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 Leonardos Lost Robots 
 Leonardos Lost Robots Springer Author: Mark E. Rosheim 2006 Pages: 204 Format: PDF Size: 17 mb Language: English This book reinterprets Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical design work, revealing a new level of sophistication not recognized by art historians or engineers. The book reinterprets Leonardo's legacy of notes, showing that apparently unconnected fragments from dispersed manuscripts actually comprise cohesive designs for functioning automata. Using the rough sketches scattered throughout almost all of Leonardo's notebooks, the author has reconstructed Leonardo's programmable cart, which was the platform for other automata. Through a readable, lively narrative, the author explains how he reconstructed da Vinci's designs.
Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean
 Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean Author: Charles Freeman OUP Oxford Graduation Year: 2014 Language: English Quality: excellent Format: pdf Pages: 784 Size: 8,7 Mb Egypt, Greece, and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world, having sold more than 80,000 copies in its first two editions. It is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time and provides a reliable and highly accessible point of entry to the period. Beginning with the early Middle Eastern civilizations of Sumer, and continuing right through to the Islamic invasions and the birth of modern Europe after the collapse of the Roman empire, the book ranges beyond political history to cover art and architecture, philosophy, literature, society, and economy. A wide range of maps, illustrations, and photographs complements the text. This third edition has been extensively revised to appeal to the general reader with several chapters completely rewritten and a great deal of new material added, including a new selection of images.
Encyclopedia Of Ancient Egypt
 Author: Margaret R.Bunston Encyclopedia Of Ancient Egypt Facts On File,Inc 2000 г. Format: PDF Size: 4,46 mb
Ancient Portraits from the Athenian Agora
 Ancient Portraits from the Athenian Agora (Agora Picture Book 5) Author: Harrison, E. B. American School of Classical Studies 1960 ISBN: 0876616058 Pages: 36 Format: PDF Size: 10 mb Language: English Although the famous bronze statues seen by the Roman tourist Pausanias have been melted down, the Agora preserves a number of fine portraits in stone. While a few of these are named, most of the portraits in this booklet represent ordinary men and women; priests, athletes, and officials. Referring to over 40 black and white photos, the author discusses hairstyles, clothing and facial expressions to shed light on the individuals depicted.
Maritime Networks in the Mycenaean World
 Author: Thomas F. Tartaron Maritime Networks in the Mycenaean World Thomas F. Tartaron 2013 Format: PDF Size: 15.1 Mb Language: English In this book, Thomas F. Tartaron presents a new and original reassessment of the maritime world of the Mycenaean Greeks of the Late Bronze Age. By all accounts a seafaring people, they enjoyed maritime connections with peoples as distant as Egypt and Sicily. These long-distance relations have been celebrated and much studied; by contrast, the vibrant worlds of local maritime interaction and exploitation of the sea have been virtually ignored. Dr. Tartaron argues that local maritime networks, in the form of "coastscapes" and "small worlds," are far more representative of the true fabric of Mycenaean life. He offers a complete template of conceptual and methodological tools for recovering small worlds and the communities that inhabited them. Combining archaeological, geoarchaeological, and anthropological approaches with ancient texts and network theory, he demonstrates the application of this scheme in several case studies. This book presents new perspectives and challenges for all archaeologists with interests in maritime connectivity.
Romans, Celts & Germans: The German Provinces of Rome
 Romans, Celts & Germans: The German Provinces of Rome Tempus Author: Maureen Carroll 2005 Pages: 176 Format: pdf Language: English ISBN: 978-0752419121 Size: 41 mb The two German provinces of the Roman Empire, Germania Superior and Germania Inferior formed a vital link between the Mediterranean and the North Sea. Maureen Carroll's synthesis of past and recent archaeological research introduces readers to the main features of the Roman Empire in these provinces. It deals with the pre-Roman societies and their landscapes, which were to be changed by the Romans after the conquests of Caesar and Augustus. The book also explores the concept of frontier and assesses the role of the German provinces as border zones of the Empire.
City-States in Classical Antiquity and Medieval Italy
 Author: Anthony Molho City-States in Classical Antiquity and Medieval Italy University of Michigan Press ISBN: 0472102869 1992 Format: PDF Size: 47,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 654 Studies the development of city-states in the classical and medieval periods
An Atlas of Middle Eastern Affairs
 Author: Ewan W. Anderson, Liam D. Anderson An Atlas of Middle Eastern Affairs Routledge ISBN: 0415455146 2009 Format: PDF Size: 36,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 296 This revised and updated version of An Atlas of Middle Eastern Affairs provides accessible, concisely written entries on the most important current issues in the Middle East, combining maps with their geopolitical background. Offering a clear context for analysis of key concerns, it includes background topics, the position of the Middle East in the world and profiles of the constituent countries.
