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Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE

History (Paperback, Revised): Herodotus History (Paperback, Revised)
Herodotus; Translated by H.F. Cary
R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The word "history" derives from the Greek word for "inquiry". Combining his encyclopaedic interests and curiosity about the customs and workings of humankind, the "Father of History" gives us an unforgettable account of the great clash between Greece and the Persian Empire. In his matchless study of persons, places, and events, Herodotus recounts the rise of Lydia, and the ascendancy of the kingdom of Persia under kings Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius, and Xerxes; the exotic customs of Egypt; and the stirring events at Thermopylae and Salamis.

Redefining Dionysos (Hardcover): Alberto Bernabe, Miguel Herrero De Jauregui, Ana Isabel Jimenez San Cristobal, Raquel Martin... Redefining Dionysos (Hardcover)
Alberto Bernabe, Miguel Herrero De Jauregui, Ana Isabel Jimenez San Cristobal, Raquel Martin Hernandez
R4,100 Discovery Miles 41 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book contributes to the understanding of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, dancing, theatre and ecstasy, by putting together 30 studies of classical scholars. They combine the analysis of specific instances of particular dimensions of the god in cult, myth, literature and iconography, with general visions of Dionysos in antiquity and modern times. Only from the combination of different perspectives can we grasp the complex personality of Dionysos, and the forms of his presence in different cults, literary genres, and artistic forms, from Mycenaean times to late antiquity. The ways in which Dionysos was experienced may vary in each author, each cult, and each genre in which this god is involved. Therefore, instead of offering a new all-encompassing theory that would immediately become partial, the book narrows the focus on specific aspects of the god. Redefinition does not mean finding (again) the essence of the god, but obtaining a more nuanced knowledge of the ways he was experienced and conceived in antiquity.

Boundaries of the Ancient Near Eastern World - A Tribute to Cyrus H. Gordon (Hardcover): Meir Lubetski, Claire Gottlieb, Sharon... Boundaries of the Ancient Near Eastern World - A Tribute to Cyrus H. Gordon (Hardcover)
Meir Lubetski, Claire Gottlieb, Sharon Keller
R6,635 Discovery Miles 66 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For over threescore years Cyrus H. Gordon's scholarship and teaching have provided new directions to the study of the ancient Near East. This collection of 34 essays in honour of his 90th birthday, edited by three of his former pupils, celebrates his fascinating and remarkable achievements and reflects his broad command of ancient studies. The global impact of his research can be seen from the geographical dispersion of the outstanding scholars who have written here on the following topics: archaeology, Bible studies, Ugaritic, Aramaic, Arabic, Egypto-Semitic, the cuneiform world, Indo-European, Samaritan, the Graeco-Roman world, mediaeval studies. The inclusion of a complete bibliography of Gordon's works is of singular value.

The Floating Stones of Egypt (Hardcover): James V. Barr The Floating Stones of Egypt (Hardcover)
James V. Barr
R592 R541 Discovery Miles 5 410 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

People have been speculating for centuries about how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramids.Few people have paid attention to Herodotus and his writings about Egypt's intricate canal system, but historian James V. Barr believes these played a critical role in pyramid construction. Relying on years of research, he presents the lock and canal system of construction.Barr also examines other theories of pyramid construction such as the levitation theory and the ramp theory. He explains why explanations of pyramid construction that do not focus on the canal system are wrong and why the canal and lock system makes the most sense.Barr hopes to show Egypt both as it once was and as it is today, sharing entirely new photographs, drawings, and maps. This is concise, informative primer for anyone who wants to learn more about the methods employed in pyramid construction.Discover the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptians and dig deeper into some of their greatest feats of engineering as you take a trip back in time on "The Floating Stones of Egypt."

Eusebius of Caesarea's Commentary on Isaiah - Christian Exegesis in the Age of Constantine (Hardcover): Michael J.... Eusebius of Caesarea's Commentary on Isaiah - Christian Exegesis in the Age of Constantine (Hardcover)
Michael J. Hollerich
R6,674 Discovery Miles 66 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Eusebius of Caesarea (d. 339) is our major historical witness to the triumph of Christianity in the early fourth century. His commentary on the Book of Isaiah has only been available to modern scholars since 1975. The present book, the first comprehensive study, examines how Eusebius interpreted Isaiah in the context of Constantine's conversion.

