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 Time Frame BC 600-400 - A Soaring Spirit 
 Author: Collective Time Frame BC 600-400 - A Soaring Spirit Time-Life Books 1987 Format: PDF Pages: 182 Language: English Size: 18.5 MB Join Time-Life Books on a wonderful photographic journey exploring the history of The Fearsome Celts, Persia at the Crest, Buddha's Message, The Hellenic Unfolding, Dawn of the Romans and The Way of Confucius.
Greek Myths
 Greek Myths (DK Readers Level 3) Author: Deborah Lock Dorling Kindersley 2008 Pages 48 ISBN: 1405332816 Format: PDF Size: 10 MB Language English Helps your child learn to read and encourage a life-long love of reading whilst learning about Ancient Greece. From heroic warriors battling monsters, to the fantastic legends of gods and goddesses, this title helps your child learn about Ancient Greece through exciting stories
Jason and the Argonauts
 Author: Neil Smith Jason and the Argonauts (Myths and Legends) Osprey Publishing 2013 Format: epub Size: 20 Mb Language: English The voyage of Jason and the Argonauts and their hunt for the Golden Fleece is one of the most enduringly popular of all of the Ancient Greek heroic myths. Accepting the quest in order to regain his kingdom, Jason assembled a legendary crew including many of Greece's greatest heroes such as Hercules, Orpheus, Atalanta, Telamon, and the twins Castor and Pollux. With this band of heroes and demi-gods, Jason set sail in the Argo on a journey across the known world. During their quest, the Argonauts faced numerous challenges including the harpies, the clashing rocks, the Sirens, Talos the bronze man, the sleepless dragon that guarded the fleece, and of course the fickle will of the gods of Olympus. Dr. Neil Smith retells this classic myth, examining its origins, its history, and its continued popularity. The text is supported by numerous illustrations both classical and modern, including numerous artwork plates especially commissioned for this work.
The Impact of Imperial Rome on Religions, Ritual and Religious Life in the Roman Empire
 The Impact of Imperial Rome on Religions, Ritual and Religious Life in the Roman Empire Brill Academic Pub Author: Lukas de Blois, Peter Funke and Johannes Hahn 2006 Pages: 287 Format: PDF Size: 3 mb Language: English This volume presents the proceedings of the fifth workshop of the international thematic network - 'Impact of Empire', which concentrates on the history of the Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C. - A.D. 476, and, under the chairmanship of Lukas de Blois and Olivier Hekster (University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands), brings together ancient historians, archaeologists, classicists and specialists on Roman law from some 28 European and North American universities. The fifth volume focuses on the impact of imperial Rome on religions, ritual and religious life in the Roman Empire. The following topics are treated: connections between Roman expansion and religion, the imperial impact on local cults, cultic personnel (priests, priestesses and bishops), and the divinity of Roman Emperors.
The Graffiti of Pharaonic Egypt: Scope and Roles of Informal Writings (C. 3100-332 B.C.)
 Author: Alexander J. Peden The Graffiti of Pharaonic Egypt: Scope and Roles of Informal Writings (C. 3100-332 B.C.) BRILL 2001 ISBN: 9004121129 Language: English Pages: 362 Format: PDF Size: 71,11 МБ Graffiti, being a form of written communication invariably free of social restraints, are a far more accurate reflection of the character of the Egyptian era of the pharaohs than the far more polished artistic or literary works. This work is an overall attempt to offer insight into more than 2800 years of Egyptian and Nubian hieroglyphic and hieratic graffiti. Graffiti have long been neglected when compared to larger and more formal texts and inscriptions, and it is only in recent years that many important graffiti texts written in these scripts have been published and made available to wider scrutiny. For this work, extensive use has also been made of materials as yet unpublished.
The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World
 : The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World Author : Lincoln Paine Alfred A. Knopf : 2013 Pages: 978 Format : EPUB Size : 6 MB Language : English A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world’s waterways, bringing together civilizations and defining what makes us most human. Lincoln Paine takes us back to the origins of long-distance migration by sea with our ancestors’ first forays from Africa and Eurasia to Australia and the Americas. He demonstrates the critical role of maritime trade to the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley. He reacquaints us with the great seafaring cultures of antiquity like those of the Phoenicians and Greeks, as well as those of India and Southeast and East Asia, who parlayed their navigational skills, shipbuilding techniques, and commercial acumen to establish thriving overseas colonies and trade routes in the centuries leading up to the age of European expansion. And finally, his narrative traces how commercial shipping and naval warfare brought about the enormous demographic, cultural, and political changes that have globalized the world throughout the post–Cold War era. This tremendously readable intellectual adventure shows us the world in a new light, in which the sea reigns supreme. We find out how a once-enslaved East African king brought Islam to his people, what the American “sail-around territories” were, and what the Song Dynasty did with twenty-wheel, human-powered paddleboats with twenty paddle wheels and up to three hundred crew. Above all, Paine makes clear how the rise and fall of civilizations can be linked to the sea. An accomplishment of both great sweep and illuminating detail, The Sea and Civilization is a stunning work of history.