The Armies of the Aztec and Inca Empires
 Author: Ian Heath Armies of the Sixteenth Century Vol.2: The Armies of the Aztec and Inca Empires, Other Native Peoples of the Americas, and the Conquistadores 1450-1608: Organisation, Warfare, Dress and Weapons Foundry Books ISBN: 1901543382 2009 Format: PDF Pages: 176 Size: 37 Mb Language: English There has probably never been a single volume with such extensive information on the uniforms and costumes of the European conquest of the Americas. Ian Heath has assembled 247 drawings and other illustrations to depict the native peoples of South America and the eastern parts of North America as well as Spanish, English, French and even German adventurers and explorers. The accompanying text also offers a clear account of the rise and development of the various European colonies. Includes extensive bibliography.
Empire of Ancient Egypt
 Author: Wendy Christensen Empire of Ancient Egypt Facts on File Great Empires of the Past Language:English 2004 Format: pdf Size: 6.52 mb Empire of Ancient Egypt opens with an introduction to the world and the geographic area in the years leading up to the empire, followed by a brief summary of the history of the empire. Sorting through the myths of popular culture and contradictory historical evidence, this volume provides a clear, detailed picture of the life and history of the ancient Egyptians.
Les Vikings
 Author: Régis Boyer Les Vikings Plon ISBN: 2259022367 2004 Format: PDF Size: 45,7 МБ Language: French Pages: 442 Régis Boyer nous présente l'histoire et la civilisation des Vikings, s'appuyant sur les documents les plus recevables : archéologie et sources scandinaves strictement contemporaines de ces commerçants-pirates qui sévirent de 800 à 1050 environ dans tout l'Occident, y compris - et c'est là l'une des originalités de ce livre - à l'Est sur le front "russe". Les causes du phénomène, ses manifestations diverses aux cours des décennies, ses temps forts (découverte de l'Islande, du Groenland et de l'Amérique, fondation de la Russie, installation en Normandie et en Angleterre), et ses apports à notre histoire sont étudiés. Mais ce phénomène, unique dans nos annales, n'aurait pu se produire s'il n'avait été sous-tendu par une civilisation qui ruine les accusations de barbarie ou de sauvagerie si souvent portées contre ces "fiers enfants du Nord ". Cette culture, au sens large, est également illustrée ici. D'autre part, cet ouvrage s'attache à démystifier, démythifier le Viking qui ne fut ni une brute cruelle et sanguinaire, ni le bras de Dieu venu châtier l'Occident de ses prétendus péchés.
Alexandrian War, African War, Spanish War
 Author: Caesar Alexandrian War, African War, Spanish War HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS The Loeb Classical Library Language: /English 1955 Format: PDF Size: 17,50 mb 472
Urban Religion in Roman Corinth: Interdisciplinary Approaches
 Author: Daniel Schowalter, Steven J. Friesen Urban Religion in Roman Corinth: Interdisciplinary Approaches (Harvard Theological Studies) Harvard Divinity School 2005 Format: PDF (rar+3%) Size: 31,02 mb Language: English Pages: 485 This book discusses the history, topography, and urban development of Corinth with special attention to civic and private religious practices in the Roman colony. Expert analysis of the latest archaeological data is coupled with consideration of what can be known about the emergence and evolution of religions in Corinth. Several scholars consider specific aspects of archaeological evidence and ask how enhanced knowledge of such topics as burial practice, water supply, and city planning strengthens our understanding of religious identity and practice in the ancient city. This volume seeks to gain insight into the nature of the Greco-Roman city visited by Paul, and the ways in which Christianity gradually emerged as the dominant religion.
A Companion to the Roman Empire
 A Companion to the Roman Empire Wiley-Blackwell Author: David S. Potter 2009 Pages: 728 Format: PDF Size: 9 mb Language: English If this book had been commissioned in the late eighties as opposed to the late nineties, it would have had a very different shape. Fifteen years ago, historians of the Roman world were in the process of dismantling the hierarchical structure of their subject that had endured since the beginning of scholarly discourse about the Roman Empire. In the late sixties and early seventies, scholars began to move away from work concentrating on the dominant social and political group that had produced the bulk of the surviving literature.They were experimenting with the possibility that groups such as women, slaves, children, peasants, the urban poor, and even soldiers might have a history that was not dictated solely by the interests of people like the younger Pliny. Work by archaeologists, epigraphists and papyrologists had begun to show how it was possible to recover voices from outside the literary tradition. Even within the traditional, philological core of the subject there were signs of change. It was in the late sixties that lively debate erupted over the nature of the Greek literature of the Roman Empire. Characters like Galen, Aelius Aristides, and Pausanias became worthy subjects of research as excavation and epigraphic discovery restored the cities in which they had lived and worked. In the late seventies biographical approaches to Roman emperors encountered a massive challenge in Fergus Millar’s Emperor in the Roman World, which proposed, for the first time, a model for the interaction between emperor and subject that transcended the personalities of individual rulers (Millar 1977). At roughly the same time, two other developments were changing the scope of the subject. One was the growth of interest in ‘‘Late Antiquity,’’ which fueled interest in broad areas of social and intellectual history. The other was Moses Finley’s work on the economy of the ancient world. His work became the focal point of a debate between archaeologists who studied the evidence for trade and historians who questioned whether any amount of empirical data could overthrow an approach based on a theoretical model.