Leadership, Social Memory, and Judean Discourse in the Fifth-Second Centuries BCE (Paperback): Ehud Ben Zvi, Diana V. Edelman Leadership, Social Memory, and Judean Discourse in the Fifth-Second Centuries BCE (Paperback)
Ehud Ben Zvi, Diana V. Edelman
R2,732 Discovery Miles 27 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The theme of leadership played an important role in ancient Israel and its discourse. It was explored time and again through memories of proper, improper and in-between leaders and through memories of particular institutions like monarchy, priesthood, and prophethood. The ways in which this theme was shaped, reflected and explored through social memory and how, in turn, those memories played a socializing role within the community is the focus of this collection of essays. Although the nature and limitations of kingship, both native and foreign, is a central theme of many of the essays, the volume includes discussions of both official and unofficial local leadership within an empire setting, alternatives to royal leadership like theocracy, charismatic judgeship, and Greek-style tyrants, as well as considerations of Greek political discourse on the best type of leadership.

The Inscriptions of Nabopolassar, Amel-Marduk and Neriglissar (Hardcover): Rocio Da Riva The Inscriptions of Nabopolassar, Amel-Marduk and Neriglissar (Hardcover)
Rocio Da Riva
R4,220 Discovery Miles 42 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume will include critical and collated editions of all the inscriptions of the 1st-millennium Babylonian kings Nabopolassar (626-605), Amel-Marduk (biblical Evil-Merodach, 561-560), and Neriglissar (559-556). The editions will be preceded by an in-depth study and followed by a glossary and concordance of the inscriptions as well as complete indexes of toponyms, anthroponyms, and theonyms. The volume includes a CD-ROM with high-definition full-color digital images of the inscriptions.

Vitae Parallelae, Vol. II, CB (Book, 3rd Updated and Enl. ed.): Plutarchus Vitae Parallelae, Vol. II, CB (Book, 3rd Updated and Enl. ed.)
Plutarchus
R3,512 Discovery Miles 35 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, gegrundet 1849, ist die weltweit alteste, traditionsreichste und umfangreichste Editionsreihe griechischer und lateinischer Literatur von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit. Pro Jahr erscheinen 4-5 neue Editionen. Samtliche Ausgaben werden durch eine lateinische oder englische Praefatio erganzt. Die wissenschaftliche Betreuung der Reihe obliegt einem Team anerkannter Philologen: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle (University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of California, Berkeley) Franco Montanari (Universita di Genova) Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath (Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen) Oliver Primavesi (Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat Munchen) Michael D. Reeve (University of Cambridge) Richard J. Tarrant (Harvard University) Vergriffene Titel werden als Print-on-Demand-Nachdrucke wieder verfugbar gemacht. Zudem werden alle Neuerscheinungen der Bibliotheca Teubneriana parallel zur gedruckten Ausgabe auch als eBook angeboten. Die alteren Bande werden sukzessive ebenfalls als eBook bereitgestellt. Falls Sie einen vergriffenen Titel bestellen moechten, der noch nicht als Print-on-Demand angeboten wird, schreiben Sie uns an: [email protected] Samtliche in der Bibliotheca Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer Texte sind in der Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.

Mythology - Captivating Greek, Egyptian, Norse Celtic and Roman Myths of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters (Hardcover):... Mythology - Captivating Greek, Egyptian, Norse Celtic and Roman Myths of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters (Hardcover)
Matt Clayton
R894 Discovery Miles 8 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Music of the Ancient Near East (Hardcover, New edition): Claire Polin Schaff Music of the Ancient Near East (Hardcover, New edition)
Claire Polin Schaff
R1,927 Discovery Miles 19 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The elements of music, musical values, the relationship of music to the other ancient arts--all of these subjects are explored as Polin discusses the musical heritage of the ancient Near East.

