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 The Story of the Mongols Whom We Call the Tartars 
 The Story of the Mongols Whom We Call the Tartars Author: Fr. Giovanni Carpini, Erik Hildinger Branden Books ISBN: 0828320179 1996 Pages: 136 Format: PDF Size: 6.46МБ Language: English Thirteen century Europeans knew all too well the ravages left behind by Attila the Hun. This new scourge by the Mongols, who had already laid to waste a great part of Central Europe, were again knocking at the doors of mainland Italy. Except for their complete ruthlessness, little else was known about them. The Pope, whose predecessor had received credit for having saved Europe from Attila, was faced with a similar dilemma. But, how could he fight against an enemy about whom he and the Europeans had little if any updated information? Thus, the mission to the Tartars, and Carpini's first account available to Europe. And, now, for the first time, translated and published in English.
The History of Rome
 Author: Sir William Smith, Eugene Lawrence The History of Rome Andrews UK Ltd 2010 ISBN: 1849892148 Language: English Pages: 534 Format: PDF Size: 32,10 МБ This detailed history of Rome covers from the earliest times (including the foundation of the city) to the establishment of the Empire, and has been specially formatted for today's e-book readers. Featuring many illustrations, including coins, buildings, busts and more, this excellent book is one of the most well respected within the classical civilisation field. Subject matters covered include politics, architecture, day-to-day life and much more. The book is written in an educational style, full of interesting facts and detailed analysis.
Archaeology, Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East
 : Archaeology, Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East) Author : Oscar White Muscarella Brill : 2013 ISBN: 9789004236660 Pages: 1088 Format : PDF Size : 21,4 MB Language : English Archaeology, Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East" follows the evolution of Oscar White Muscarella s scholarly work and interests and is divided into several categories of interrelated fields. “When asked by Jennifer Pavelko of Brill USA to compile a volume of my past articles, on the model of the two volumes of Irene Winter’s outstanding scholarship published by Brill, I was of course flattered. And then began the difficult task of decision making. Given the limitation of approximately forty articles to be selected by me, I had first to examine my curriculum vita and make a list of which to choose. When I reached fifty articles I was obliged to refocus my mind and eliminate ten of them. This exercise was fortunate, I believe, for it forced me not merely to focus on works that to my mind reflect a diachronic compendium of my decades of writing, but concomitantly, and as objectively as possible, to contemplate the very nature and thrusts of my work as a whole. The scope of my research and writing has widened from the “pure” archaeological work of excavation reports and artifact analyses to include a sharpened interest in the vast number of unexcavated antiquities—and, as I came to realize, of forgeries—as well as associated cultural phenomena that often run contrary to archaeological goals.”
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome
 The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome / Author: Chris Scarre Penguin Books 1995 Pages: 144 ISBN: 0-670-86464-1 Format: pdf Quality: Good Language: English Size: 17,69 mb The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome is an introduction to the Roman Empire based on maps. The Romans themselves made maps of their empire, though little of these have survived apart from the so-called Peutingcr Table (a medieval copy) and fragments such as the marble map of Rome. It is other sources, then, which have been used to compile the present volume, and they arc of broadly two kinds: historical and literary on the one hand (what the Romans said about themselves), and archaeological and architectural on the other.
Western Civilization: A Brief History, Volume I, 7 edition
 Author: Jackson J. Spielvogel Western Civilization: A Brief History, Volume I, 7 edition The Pennsylvania State University 2010 ISBN: 0495571482 Format: PDF Size: 84,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 396 Put the world today into context by learning about the past through this brief, best-selling Western Civilization text that has helped thousands of students succeed in the course. Jack Spielvogel's engaging style of writing weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. You will also be exposed to primary source documents--actual historical documents that are the foundation for the historical analysis you read in the chapter. These documents include letters, poems, and songs through history--documents that actually enliven the past. Throughout the book there are also helpful tools to help you digest the reading including outlines, focus questions, chronologies, numerous maps and boldface key terms with definitions.
Time Frame AD 600-800 - The March of Islam
 Author: Collective Time Frame AD 600-800 - The March of Islam Time-Life Books 1988 Format: PDF Pages: 182 Language: English Size: 28.8 MB Looks at the seventh and eighth centuries in Arabia, Byzantium, Europe, China and Japan, and discusses the role religion played in each culture.
