration compl�����te de la mythologie...

""Auf der Donau von Wien nach Constantinopel und nach den Dardanellen"" ist ein Buch von Sigismund Wallace, das im Jahr 1864 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es beschreibt eine Reise entlang der Donau von Wien bis nach Konstantinopel und weiter zu den...

""�����tude sur le monument bilingue de Delphes"" est un livre �����crit par Carle Wescher en 1868. Ce livre traite du monument bilingue trouv����� ������ Delphes, en Gr�����ce, qui est consid�����r����� comme l'un des plus importants de l'histoire de...

Essai sur la condition des barbares �����tablis dans l'Empire romain au quatri�����me si�����cle (1873) est un livre �����crit par Leotard, Eugene. Dans ce livre, l'auteur examine la situation des barbares qui ont �����t����� int�����gr�����s dans...

Essai Sur Les Livres Dans Lantiquite: Particulierement Chez Les Romains est un livre �����crit par Hercule Geraud en 1840. Ce livre traite de l'histoire des livres dans l'Antiquit�����, en particulier chez les Romains. L'auteur examine comment les livres...

Essai Sur La Province Romaine D�������Egypte Depuis La Conquete Jusqu�������a Diocletien est un livre �����crit par Abdallah Simaika en 1892. Ce livre est un essai sur l'histoire de la province romaine d'Egypte depuis sa conqu������te jusqu'������...