Fastorum Libri Sex Pb (Book, 4th ed.): Ovidius Naso Fastorum Libri Sex Pb (Book, 4th ed.)
Ovidius Naso
R2,865 R2,251 Discovery Miles 22 510 Save R614 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, gegrundet 1849, ist die weltweit alteste, traditionsreichste und umfangreichste Editionsreihe griechischer und lateinischer Literatur von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit. Pro Jahr erscheinen 4-5 neue Editionen. Samtliche Ausgaben werden durch eine lateinische oder englische Praefatio erganzt. Die wissenschaftliche Betreuung der Reihe obliegt einem Team anerkannter Philologen: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle (University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of California, Berkeley) Franco Montanari (Universita di Genova) Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath (Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen) Oliver Primavesi (Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat Munchen) Michael D. Reeve (University of Cambridge) Richard J. Tarrant (Harvard University) Vergriffene Titel werden als Print-on-Demand-Nachdrucke wieder verfugbar gemacht. Zudem werden alle Neuerscheinungen der Bibliotheca Teubneriana parallel zur gedruckten Ausgabe auch als eBook angeboten. Die alteren Bande werden sukzessive ebenfalls als eBook bereitgestellt. Falls Sie einen vergriffenen Titel bestellen moechten, der noch nicht als Print-on-Demand angeboten wird, schreiben Sie uns an: [email protected] Samtliche in der Bibliotheca Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer Texte sind in der Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.

Representatives of Roman Rule - Roman Provincial Governors in Luke-Acts (Hardcover, Digital original): Joshua Yoder Representatives of Roman Rule - Roman Provincial Governors in Luke-Acts (Hardcover, Digital original)
Joshua Yoder
R4,989 Discovery Miles 49 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Luke-Acts contains a wealth of material that is relevant to politics, and the relationship between Jesus and his followers and the Roman Empire becomes an issue at a number of points. The author's fundamental attitude toward Rome is hard to discern, however. The complexity of Luke's task as both a creative writer and a mediator of received tradition, and perhaps as well the author's own ambivalence, have left conflicting evidence in the narrative. Scholarly treatments of the issue have tended to survey in a relatively short scope a great amount of material with different degrees of relevance to the question and representing different proportions of authorial contribution and traditional material. This book attempts to make a contribution to the discussion by narrowing the focus to Luke's depiction of the Roman provincial governors in his narrative, interpreted in terms of his Greco-Roman literary context. Luke's portraits of Roman governors can be seen to invoke expectations and concerns that were common in the literary context. By these standards Luke's portrait of these Roman authority figures is relatively critical, and demonstrates his preoccupation with Rome's judgment of the Christians more than a desire to commend Roman rule.

Never the Twain Shall Meet? - Latins and Greeks learning from each other in Byzantium (Hardcover): Denis Searby Never the Twain Shall Meet? - Latins and Greeks learning from each other in Byzantium (Hardcover)
Denis Searby
R3,880 Discovery Miles 38 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume explores the theme of Latin and Greek mutual learning, intellectual and cultural interchange in the final age of Byzantium (1261-1453), challenging received conceptions of East and West as clearly delineated ideological categories. The reception of Thomas Aquinas and Western scholasticism receives emphasis, but also other forms of philosophical and theological frames of reference that have had lasting repercussions.

Ancient History - A Concise Overview of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome: Including the Egyptian Mythology, the... Ancient History - A Concise Overview of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome: Including the Egyptian Mythology, the Byzantine Empire and the Roman Republic (Hardcover)
Eric Brown
R806 R706 Discovery Miles 7 060 Save R100 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The "Sacred History" of Euhemerus of Messene (Hardcover): Marek Winiarczyk The "Sacred History" of Euhemerus of Messene (Hardcover)
Marek Winiarczyk
R4,978 Discovery Miles 49 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In his utopian novel Hiera Anagraphe (Sacred History) Euhemerus of Messene (ca. 300 B.C.) describes his travel to the island Panchaia in the Indian Ocean where he discovered an inscribed stele in the temple of Zeus Triphylius. It turned out that the Olympian gods (Uranos, Kronos, Zeus) were deified kings. The travels of Zeus allowed to describe peoples and places all over the world. Winiarczyk investigates the sources of the theological views of Euhemerus. He proves that Euhemerus' religious views were rooted in old Greek tradition (the worship of heroes, gods as founders of their own cult, tombs of gods, euergetism, rationalistic interpretation of myths, the explanations of the origin of religion by the sophists, the ruler cult). The description of the Panchaian society is intended to suggest an archaic and closed culture, in which the stele recording res gestae of the deified kings might have been preserved. The translation of Ennius' Euhemerus sive Sacra historia (ca. 200 - ca. 194) is a free prose rendering, which Lactantius knew only indirectly. The book is concluded by a short history of Euhemerism in the pagan, Christian and Jewish literature.

