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 Oxford Bible Atlas 
 Oxford Bible Atlas Author: Adrian Curtis Oxford University Press 2007 Pages: 240 ISBN: 0‒19‒100158‒9; 978‒0‒19‒100158‒1 Format: PDF Quality: Good Language: English Size: 50,51 mb The most recent advances in biblical, archaeological, and topographical scholarship have been incorporated into this long-respected work, bringing it completely up to date and making it essential for all students of biblical history.
Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles
 Author: Thomas Benfield Harbottle Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles Van Nostrand Reinhold Company 1981 Format: PDF Pages: 308 Language: English Size: 46 MB Harbottle 's Dictionary offers the key facts to all the major battles fought in the world. Each entry gives the date of the battle and the war during which it was fought, identifies the opposing sides, and describes the outcome. In addition, Mr. Bruce has carefully crossreferenced the Dictionary to indicate, where appropriate, other battles associated with each entry.
The Economic History of Byzantium
 Author: Angeliki E. Laiou The Economic History of Byzantium Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection ISBN: 088402332X 2008 Format: PDF Size: 18,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 1364 The longevity of the Byzantine state was due largely to the existence of variegated and articulated economic systems. This three-volume study examines the structures and dynamics of the economy and the factors that contributed to its development over time. The first volume addresses the environment, resources, communications, and production techniques.
And Man Created God: Kings, Cults and Conquests at the Time of Jesus
 Author: Selina O'Grady And Man Created God: Kings, Cults and Conquests at the Time of Jesus ATLANTIC BOOKS 2012 Format: epub/pdf Size: 5.3 Mb Language: English At the time of Jesus’ birth , the world was full of gods. Thousands of them jostled, competed and merged with one another. In Syria ecstatic devotees castrated themselves in the streets to become priests of Atargatis In Galilee, holy men turned oil into wine, healed the sick, drove out devils, and claimed to be the Messiah. Every day thousands of people were leaving their family and tribes behind them and flocking into brand new multi-ethnic cities. The ancient world was in ferment as it underwent the first phase of globalisation, and in this ferment rulers and ruled turned to religion as a source of order and stability. Augustus, the first emperor of Rome (though he never dared officially to call himself so) was maneuvering his way to becoming worshipped as a god – it was one of the most brilliant makeovers ever undertaken by a ruler and his spin doctors. In North Africa, Amanirenas the warrior queen exploited her god-like status to inspire her armies to face and defeat Rome. In China the usurper Wang Mang won and lost his throne because of his obsession with Confucianism. To explore the power that religious belief has had over societies through the ages, Selina O’Grady takes the reader on a dazzling journey across the empires of the ancient world and introduces us to rulers, merchants, messiahs, priests and holy men. Throughout, she seeks to answer why, amongst the countless religious options available, the empires at the time of Jesus ‘chose’ the religions they did? Why did China’s rulers hitch their fate to Confucianism, a philosophy more than a religion? And why was a tiny Jewish cult led by Jesus eventually adopted by Rome’s emperors rather than the cult of Isis which was far more popular and widespread? The Jesus cult , followed by no more than 100 people at the time of his death, should, by rights, have disappeared in a few generations. Instead it became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Why did Christianity grow so quickly to become the predominant world religion? What was it about its teachings that so appealed to people? And Man Created God looks at why and how religions have had such an immense impact on human history and in doing so uncovers the ineradicable connection between politics and religion - a connection which still defines us in our own age. This is an important, thrilling and necessary new work of history.
Atlas of Classical History
 Author: Richard J. A. Talbert Atlas of Classical History Routledge ISBN: 0415034639 1989 Format: PDF Size: 6,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 224 From the Bronze Age to the reign of Constantine, the Atlas of Classical History provides a comprehensive series of maps, diagrams, and commentary designed to meet the needs of classical scholars, as well as general readers. Over 135 maps of the Greek and Roman worlds clearly mark the political affiliations of the cities and states, major military events, trade routes, artistic, cultural and industrial centers, and colonization and exploration.
Three Byzantine Military Treatises
 Author: George T. Dennis Three Byzantine Military Treatises Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection ISBN: 0884023397 1985 Format: PDF Size: 16,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 396 Threatened on all sides by relentless enemies for a thousand years, the Byzantines needed ready armies and secure borders. To this end, experienced commanders compiled practical handbooks of military strategy. Three such manuals are presented here. The Anonymous Byzantine Treatise on Strategy was written by a retired combat engineer around the middle of the sixth century, while Skirmishing and Campaign Organization and Tactics date from the late tenth century and concern warfare in the mountains along the Syrian frontier and campaigns in the rugged terrain of the Balkans. These treatises provide information not only on tactics and weaponry but also on the motivations of the men who risked their lives to defend the empire.
