The Greeks and Greek Civilization (Burckhardt Jacob)(Paperback)

The Greeks and Greek Civilization (Burckhardt Jacob)(Paperback)

In 1872, Jacob Burckhardt, one of the preeminent historians of classical and Renaissance culture, presented this revolutionary work, which portrays ancient Greek culture as an aristocratic world based on a ruthless competition for honor, a competition that led, in turn, to a tyranous state with

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Burckhardt Jacob)(Paperback)

For nineteenth-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt, the Italian Renaissance was nothing less than the beginning of the modern world - a world in which flourishing individualism and the competition for fame radically transformed science, the arts, and politics. In this landmark work he depicts

The Letters of Jacob Burckhardt (Burckhardt Jacob)(Paperback)

As a rule, an author's correspondence possesses only a secondary interest, but Jacob Burckhardt's letters are of primary interest to students of history because of the nature of the man and of his major writings. Judgments on History and Historians, for example, consists not of Burckhardt's own

The Age of Constantine the Great (Burckhardt Jacob)(Paperback)

In the present work it has been the author's design to describe the remarkable half century from the accession of Diocletian to the death of Constantine in its quality as a period of transition. What was intended was not a history of the life and reign of Constantine, nor yet an encyclopedia of all

The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours (Nagy Gregory)(Paperback)

What does it mean to be a hero? The ancient Greeks who gave us Achilles and Odysseus had a very different understanding of the term than we do today. Based on the legendary Harvard course that Gregory Nagy has taught for well over thirty years, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours explores the roots

Greek Mythology for Beginners (Lee Joe)(Paperback)

Would there be a Western civilization without the Greek myths? Would we be able to define our civilization and ourselves without some reference to the grand, violent, and venal doings of those denizens of Mount Olympus?Greek Mythology For Beginners presents the pantheon that immortal collection of

Greek & Roman Myths (Jackson J. K.)(Paperback)

The classical gods of Rome uncoiled from the fertile imaginations of the ancient Greeks whose gods were passionate and violent, jealous of their powers and subject to both mighty outbursts of love and all-consuming bouts of vengeful war. The dark forces of the ancient world were held at bay by the

Greek and Roman Political Ideas - A Pelican Introduction (Lane Melissa)(Paperback / softback)

Where do our ideas about politics come from? What can we learn from the Greeks and Romans? How should we exercise power? This book deals with these

Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Cahill Thomas)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization takes us on a journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago. 'A triumph of popularization: extraordinarily knowledgeable, informal in tone, amusing, wide

Iliad (Homer)(Paperback / softback)

The greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization--an epic poem without rival in world literature and a cornerstone of Western culture The story of the Iliad centers on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilles's killing of Hektor and determine the fate of

Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World (Sumler Alan)(Pevná vazba)

Did the ancient Greeks and Romans use psychoactive cannabis? Scholars say that hemp was commonplace in the ancient world, but there is no consensus on cannabis usage. According to botany, hemp and cannabis are the same plant and thus the ancient Greeks and Romans must have used it in their daily

Greeks and Romans (Wright A M)(Paperback / softback)

Greeks and Romans covers everything pupils need to know for the non-linguistic section of the Latin Common Entrance exam, and is ideal to support Common Entrance

Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece (Smith-Llera Danielle)(Paperback / softback)

Deeply religious, the ancient Greeks honored many gods and goddesses. The ancient Greeks believed these gods and goddesses had great power over the weather and the Earth. But they weren't all-powerful, and they had flaws. From Zeus to Athena, read about the family of gods and goddesses that the

Technics and Civilization (Mumford Lewis)(Paperback)

Technics and Civilization first presented its compelling history of the machine and critical study of its effects on civilization in 1934-before television, the personal computer, and the Internet even appeared on our periphery. Drawing upon art, science, philosophy, and the history of culture,

Practical Greek Magic: A Working Guide to the Unique Magical System of Classical Greece (Hope Murry)(Paperback)

A complete guide to the magical system of the ancient Greeks, ideally suited to the student who aspires to tread the Heroic Path as mediator between man and the gods.SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDE: - The Nature of the Oracles and How to Reconstruct Them - The Magical Meanings Behind the Myths - The

Hidden History: Ancient Aliens and the Suppressed Origins of Civilization (Willis Jim)(Paperback)

Investigates and questions the scientific consensus on the origins of civilization Do we, the human species, really know who we are or where we came from or how we originated or our place in the cosmos? Or is much of what we have been taught wrong or misguided or possibly even blatant lies

Greek: A History of the Language and Its Speakers (Horrocks Geoffrey)(Paperback)

Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. Offers a complete linguistic treatment of the history of the Greek language Updated second edition features

Classical Mythology: A Guide to the Mythical World of the Greeks and Romans (Hansen William)(Paperback)

Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind (Hall Edith)(Paperback)

The ancient Greeks invented democracy, theater, rational science, and philosophy. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. Yet this accomplished people never formed a single unified social or political identity. In Introducing the Ancient Greeks, acclaimed classics scholar Edith Hall

British Civilization: An Introduction (Oakland John)(Paperback)

Thoroughly updated and revised, the ninth edition of the highly regarded British Civilization: An Introduction continues to be the ideal textbook on Britain, its country and people, religion, politics and government, international relations, legal system, economy, education, media and culture for

Forbidden History: Prehistoric Technologies, Extraterrestrial Intervention, and the Suppressed Origins of Civilization (Kenyon J. Douglas)(Paperback)

Challenges the scientific theories on the establishment of civilization and technology - Contains 42 essays by 17 key thinkers in the fields of alternative science and history, including Christopher Dunn, Frank Joseph, Will Hart, Rand Flem-Ath, and Moira Timms - Edited by Atlantis Rising publisher,

The Idea of Civilization and the Making of the Global Order (Linklater Andrew)(Paperback)

The idea of civilization recurs frequently in reflections on international politics. However, International Relations academic writings on civilization have failed to acknowledge the major 20th-century analysis that examined the processes through which Europeans came to regard themselves as

Ancient Greek Philosophers (Editors of Canterbury Classics)(Leather)

'Philosophy begins in wonder.' --Plato Have you ever wondered about the development of civilization? What topics were discussed in the days of ancient Greece? This collection of thoughts from Plato, Aristotle, and other masters of philosophy will lead your mind on a journey of enlightened

Marathon (Cameron Christian)(Paperback)

Two and a half thousand years ago, the Greeks and the Persians fought an epic battle to decide the future of the world... Arimnestos of Plataea grew up wanting to be a bronzesmith, like his father. Then, in the chaos of war, he was taken to a city in the Persian empire and sold as a slave. To win