Origins of European Peoples - Part One: Ancient History (Hardcover): Mario Mosetto Origins of European Peoples - Part One: Ancient History (Hardcover)
Mario Mosetto
R1,340 Discovery Miles 13 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Hearsay, History, and Heresy - Collected Essays on the Roman Republic by Richard E. Mitchell (Hardcover, New): Randall Howarth Hearsay, History, and Heresy - Collected Essays on the Roman Republic by Richard E. Mitchell (Hardcover, New)
Randall Howarth
R3,639 Discovery Miles 36 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A collection of articles by Richard E. Mitchell presenting all the major historiographical problems scholars encounter in reconstructing the early Republic. Mitchell was one of the first scholars to question the practice of taking the broad outlines of the accounts handed down by Roman historians (writing hundreds of years later) at face value in writing modern accounts of the period.

Image to Interpretation - An Intelligent System to Aid Historians in Reading the Vindolanda Texts (Hardcover, New): Melissa... Image to Interpretation - An Intelligent System to Aid Historians in Reading the Vindolanda Texts (Hardcover, New)
Melissa Terras
R5,040 Discovery Miles 50 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The ink and stylus tablets discovered at the Roman fort of Vindolanda are a unique resource for scholars of ancient history. However, the stylus tablets in particular are extremely difficult to read. This book details the development of what appears to be the first system constructed to aid experts in the process of reading an ancient document, exploring the extent to which techniques from Artificial Intelligence can be used to develop a system that could aid historians in reading the stylus texts. Image to Interpretation includes a model of how experts read ancient texts, a corpora of letter forms from the Vindolanda text corpus, and a detailed description of the architecture of the system. It will be of interest to papyrologists, researchers in Roman history and palaeography, computer and engineering scientists working in the field of Artificial Intelligence and image processing, and those interested in the use of computing in the humanities.

Runes Across the North Sea from the Migration Period and Beyond - An Annotated Edition of the Old Frisian Runic Corpus... Runes Across the North Sea from the Migration Period and Beyond - An Annotated Edition of the Old Frisian Runic Corpus (Hardcover)
Livia Kaiser
R6,176 Discovery Miles 61 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The scattered research history of the Old Frisian runic inscriptions dating to the early Medieval period (ca. AD 400-1000) calls for a comprehensive and systematic reprocessing of these objects within their socio-cultural context and against the backdrop of the Old English Runic tradition. This book presents an annotated edition of 24 inscriptions found in the modern-day Netherlands, England and Germany. It provides the reader with an introduction to runological methodology, a linguistic commentary on the features attested in the inscriptions, and a detailed catalogue which outlines the find history of each object and summarizes previous and new interpretations supplemented by pictures and drawings. This book additionally explores the question of Frisian identity and an independent Frisian runic writing tradition and its relation to the contemporary Anglo-Saxon runic culture. In its entirety, this work provides a rich basis for future research in the field of runic writing around the North Sea and may therefore be of interest to scholars of historical linguistics and early Medieval history and archaeology.

