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Alexandria in Egypt is just one of many "Alexandrias"--ancient cities traditionally thought of as having been founded by Alexander the Great. In this book, one of the world's leading experts on the …

geschrieben von P. M. Fraser (Autor) und Peter M. Fraser (Autor)

Alexander der Große erreicht ein biblisches Alter, Pontius Pilatus begnadigt Jesus und Konstantin der Große wendet sich nicht dem Christentum zu: Die reizvolle Frage des "Was wäre …

geschrieben von Kai Brodersen (Herausgeber)

The origin of agriculture is one of the defining events of human history. Some 10,000 years ago bands of hunter-gatherers started to abandon their high-mobility lifestyles in favor of growing crops, …

Preface; 1. Sources of evidence for the origin and spread of cultivated plants; 2. Cereals; 3. Pulses; 4. Oil and fibre crops; 5. Fruit trees and nuts; 6. Vegetables and tubers; 7. Condiments; 8. Dye …

geschrieben von Daniel Zohary (Autor) und Maria Hopf (Autor) und Maria Hopf (Autor)

The 5th century BC witnessed not only the emergence of one of the first democracies but also the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars. John Thorley provides a concise analysis of the development and …

List of illustrations Preface Chronology 1 Introduction 2 Prelude to democracy Athens before Solon Solon's reforms The tyranny of Peisistratos and Hippias 3 The democratic system: Kleisthenes' reforms …

geschrieben von John Thorley (Autor)

In the "Inside... series, history and discovery, architecture and engineering combine to bring the past to life in a unique and fascinating way. Filled with full-color, cut-away illustrations, picture …

geschrieben von Jacqueline Morely (Autor) und Jacqueline Morley (Autor) und John James (Illustrator)

This unique work explores and assesses a number of approaches to the archaeological record, particularly the landscape approach, ' in an effort to structure research which will build scientific theory …

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geschrieben von Jaqueline Rossignol (Herausgeber) und LuAnn Wandsnider (Herausgeber)

Gocha R. Tsetskhladze works in the University of Melbourne. He has excavated for many years in the eastern and northern Pontus, has organised several international conferences, and has published …

Devoted to the study of the history and archaeology of the periphery of the Graeco-Roman world, this bi-annual aims to bring forward high-calibre studies from many disciplines and to provide a forum …

geschrieben von G. R. Tsetskhladze (Herausgeber) und Gocha Tsetskhladze (Herausgeber)

Barry B. Powell is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His previous publications include Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet (1991), A Short Introduction …

This concise book is a complete and contemporary introduction to Homer and his two master-works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. It explains the "Homeric Question," illuminating its current status, and …

Chronological Chart.Preface to the Second Edition.Preface to the First Edition.Introduction.Part I: Background:.1. The Philologist's Homer.2. The Historian's Homer.3. The Reader's Homer.Part II. The …

geschrieben von Barry B. Powell (Autor) und Barry Powell (Autor) und Powell (Autor)

This novel work uses case studies of unfamiliar materials to expand discussion of aesthetic aspects of ancient Egyptian civilization in order to encompass elite lived experience and problems of elite …

geschrieben von John Baines (Autor)

Containing the first results from the excavation of a terp at Wijnaldum in the Netherlands, this book describes how the area was once a cradle of political and economic growth, and how Frisian history …

geschrieben von J. C. Besteman (Autor)