Socrates in the Agora, The Athenian Agora, A Short Guide in Color
 Socrates in the Agora, The Athenian Agora, A Short Guide in Color (Agora Picture Book 16-17) Author: Lang, M., Camp, J. American School of Classical Studies 1978 ISBN: 0876616171 Pages: 72 Format: PDF Size: 11 mb Language: english As far as we know, the 5th-century B.C. Greek philosopher Socrates himself wrote nothing. We discover his thoughts and deeds entirely through the writings of his followers, disciples who accompanied him on his walks through the Athenian Agora or engaged in dialogue with him in the Stoa Basileios. Rather than examining his ideas in abstract, this stimulating little book aims to place Socrates in his physical setting, using textual references to follow his progress through the material remains still visible. The author not only sheds new light on the great philosopher’s life, but also provides a vivid reconstruction, through following the career of one of its most famous citizens, of daily life at the center of classical Athens. In a newly revised version of this popular site guide, the current director of excavations in the Athenian Agora gives a brief account of the history of the ancient center of Athens. The text has been updated and expanded to cover the most recent archaeological discoveries, and the guide now features numerous color illustrations. Each monument still visible on the site is described in turn, and helpful maps and plans are a particular feature of this edition. Birthplace of democracy, the Agora remains one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in the world, and this is the essential companion for any visitor.
The Ancient Greeks: New Perspectives
 The Ancient Greeks: New Perspectives Author: Stephanie Lynn Budin ABC-CLIO Understanding Ancient Civilizations 2004 ISBN: 1576078140 Pages: 486 Language: English Format: PDF Size: 6,8 МВ Ancient Greece chronicles the rise, decline, resurgence, and ultimate collapse of the Greek empire from its earliest stirrings in the Bronze Age, through the Dark Ages and Classical period, to the death of Cleopatra and the conquests by Macedon and Rome (roughly 3000 B.C.E. to 30 B.C.E.). Drawing on the latest interpretations of artifacts, texts, and other evidence, this handbook takes both newcomers and long-time Hellenophiles inside the process of discovery, revealing not only what we know about ancient Greece but how we know it and how these cultures continue to influence us. There is no more authoritative or accessible introduction to the culture that gave us the Acropolis, Iliad and Odyssey, Herodotus and Thucydides, Sophocles and Aeschylus, Plato and Aristotle, and so much more. From the language we speak to the buildings we work in and the way we think about the world, the ancient Greeks bequeathed a breathtaking legacy to the modern world. They continue to teach us, layer by layer, as archaeologists and other researchers uncover even more about this astonishing culture.
Incas - Lords of Gold and Glory
 Author: Collective Incas - Lords of Gold and Glory (Lost Civilizations Series) Time-Life Books 1992 Format: PDF Pages: 176 Language: English Size: 32.3 MB Readers assume the role of archaeologists, uncovering secrets of ancient civilizations. Stunning photographs and illustrations, plus detailed cutaways, maps and diagrams.
Rome: Empire of the Eagles, 753 BC - AD 476
 Author: Neil Faulkner Rome: Empire of the Eagles, 753 BC - AD 476 Routletge 2008 ISBN: 0582784956 Format: EPUB Size: 7,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 400 The Roman Empire is widely admired as a model of civilisation. However, in this compelling new study Neil Faulkner argues that in fact, it was nothing more than a ruthless system of robbery and violence. War was used to enrich the state, the imperial ruling classes and favoured client groups. In the process millions of people were killed or enslaved. Within the empire the landowning elite creamed off the wealth of the countryside to pay taxes to the state and fund the towns and villas where they lived. The masses of people – slaves, serfs and poor peasants – were victims of a grand exploitation that made the empire possible. This system, riddled with tension and latent conflict, contained the seeds of its own eventual collapse.
Gods and Heroes in the Athenian Agora
 Gods and Heroes in the Athenian Agora(Agora Picture Book 19) Author: Camp, J. American School of Classical Studies 1980 ISBN: 0876616236 Format: PDF Size: 10 mb Language: english Religion played a part in almost every aspect of civic life, so shrines, temples, altars, and dedications are conspicuous at almost every turn during a visit to the Agora. The author of this booklet shows where and how the major Olympian gods were worshipped, and then turns his attention to lesser known deities, such as Hekate, the triple-bodied goddess of the crossroads. He argues that the cults of heroes, such as Theseus, one of the legendary founders of Athens, were much more popular than the official state religion focused on the Olympian gods.
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