The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs
 Author:Jan Assmann The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs Metropolitan books 2002 Format: pdf Size: 15.33 MB Language: English The Mind of Egypt presents an unprecedented account of the mainsprings of Egyptian civilization--the ideals, values, mentalities, belief systems, and aspirations that shaped the first territorial state in human history. Drawing on a range of literary, iconographic, and archaeological sources, the renowned historian Jan Assmann reconstructs a world of unparalleled complexity, a culture that, long before others, possessed an extraordinary degree of awareness and self-reflection.
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
 Author: Kara Cooney The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt Crown 2014 Format: epub/pdf Size: 7.6 Mb Language: English Hatshepsut—the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne and a mother with ties to the previous dynasty—was born into a privileged position in the royal household, and she was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father’s family. Her failure to produce a male heir was ultimately the twist of fate that paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. At just over twenty, Hatshepsut ascended to the rank of pharaoh in an elaborate coronation ceremony that set the tone for her spectacular reign as co-regent with Thutmose III, the infant king whose mother Hatshepsut out-maneuvered for a seat on the throne. Hatshepsut was a master strategist, cloaking her political power plays in the veil of piety and sexual reinvention. Just as women today face obstacles from a society that equates authority with masculinity, Hatshepsut shrewdly operated the levers of power to emerge as Egypt's second female pharaoh. Hatshepsut successfully negotiated a path from the royal nursery to the very pinnacle of authority, and her reign saw one of Ancient Egypt’s most prolific building periods. Scholars have long speculated as to why her monuments were destroyed within a few decades of her death, all but erasing evidence of her unprecedented rule. Constructing a rich narrative history using the artifacts that remain, noted Egyptologist Kara Cooney offers a remarkable interpretation of how Hatshepsut rapidly but methodically consolidated power—and why she fell from public favor just as quickly. The Woman Who Would Be King traces the unconventional life of an almost-forgotten pharaoh and explores our complicated reactions to women in power.
The History of Hindu India
 Author: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami The History of Hindu India Himalayan Academy Publications 2011 Format: PDF Size: 34 Mb Language: English A book for kids, teenagers, parents and teachers, the history of today s Hindus, one-sixth of our human race, extends back beyond recorded history. In this book, we pick up the threads of Hindu practice evident in the Indus-Sarasvati civilization, which was the largest and in many ways the most advanced of the ancient civilizations. From there we trace the development of Hinduism through the early empires of India, a time of great advances in science, architecture, art and literature during which Europe was experiencing the Middle Ages. Then came the years of trial by invasion, followed by colonization and finally, in the 20th century, independence from the British Crown. Throughout these periods of history, we highlight the people, philosophical ideas and religious practices that are key to the Hindu religion today. While the text is written for sixth grade social studies classes in US schools, it is also suitable for high school classes. It has even been used in college course work, due to its refreshingly accurate, terse but comprehensive presentation of the world s most ancient faith.
The Egyptian Coffin Texts, Volume 8. Middle Kingdom Copies of Pyramid Texts
 Author:James P. Allen The Egyptian Coffin Texts, Volume 8. Middle Kingdom Copies of Pyramid Texts Chicago: The Oriental Institute 2006 Format: pdf Size: 20.2 MB Language: English The texts inscribed in coffins, sarcophagi, and tomb chambers during the First Intermediate Period and Middle Kingdom (ca. 2100-1650 bc) are one of the richest sources for the language and religion of ancient Egypt. Known mostly as Coffin Texts, they are usually contemporary in composition with the objects on which they were inscribed. In many sources they also occur together with older compositions, copies of the Pyramid Texts that were first inscribed in royal tombs of the Fifth and Sixth Dynasties (ca. 2300-2200 bc).