Alexander to Constantine: Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, Volume III
 Author: Eric M. Meyers, Mark A. Chancey Alexander to Constantine: Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, Volume III (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library) Yale University Press 2014 Format: PDF Size: 12.1 Mb Language: English This comprehensive and richly illustrated book explores the archaeological record of the land of the Bible from its conquest by Alexander the Great in the fourth century B.C.E. until the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine in the fourth century C.E. Unique in its focus on the region's archaeology during the crucial Graeco-Roman era, the book offers an excellent overview of a tumultuous period in world history. It also presents new insights into the evolution of Judaism and Christianity, drawing on the most recently uncovered archaeological evidence and ancient literary sources. Eric M. Meyers and Mark A. Chancey describe Hellenism as the main vehicle for the transformation of early Judaism and early Christianity in material culture and sacred traditions. The authors provide detailed discussions of the emergence of the two as sister religions, indistinguishable in many respects for centuries, then discuss how Judaism and Christianity developed in separate ways, especially after the rise of imperial Christianity with Emperor Constantine. A treasury of information coupled with brilliant insights, this book has much to offer scholar, student and general reader alike.
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire
 Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire Author: M.Bunson Facts On File, Inc. N.Y. 2002 Pages: 652 ISBN: 0-8160-4562-3 Format: PDF Quality: Good Language: English Size: 19 mb The introduction of this encyclopedia states that it "covers the most important personalities, terms and sites that played a part in Roman evolution from the period of Julius Caesar and the Gallic Wars (59-51 B.C.) to the fall of the Empire in the West (476 A.D.)." Bunson, who recently wrote The Vampire Encyclopedia and is called "a longtime student of the Roman empire," has written an excellent ready-reference source for the period. The encyclopedia features just over 1,900 entries ranging from a few words ("Sororia-- The name for Juno as the goddess of puberty") to approximately 4,000. The longest entries, Christianity and Rome, are five pages. Based on a sampling, the Board estimates that close to 60 percent of the entries are biographical. All entries do an adequate job of defining the subject matter and placing it within the proper context of Roman history, although anyone interested in doing further research will be disappointed by the lack of bibliographies at the end of entries. The 56-entry unannotated bibliography at the conclusion of the work consists entirely of secondary sources and is paltry, considering how much has been written on the topic-- even taking into account that the volume was written for those with a casual, rather than scholarly, interest in the subject. The reader will be introduced to the most important primary-source material (i.e., writings of Josephus, Suetonius, Tacitus, and others) only by reading the entries on those writers. The encyclopedia does not disappoint in its generally excellent coverage of the Roman Empire. There are several entries that the general reader may be hard pressed to find in other reference works. Assassins, for example, lists all emperors who were killed along with who most likely performed the deeds; Coinage includes a list of the main coins used in the empire; and Festivals of the Roman Year provides a month-by-month listing. Although there are such general topical articles as Art and Architecture, Marriage and Divorce, and Social Classes, it is odd there are no entries for women or education, despite the fact works specifically on those topics are cited in the bibliography.
The Bioarchaeology of Individuals
 Author: Ann L. W. Stodder (Editor), Ann M. Palkovich (Editor) The Bioarchaeology of Individuals (Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global) University Press of Florida 2012 Format: True PDF Size: 36.3 Mb Language: English "Harnessing the concept of 'the power of one,' this book guides the reader into the past using carefully woven biographies rich in detail and scope."--Anne L. Grauer, Loyola University, Chicago "The populational approach to bioarchaeology tends to be monochrome in its efforts to answer broader research-oriented questions. This volume splashes the past with color through a select group of individuals who actually experienced it."--Margaret A. Judd, University of Pittsburgh From Bronze Age Thailand to Viking Iceland, from an Egyptian oasis to a family farm in Canada, The Bioarchaeology of Individuals invites readers to unearth the daily lives of people throughout history. Covering a span of more than four thousand years of human history and focusing on individuals who lived between 3200 BC and the nineteenth century, the essays in this book examine the lives of nomads, warriors, artisans, farmers, and healers. The contributors employ a wide range of tools, including traditional macroscopic skeletal analysis, bone chemistry, ancient DNA, grave contexts, and local legends, sagas, and other historical information. The collection as a whole presents a series of osteobiographies--profiles of the lives of specific individuals whose remains were excavated from archaeological sites. The result offers a more "personal" approach to mortuary archaeology; this is a book about people--not just bones.
The Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci
 Author: Charles-Gibbs Smith The Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci Charles Scribner's Sons 1978 Format: PDF Pages: 116 Language: English Size: 71 MB As an inventor Leonardo was an astonishing genius. Although he lived over 450 years ago he foresaw the coming of advanced technology , and filled his notebooks with thousands of drawings for new machines and weapons, many of which anticipate twentieth-century engineering techniques. We see him designing armoured tanks, steam guns, ballistic missiles, flying machines, parachutes, helicopters, underwater diving suits, water turbines, movable cranes, lifting jacks, gearboxes. Each of his inventions is a continuous source of wonder and excitement, displaying both Leonardo's awesome intelligence and an incredible anticipation of the future. An expert commentary by Charles Gibbs-Smith and Gareth Rees, who wrote many of the captions, guides us to a fuller understanding of the design ideas behind the inventions, and the clarity and enthusiasm of their text make this an ideal reference book for the historian of technology or the would-he inventor. Also included in this book are some of Leonardo's beautiful drawings from nature.
Earth and Ocean: The Terrestrial World in Early Byzantine Art
 Author: Henry Maguire Earth and Ocean: The Terrestrial World in Early Byzantine Art Pennsylvania State University Press ISBN: 0271004770 1987 Format: PDF Size: 67,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 96 One of the most distinctive characteristics of Byzantine art of the later fifth and the sixth centuries AU. is its fondness for imagery drawn from natural history. Wherever the visitor looks in churches of this period, whether it be to the floors, the walls, the furnishing, or the ceilings and the vaults, there may be representations of birds, beasts, sea creatures, and plants.
Ancient Europe, 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000: An Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World (2 volume set)
Ancient Europe, 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000: An Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World
Charles Scribners & Sons
Author: Peter I. Bogucki, Pam J. Crabtree
2003
Pages: 1100
Format: PDF
Size: 31 mb
Language: English
A superbly written work that covers a history all but ignored in conventional historical surveys, Ancient Europe, 8,000 B.C.-A.D. 1,000 features 212 essays written for a general readership by 131 contributors.
The span of years covered by the set is explained in the introduction of the first section: "The beginning is marked by the freeing of Europe from glacial ice . . and the end is determined by the spread of Christianity across northern and eastern Europe and the establishment of many European states that persist into the present." Many of the contributors are archaeologists, and the set is focused accordingly.
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Magic and Rationality in Ancient Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman Medicine
 Magic and Rationality in Ancient Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman Medicine Author: M. Stol Brill 2004 Pages: 408 Language: English Format: pdf Size: 26.8 Mb For the first time, medical systems of the Ancient Near East and the Greek and Roman world are studied side by side and compared. Early medicine in Babylonia, Egypt, the Minoan and Mycenean world; later medicine in Hippocrates, Galen, Aelius Aristides, Vindicianus, the Talmud. The focus is the degree of 'rationality' or 'irrationality' in the various ways of medical thought and treatment. Fifteen specialists contributed thoughtful and well-documented chapters on important issues.
The Graffiti of Pharaonic Egypt: Scope and Roles of Informal Writings (C. 3100-332 B.C.)
 Author: Alexander J. Peden The Graffiti of Pharaonic Egypt: Scope and Roles of Informal Writings (C. 3100-332 B.C.) BRILL 2001 ISBN: 9004121129 Language: English Pages: 362 Format: PDF Size: 71,11 МБ Graffiti, being a form of written communication invariably free of social restraints, are a far more accurate reflection of the character of the Egyptian era of the pharaohs than the far more polished artistic or literary works. This work is an overall attempt to offer insight into more than 2800 years of Egyptian and Nubian hieroglyphic and hieratic graffiti. Graffiti have long been neglected when compared to larger and more formal texts and inscriptions, and it is only in recent years that many important graffiti texts written in these scripts have been published and made available to wider scrutiny. For this work, extensive use has also been made of materials as yet unpublished.
