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 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.
The Archaeological Museum of Herakleion
 Author: Nota Dimopoulou-rethemiotaki The Archaeological Museum of Herakleion John S. Latsis 2005 Format: PDF Pages: 413 Language: English Size: 36.7 MB The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the greatest museums in Greece and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains the most notable and complete collection of artifacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete. The Herakleion Archaeological Museum is one of the largest and most important museums in Greece, and among the most important museums in Europe. It houses representative artefacts from all the periods of Cretan prehistory and history, covering a chronological span of over 5,500 years from the Neolithic period to Roman times. The singularly important Minoan collection contains unique examples of Minoan art, many of them true masterpieces. The Herakleion Museum is rightly considered as the museum of Minoan culture par excellence worldwide.
The Persian Army 560-330bc
 Author:Nicholas Sekunda, Simon Chew The Persian Army 560-330bc Osprey Publishing Ltd 1992 Format: pdf Size: 40.5Mb Language: English The Persian Empire grew in the vacuum left by Assyria's destruction of the Kingdom of Elam (648 BC). Prince Teispes captured Anshan, once a stonghold of the Elamites. His father, Achaemenes is the person who is apparently responsible for training and organising the early Persian army and it is his name that is the beginning of the royal line of Achaemenian Kings. It is a dynasty which includes Darius the Great – the finest ruler of the Achaemenid era. The army he commanded included the infamous 'Immortals', who formed the elite of the Persian army, their numbers always kept to exactly 10,000 men.
Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt: Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs
 Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt: Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs Author: Christopher Dunn, Bear & Company 2010 Pages: 400 Format: PDF Size: 48 mb ISBN: 1591431026 Language: English A unique study of the engineering and tools used to create Egyptian monuments Presents a stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statues of Ramses II and the tunnels of the Serapeum Reveals that highly refined tools and mega-machines were used in ancient Egypt From the pyramids in the north to the temples in the south, ancient artisans left their marks all over Egypt, unique marks that reveal craftsmanship we would be hard pressed to duplicate today. Drawing together the results of more than 30 years of research and nine field study journeys to Egypt, Christopher Dunn presents a stunning stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statue of Ramses II at Luxor and the fallen crowns that lay at its feet. His modern-day engineering expertise provides a unique view into the sophisticated technology used to create these famous monuments in prehistoric times. Using modern digital photography, computer-aided design software, and metrology instruments, Dunn exposes the extreme precision of these monuments and the type of advanced manufacturing expertise necessary to produce them. His computer analysis of the statues of Ramses II reveals that the left and right sides of the faces are precise mirror images of each other, and his examination of the mysterious underground tunnels of the Serapeum illuminates the finest examples of precision engineering on the planet. Providing never-before-seen evidence in the form of more than 280 photographs, Dunn’s research shows that while absent from the archaeological record, highly refined tools, techniques, and even mega-machines must have been used in ancient Egypt.
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.
Delphi: A History of the Center of the Ancient World
 Author: Michael Scott Delphi: A History of the Center of the Ancient World Princeton Univepsity Press 2014 ISBN: 0691150818 Format: EPUB Size: 5,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 448 The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the "omphalos"--the "center" or "navel"--of the ancient world for more than 1000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult Delphi's oracular priestess; to set up monuments to the gods in gold, ivory, bronze, marble, and stone; and to take part in athletic and musical competitions. This book provides the first comprehensive narrative history of this extraordinary sanctuary and city, from its founding to its modern rediscovery, to show more clearly than ever before why Delphi was one of the most important places in the ancient world for so long. A unique window into the center of the ancient world, Delphi will appeal to general readers, tourists, students, and specialists.
Ancient Civilizations: Almanac
 Author: Judson Knight and Lawrence W. Baker Ancient Civilizations: Almanac U X L 1999 600 Format: Pdf Size: 10,0 MB Language: English Provides historical information and interpretation on ancient civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, China, Africa, Israel, and elsewhere.
Pompeii: A Sourcebook
 Author: M.G.L. Cooley Pompeii: A Sourcebook (Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World) Routledge 2004 Format: PDF (rar+3%) Size: 5,37 mb Language: English Pages: 269 With helpful introductions, notes and illustrations, this sourcebook will appeal to anyone with an interest in Pompeii and in daily life in Roman times. It is also designed to be directly relevant to those studying the Romans in translation, at school or university level.