CRISIS OF ROME: The Jugurthine and Northern Wars and the Rise of Marius
 Author: Gareth Sampson CRISIS OF ROME: The Jugurthine and Northern Wars and the Rise of Marius Pen and Sword 2010 Format: epub Size: 12.5 Mb Language: English In the later 2nd century BC, after a period of rapid expansion and conquest, the Roman Republic found itself in crisis. In North Africa her armies were already bogged down in a long difficult guerrilla war in a harsh environment when invasion by a coalition of Germanic tribes, the Cimbri, Teutones and Ambrones, threatened Italy and Rome itself, inflicting painful defeats on Roman forces in pitched battle Gaius Marius was the man of the hour. The first war he brought to an end through tactical brilliance, bringing the Numidian King Jugurtha back in chains. Before his ship even returned to Italy, the senate elected Marius to lead the war against the northern invaders. Reorganizing and reinvigorating the demoralized Roman legions, he led them to two remarkable victories in the space of months, crushing the Teutones and Ambrones at Aquiae Sextae and the Cimbri at Vercellae. The Roman army emerged from this period of crisis a much leaner and more professional force and the author examines the extent to which the 'Marian Reforms' were responsible for this and the extent to which they can be attributed to Marius himself.
The Magnificent Maya
 Author: Collective The Magnificent Maya (Lost Civilizations Series) Time-Life Books 1993 Format: PDF Pages: 176 Language: English Size: 25.6 MB The Magnificent Maya is one of twenty-four volumes in the Time-Life book series Lost Civilizations. This series explores the worlds of the past, using the finds of archaeologists and other scientists to bring ancient peoples and their cultures vividly to life. This volume presents the history and archaeology of Mayan civilization between 1000 B.C. and A.D. 1500.
Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide
 Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide Routledge Author: Jennifer Larson 2007 Pages: 320 Format: PDF Size: 3 mb Language: English Using archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources; and incorporating current scholarly theories, this volume will serve as an excellent companion to any introduction to Greek mythology, showing a side of the Greek gods to which most students are rarely exposed. Detailed enough to be used as a quick reference tool or text, and providing a readable account focusing on the oldest, most widespread, and most interesting religious practices of the ancient Greek world in the Archaic and Classical periods, Ancient Greek Cults surveys ancient Greek religion through the cults of its gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines. Jennifer Larson conveniently summarizes a vast amount of material in many languages, normally inaccessible to undergrad students, and explores, in detail, the variety of cults celebrated by the Greeks, how these cults differed geographically, and how each deity was conceptualized in local cult titles and rituals. Including an introductory chapter on sources and methods, and suggestions for further reading this book will allow readers to gain a fresh perspective on Greek religion.
Rome - Echoes of Imperial Glory
 Author: Collective Rome - Echoes of Imperial Glory (Lost Civilizations Series) Time-Life Books 1994 Format: PDF Pages: 176 Language: English Size: 32.7 MB Long before the age of Julius Caesar and the days of empire, the Forum was the place wher eRomans came to witness and take part in the great moments of their communal history. The Forum's beginnings seem as misty as those of Rome itself. Readers assume the role of archaeologists, uncovering secrets of ancient civilizations. Stunning photographs and illustrations, plus detailed cutaways, maps and diagrams.
Pompeii: The Vanished City
 Pompeii: The Vanished City Author: Dale Brown Time Life Education Graduation Year: 1992 Language: English Quality: excellent Format: Pdf Pages: 168 Size: 35,5 Mb Late in August of 1991 the Roman citv of Pompeii, already one of the world's most famous and fascinating archaeological sites, offered a fresh glimpse of the nightmare that had doomed it more than 1,900 years earlier. The excavators who made the discovery were not particularly looking for additional details of the tragic hours on August 24 and 25, AD 79, when the outpourings of nearby Mount Vesuvius overwhelmed the citv. The diggers were to make repairs: They had received funding of $23 million from the Italian government to clear pebbly volcanic rubble called lapilli from several still-buried city blocks of Pompeii and restore the buildings underneath. But in the course of removing the rocky debris, they came upon a thick blanket of hardened ash, which inevitably turned their labors in a new direction.
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
 Author: Alexander P. Kazhdan The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Volume 3) Oxford University Press ISBN: 0195046528 1991 Format: PDF Size: 69,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 2366 The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium is a three-volume, comprehensive dictionary of Byzantine civilization. The first resource of its kind in the field, it features over 5,000 entries written by an international group of eminent Byzantinists covering all aspects of life in the Byzantine world. According to Alexander Kazhdan, editor-in-chief of the Dictionary: "Entries on patriarchy and emperors will coexist with entries on surgery and musical instruments.
Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
 Author: Christopher I. Beckwith Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present Princeton University Press 2009 504 Format: Pdf Size: 3,8 MB Language: English The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. Christopher Beckwith describes the rise and fall of the great Central Eurasian empires, including those of the Scythians, Attila the Hun, the Turks and Tibetans, and Genghis Khan and the Mongols. In addition, he explains why the heartland of Central Eurasia led the world economically, scientifically, and artistically for many centuries despite invasions by Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Chinese, and others. In retelling the story of the Old World from the perspective of Central Eurasia, Beckwith provides a new understanding of the internal and external dynamics of the Central Eurasian states and shows how their people repeatedly revolutionized Eurasian civilization. Beckwith recounts the Indo-Europeans' migration out of Central Eurasia, their mixture with local peoples, and the resulting development of the Graeco-Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations; he details the basis for the thriving economy of premodern Central Eurasia, the economy's disintegration following the region's partition by the Chinese and Russians in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the damaging of Central Eurasian culture by Modernism; and he discusses the significance for world history of the partial reemergence of Central Eurasian nations after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The Archaeology of the Holy Land: From the Destruction of Solomon's Temple to the Muslim
 The Archaeology of the Holy Land: From the Destruction of Solomon's Temple to the Muslim Conquest Author: Jodi Magness Cambridge University Press 2012 ISBN: 0521195357 Pages: 397 Language: English Format: PDF Size: 55 MB This book provides an introduction to the archaeology and history of ancient Palestine – modern Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories – from the destruction of Solomon's temple in 586 BCE to the Muslim conquest in 640 CE. Special attention is paid to the archaeology of Jerusalem and the Second Temple period, in the time of Herod the Great and Jesus. For each period, the book offers a historical background for the Mediterranean world and the ancient Near East, as well as the events in Palestine. Major sites such as Masada, Caesarea Maritima and Petra are examined in archaeological and historical detail, along with the material culture – coins, pottery, glass and stone vessels – of each period. This book provides a thorough overview of the archaeology of this historically vibrant part of the world.
Time Frame - The Human Dawn
 Author: Collective Time Frame - The Human Dawn Time-Life Books 1990 Format: PDF Pages: 184 Language: English Size: 27 MB It begins with a rundown of evolution leading to man. The first chapter covers early ape men. The second deals with the early homos including Neanderthal; the second half of the chapter discussing the first anatomically correct modern man. (Cromagnon man isn't mentioned, possibly because the were so like modern man they might as well be called modern man.). The third chapter details how man began to settle down and domesticate plants and animals. The last chapter tells about the beginnings to civilization. At the end of the book, as in all books in this series, is a chronology showing what was happening at the same time in several different areas to the world.
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
 Author: Adrienne Mayor The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World Princeton University Press 2014 Format: PDF Size: 10.6 Mb Language: English Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general Pompey tangled with Amazons. But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried in fighting, hunting, and sexual freedom? Were Amazons real? In this deeply researched, wide-ranging, and lavishly illustrated book, National Book Award finalist Adrienne Mayor presents the Amazons as they have never been seen before. This is the first comprehensive account of warrior women in myth and history across the ancient world, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Great Wall of China. Mayor tells how amazing new archaeological discoveries of battle-scarred female skeletons buried with their weapons prove that women warriors were not merely figments of the Greek imagination. Combining classical myth and art, nomad traditions, and scientific archaeology, she reveals intimate, surprising details and original insights about the lives and legends of the women known as Amazons. Provocatively arguing that a timeless search for a balance between the sexes explains the allure of the Amazons, Mayor reminds us that there were as many Amazon love stories as there were war stories. The Greeks were not the only people enchanted by Amazons--Mayor shows that warlike women of nomadic cultures inspired exciting tales in ancient Egypt, Persia, India, Central Asia, and China. Driven by a detective's curiosity, Mayor unearths long-buried evidence and sifts fact from fiction to show how flesh-and-blood women of the Eurasian steppes were mythologized as Amazons, the equals of men. The result is likely to become a classic.
Time Frame BC 1500-600 - Barbarian Tides
 Author: Collective Time Frame BC 1500-600 - Barbarian Tides Time-Life Books 1987 Format: PDF Pages: 182 Language: English Size: 22.6 MB Describes the historical events and the various civilizations that flourished throughout the world, with emphasis on the Mediterranean area, from 1500 to 600 B.C.
Picts
 Picts Author: Anna Ritchie Historic Scotland 1999 ISBN: 0-11493491-6 Pages: 65 Language: English Format: PDF Size: 31.8 MB An Introduction to the Life of the Picts and the Carved Stones in the Care of Historic Scotland
A Companion to Ancient Egypt
 Author: A Companion to Ancient Egypt A Companion to Ancient Egypt Wiley-Blackwell 2010 Format: PDF (rar+3%) Size: 19,81 mb Language: English Pages: 135 This Companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. It is delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated; published in two volumes, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization.
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