Body, Dress, and Identity in Ancient Greece
 Author: Mireille M. Lee Body, Dress, and Identity in Ancient Greece Cambridge University Press 2015 Format: PDF Size: 11.9 Mb Language: English This is the first general monograph on ancient Greek dress in English to be published in more than a century. By applying modern dress theory to the ancient evidence, this book reconstructs the social meanings attached to the dressed body in ancient Greece. Whereas many scholars have focused on individual aspects of ancient Greek dress, from the perspectives of literary, visual, and archaeological sources, this volume synthesizes the diverse evidence and offers fresh insights into this essential aspect of ancient society.
A History of Greece, 1300 to 30 BC
 Author: Victor Parker A History of Greece, 1300 to 30 BC Wiley-Blackwell 2014 Format: PDF Size: 20.9 Mb Language: English A History of Greece: 1300‒30 BC, offers a comprehensive introduction to the foundational political history of Greece, from the late Mycenaean Age through to the death of Cleopatra VII, the last Hellenistic monarch of Egypt. - Introduces textual and archaeological evidence used by historians to reconstruct historical events during Greece’s Bronze, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods - Reveals the political and social structure of the Greek world in the late Mycenaean period (thirteenth century BC) through analysis of the Linear B tablets, the oldest surviving records in Greek - Features numerous references to original source materials, including various fragmentary papyri, inscriptions, coins, and other literary sources - Provides extensive coverage of the Hellenistic period, and covers areas excluded from most Greek history texts, including the Greek West - Features judicious use of illustrations throughout, and considers instructors’ teaching needs by structuring the later sections to facilitate teaching a parallel course in Roman History - Balances scholarship with a reader-friendly approach to create an accessible introduction to the political history of one of most remarkable ancient civilizations and sophisticated periods of world history
Time Frame BC 400 - AD 200 - Empires Ascendant
 Author: Collective Time Frame BC 400 - AD 200 - Empires Ascendant Time-Life Books 1987 Format: PDF Pages: 184 Language: English Size: 25.1 MB Examines the different cultures that were emerging between 400 BC and AD 200.
New Perspectives on Ezra-Nehemiah: History and Historiography, Text, Literature, and Interpretation
 Author: Isaac Kalimi New Perspectives on Ezra-Nehemiah: History and Historiography, Text, Literature, and Interpretation Eisenbrauns 2012 Format: PDF Size: 11.6 Mb Language: English New Perspectives on Ezra–Nehemiah offers a range of fresh, current views among scholars on the biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah (traditionally, “Ezra”). These books focus on two short periods in the history of Judah in the Persian era: one recounts the events from the Cyrus Decree in 538 b.c.e. until the inauguration of the Second Temple in 515 b.c.e.; the other relates the acts of the Judean spiritual and political leaders, Ezra and Nehemiah, roughly two generations later, under the rule of Artaxerxes I, king of Persia. Ezra/Ezra–Nehemiah certainly remains the most significant written source for the study of the religious, social, and political aspects of Judah (and to some extent Samaria) in the Persian age, even in light of other biblical prophetical, literary, and historical writings from the Persian period (for example, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Chronicles, and Esther) and enlightening archaeological and epigraphical finds (for example, Elephantine and Wadi-Dalia papyri, short inscriptions, coins, seals, and bullae). Ezra–Nehemiah also presents unique instances of the literary genre memoir, late biblical historiography, and late Hebrew language.
Ancient Greece
 Ancient Greece (Ancient Civilizations) Author: Diane Bailey Essential Library Ancient Civilizations 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1624035388 Pages: 112 Language: English Format: PDF (True) Size: 20 MB Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (c. 600 AD). Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era.[1] Included in ancient Greece is the period of Classical Greece, which flourished during the 5th to 4th centuries BC. Classical Greece began with the repelling of a Persian invasion by Athenian leadership. Because of conquests by Alexander the Great of Macedonia, Hellenistic civilization flourished from Central Asia to the western end of the Mediterranean Sea.
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