Ancient Egypt in Africa
 Author: David O'Connor, Andrew Reid Ancient Egypt in Africa Left Coast Press ISBN: 1844720004 2003 Format: PDF Size: 11,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 233 The discipline of Egyptology has been criticised for being too insular,with little awareness of the development of archaeologies elsewhere. It has remained theoretically underdeveloped. For example the role of Ancient Egypt within Africa has rarely been considered jointly by Egyptologists and Africanists. Egypt's own view of itself has been neglected; views of it in the ancient past, in more recent times and today have remained underexposed. Encounters with Ancient Egypt is a series of eight books which addresses these issues. The books interrelate, inform and illuminate one another and will appeal to a wide market including academics, students and the general public interested in Archaeology, Egyptology, Anthropology, Architecture, Design and History.
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.
Roman Portraits
 Roman Portraits Author: Jiri Frel J. Paul Getty Museum 1981 ISBN: 0866590048 Pages: 144 Language: English Format: PDF Size: 11 MB Portraits, sometimes crude in their realism or gripping in the sense of a living person, were one of the great achievements of Roman Art. The collection of one hundred portraits in the Getty Museum is one of the largest in the world. Dr. Frel surveys the history of Roman portrait art in an often controversial introduction on the purpose of portraits in Roman life and society, continuing his arguments through the catalogue analyses of the individual pieces. The occasion for the book was a loan exhibition of the portraits to the Philbrook Art Center in Tulsa. This lavishly illustrated book presents a discussion of the principal views and the uses of the portrait in ancient times. The photographs include unusual views of the back and profiles of many portraits to show the care with which they were created and their damage and reworking over the centuries. The catalogue also includes five portraits that are late evocations of the antique and outright forgeries.
Paris Ville Antique: Guide archeologiques de la France
 Paris Ville Antique: Guide archeologiques de la France Author: Collective Editions Du Patrimoine 2001 ISBN 13: 978-2858223688 Pages: 160 Language: French Format: PDF Size: 96 MB Excellent guide qui permet de comprendre les origines de la capitale. La civilisation romaine a laisse des traces enfouies qu'il faut decouvrir pour comprendre toute l'importance que cette empreinte a eue pour l'avenir de Lutece, futur Paris. La forme et le visage du Paris antique. Quatorze siecles de decouvertes. Une "ville-pont" structuree par le fleuve. Les monuments. Des itineraires de visite dans la ville et les musees. Collection : Guides archeologiques de la France.
Living with the Dead: Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt
 Author: Nicola Harrington Living with the Dead: Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt Oxbow Books 2012 ISBN: 1842174932 Format: PDF Size: 39,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 208 Living with the Dead presents a detailed analysis of ancestor worship in Egypt, using a diverse range of material, both archaeological and anthropological, to examine the relationship between the living and the dead. Iconography and terminology associated with the deceased reveal indistinct differences between the blessedness and malevolence and that the potent spirit of the dead required constant propitiation in the form of worship and offerings.
Great Ages of Man - African Kingdoms
 Author: Basil Davidson Great Ages of Man - African Kingdoms Time-Life Books 1973 Format: PDF Pages: 198 Language: English Size: 26.3 MB This belongs to that glorious Time-Life series of books from the mid-'60s called the Great Ages of Man. It is a good place to start for the beginner who wants to get a basic grasp of African history and culture. African Kingdoms definitely does a good job at giving the reader a good strong impression of African life, particularly in the pre-colonial era (although the last chapter does touch on colonialism). Impression of African life leaves you with gives you a good foundation from which to launch onwards to something more detailed and comprehensive. The illustrations and photos are wonderful, and really add to the book.
New Perspectives on Ezra-Nehemiah: History and Historiography, Text, Literature, and Interpretation
 Author: Isaac Kalimi New Perspectives on Ezra-Nehemiah: History and Historiography, Text, Literature, and Interpretation Eisenbrauns 2012 Format: PDF Size: 11.6 Mb Language: English New Perspectives on Ezra–Nehemiah offers a range of fresh, current views among scholars on the biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah (traditionally, “Ezra”). These books focus on two short periods in the history of Judah in the Persian era: one recounts the events from the Cyrus Decree in 538 b.c.e. until the inauguration of the Second Temple in 515 b.c.e.; the other relates the acts of the Judean spiritual and political leaders, Ezra and Nehemiah, roughly two generations later, under the rule of Artaxerxes I, king of Persia. Ezra/Ezra–Nehemiah certainly remains the most significant written source for the study of the religious, social, and political aspects of Judah (and to some extent Samaria) in the Persian age, even in light of other biblical prophetical, literary, and historical writings from the Persian period (for example, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Chronicles, and Esther) and enlightening archaeological and epigraphical finds (for example, Elephantine and Wadi-Dalia papyri, short inscriptions, coins, seals, and bullae). Ezra–Nehemiah also presents unique instances of the literary genre memoir, late biblical historiography, and late Hebrew language.
Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt
 Author: Wilkinson, Toby A. H. Wilkinson Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt Routledge ISBN: 0710306679 2000 Format: PDF Size: 20,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 320 The kings of ancient Egypt's first five dynasties were responsible for the creation of a unique and enduring civilisation, epitomised by its most impressive monuments, the pyramids. Yet what do we know about the reigns of these kings? Excavations have revealed much; but Egyptology has always been blessed with another rich source of information, the written texts and inscriptions composed by the ancient Egyptians themselves. For the history of the first five dynasties, one particular series of inscriptions has always been of prime importance. This is the collection of inscribed, stone fragments known as the royal annals. Now divided between museums in Palermo, Cairo and London, these documents from ancient Egypt have been the focus of countless studies in the century or so since they first came to light. For they seem to record the reigns of Egypt's early kings on a reign-by-reign, year-by-year basis. The information they contain has been translated, interpreted and re-interpreted by generations of Egyptologists, in the hope of achieving a better understanding of the first great period of ancient Egyptian history. And yet amazingly for such crucial documents, no complete edition of all seven surviving fragments has ever been published. Royal Annals fills this gap. The text is accompanied by specially-commissioned, detailed line-drawings of all the fragments.
The Greek and Persian Wars 500-323 bc
 Author: Jack Cassin-scott The Greek and Persian Wars 500-323 bc (Men-at-Arms 69) Osprey Publishing Ltd 1977 Format: Pdf Size: 50 Mb Language: English
The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America: The Missing Skeletons and the Great Smithsonian Cover-Up
 Author: Richard J. Dewhurst The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America: The Missing Skeletons and the Great Smithsonian Cover-Up Bear & Company 2013 Format: epub/pdf Size: 16.1 Mb Language: English A study of the substantial evidence for a former race of giants in North America and its 150-year suppression by the Smithsonian Institution - Shows how thousands of giant skeletons have been found, particularly in the Mississippi Valley, as well as the ruins of the giants’ cities - Explores 400 years of giant finds, including newspaper articles, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports - Reveals the Stonehenge-era megalithic burial complex on Catalina Island with over 4,000 giant skeletons, including kings more than 9 feet tall - Includes more than 100 rare photographs and illustrations of the lost evidence Drawing on 400 years of newspaper articles and photos, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports, Richard J. Dewhurst reveals not only that North America was once ruled by an advanced race of giants but also that the Smithsonian has been actively suppressing the physical evidence for nearly 150 years. He shows how thousands of giant skeletons have been unearthed at Mound Builder sites across the continent, only to disappear from the historical record. He examines other concealed giant discoveries, such as the giant mummies found in Spirit Cave, Nevada, wrapped in fine textiles and dating to 8000 BCE; the hundreds of red-haired bog mummies found at sinkhole “cenotes” on the west coast of Florida and dating to 7500 BCE; and the ruins of the giants’ cities with populations in excess of 100,000 in Arizona, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Louisiana.
A Journey Through Ancient China. From the Neolithic to the Ming
 Author: Wang Fangzi and Nebojsa Tomasevic A Journey Through Ancient China. From the Neolithic to the Ming Gallery Books 1985 Format: PDF Pages: 284 Language: English Size: 54 MB A Journey Through Ancient China takes the reader on a voyage of discovery from the Neolithic Age to the Ming Dynasty of the seventeenth century. It is the most lavishly illustrated book to be published on the wonders of Chinese archeology. It reveals and illustrates the ten most remarkable archeological sites unearthed in China since 1949. Spectacular exhibitions of some of these discoveries have circled the globe in the past few years, displaying the unbelievably rich heritage of the oldest continuous civilization on earth-but here in one volume are the most remarkable of these works of art together with those never publicly exhibited.
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