Greek & Roman Hell - Visions, Tours and Descriptions of the Infernal Otherworld (Hardcover): Eileen Gardiner, Homer, Hesiod Greek & Roman Hell - Visions, Tours and Descriptions of the Infernal Otherworld (Hardcover)
Eileen Gardiner, Homer, Hesiod
R915 Discovery Miles 9 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vitae Parallelae, Vol. II, CB (Book, 3rd Updated and Enl. ed.): Plutarchus Vitae Parallelae, Vol. II, CB (Book, 3rd Updated and Enl. ed.)
Plutarchus
R3,481 Discovery Miles 34 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, gegrundet 1849, ist die weltweit alteste, traditionsreichste und umfangreichste Editionsreihe griechischer und lateinischer Literatur von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit. Pro Jahr erscheinen 4-5 neue Editionen. Samtliche Ausgaben werden durch eine lateinische oder englische Praefatio erganzt. Die wissenschaftliche Betreuung der Reihe obliegt einem Team anerkannter Philologen: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle (University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of California, Berkeley) Franco Montanari (Universita di Genova) Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath (Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen) Oliver Primavesi (Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat Munchen) Michael D. Reeve (University of Cambridge) Richard J. Tarrant (Harvard University) Vergriffene Titel werden als Print-on-Demand-Nachdrucke wieder verfugbar gemacht. Zudem werden alle Neuerscheinungen der Bibliotheca Teubneriana parallel zur gedruckten Ausgabe auch als eBook angeboten. Die alteren Bande werden sukzessive ebenfalls als eBook bereitgestellt. Falls Sie einen vergriffenen Titel bestellen moechten, der noch nicht als Print-on-Demand angeboten wird, schreiben Sie uns an: [email protected] Samtliche in der Bibliotheca Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer Texte sind in der Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.

The Early Christian World (Paperback, 2nd edition): Philip Esler The Early Christian World (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Philip Esler
R1,978 Discovery Miles 19 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since its publication in 2000, The Early Christian World has come to be regarded by scholars, students and the general reader as one of the most informative and accessible works in English on the origins, development, character and major figures of early Christianity. In this new edition, the strengths of the first edition are retained. These include the book's attractive architecture that initially takes a reader through the context and historical development of early Christianity; the essays in critical areas such as community formation, everyday experience, the intellectual and artistic heritage, and external and internal challenges; and the profiles on the most influential early Christian figures. The book also preserves its strong stress on the social reality of early Christianity and continues its distinctive use of hundreds of illustrations and maps to bring that world to life. Yet the years that have passed since the first edition was published have seen great advances made in our understanding of early Christianity in its world. This new edition fully reflects these developments and provides the reader with authoritative, lively and up-to-date access to the early Christian world. A quarter of the text is entirely new and the remaining essays have all been carefully revised and updated by their authors. Some of the new material relates to Christian culture (including book culture, canonical and non-canonical scriptures, saints and hagiography, and translation across cultures). But there are also new essays on: Jewish and Christian interaction in the early centuries; ritual; the New Testament in Roman Britain; Manichaeism; Pachomius the Great and Gregory of Nyssa. This new edition will serve its readers for many years to come.

The Discovery of Dura-Europos (Hardcover): Clark Hopkins The Discovery of Dura-Europos (Hardcover)
Clark Hopkins
R2,006 Discovery Miles 20 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From the third century A.D. until the 1920s, the ancient city of Dura, which the Greeks called Europos, lay covered by the sands of time. Today, hardly a book that touches on the ancient Eastern Mediterranean or on the development of art and religion in the West is without reference to the spectacular discoveries made at this site on the western bank of the Euphrates River. The Parthian Temple, the painted Christian Chapel, and the standing Jewish Synagogue with its four walls covered with paintings from the Old Testament are vital sources for the understanding of pagan religions, Judaism in the early centuries of the Christian Era, and early Christianity. The chance discovery of Dura by British troops in 1920 and its subsequent study of French and American archaeologists resulted in one of the most famous archaeological recoveries of the twentieth century. Scholarly publication of the finds at Dura has been copious, but here the exciting story of the actual campaigns is revealed. As Dura's riches are gradually uncovered through these chapters, a deeper understanding of their meaning emerges.

History of India - A Captivating Guide to Ancient India, Medieval Indian History, and Modern India Including Stories of the... History of India - A Captivating Guide to Ancient India, Medieval Indian History, and Modern India Including Stories of the Maurya Empire, the British Raj, Mahatma Gandhi, and More (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R719 R635 Discovery Miles 6 350 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tutankhamun, King of Egypt - His Life and Afterlife (Hardcover): Aidan Dodson Tutankhamun, King of Egypt - His Life and Afterlife (Hardcover)
Aidan Dodson
R952 Discovery Miles 9 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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