God's Wife, God's Servant: The God's Wife of Amun (ca.740-525 BC)
 Author: Mariam F. Ayad God's Wife, God's Servant The God's Wife of Amun (ca.740-525 BC) Routledge ISBN: 041541170X 2009 Format: PDF Size: 15,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 232 Mariam F. Ayad explores how five women were elevated to a position of supreme religious authority. Drawing on a variety of textual, iconographic, and archaeological evidence, and containing fifty-one black and white and colour illustrations, the volume discusses this often neglected subject, placing the women within the broader context of the politically volatile, turbulent seventh and eighth centuries BCE.
Das Geheimnis der Pyramiden. Baukunst und Technik
 Das Geheimnis der Pyramiden. Baukunst und Technik Author: Jean-Philippe Lauer Weltbild Verlag ISBN: 3893501290 1990 Pages: 367 Format: PDF Size: 14.52МБ Language: German Die Pyramiden bergen das Wissen einer Jahrtausende alten Hochkultur. Ihre Rätsel sind bis heute nicht restlos gelöst. Die ägyptischen Königsgräber haben Generationen von Archäologen, Geologen und Sprachwissenschaftlern in ihren Bann geschlagen, ohne ihre Geheimnisse endgültig preiszugeben. Dem bekannten Archäologen Jean-Philippe Lauer, Mitglied des Institut d'Egypte ,gelingt es in diesem Buch, auf anschauliche Weise die Erkenntnisse der heutigen Pyramidenforschung zu vermitteln und geschichtliche Wahrheit von Mythen zu trennen.
Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
 Author: Richard H. Wilkinson Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt Thames & Hudson 2003 Format: PDF (rar+3%) Size: 218,71 mb Language: English Pages: 256 Egyptologist Wilkinson presents a clear, comprehensive and beautifully illustrated (in color and b&w) guide to the bewildering array of Egyptian deities-a complete catalogue of gods and goddesses supplemented by examinations of the history of Egyptian religion, the rise and fall of the gods, and the ways in which they were worshipped. Ancient Egypt was, Wilkinson writes, the most theocratic of any ancient culture; religion pervaded daily life for comoners as well as the pharaohs. This volume underscores the richness of ancient Egyptian beliefs: literally scores of deities are discussed, grouped by appearance: male anthropomorphic, female anthropomorphic
The Archaeology of Ancient Israel
 The Archaeology of Ancient Israel Author: Amnon Ben-Tor and R. Greenberg Yale University Press 1994 ISBN: 0300059191 Pages: 453 Language: English Format: DJVU Size: 85 MB For over one hundred years archaeologists have explored the land of Israel, investigating such fascinating topics as the migrations of the patriarchs, the Israelites' conquest of Canaan, and the establishment of the monarchy by David and Solomon. In this book some of Israel's foremost archaeologists present a thorough and up-to-date survey of this research, providing an assessable introduction to early life in the land of the Bible. The authors discuss the history of ancient Israel from the Neolithic era (eighth millennium B.C.E.) to the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the First Temple in 586 B.C.E. Each chapter describes a different era as seen through relevant archaeological discoveries. The reader is introduced to the first permanent settlements in the land of Israel, the crystallization of the political system of city-states, the nature of Canaanite culture, the Israelite patterns of settlement, and the division of the country into the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. The lavishly illustrated text explores and demonstrates developments in religious practices, architecture, technology, customs, arts and crafts, warfare, writing, cult practices, and trade. The book will be a delightful and informative resource for anyone who has ever wanted to know more about the religious, scientific, or historical background to the events described in the Bible, or to current developments in the Middle East.
The Temples of Kyoto
 The Temples of Kyoto Author: Donald Richie, Alexandre Georges Tuttle Pub 1995 ISBN-13: 978-0804820325 Pages: 152 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 19 MB The Temples of Kyoto takes you on a journey through these environs and presents twenty-one of these marvelous structures that are unique creations which, while quintessentially Japanese, somehow speak a universal language readily appreciated by people the world over. Donald Richie, called by Time magazine, "the dean of art critics in Japan," turns his attention to these twenty-one temples with scholarship and an eye for the dramatic. Drawing off such classic sources as The Tale of Genji and Essays in Idleness, he takes the reader on a tour through the ages, first with a comprehensive history of Japanese Buddhism, and then by highlighting key events in the development of these "celestial-seeming cities." Brilliant photographs of the temples, taken by the award-winning photographer Alexandre Georges, complement the text and provide a visual overview of the subject matter. His keen eye captures on film the elements that make each temple noteworthy, including their interiors, and objets d'art, in a fresh and thought provoking manner. The result is this book: a testament and meditation on the power and elegance of these world-renowned structures that are both places of worship and examples of the finest art Japan has ever produced.
The Making of the Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean from the Beginning to the Emergence of the Classical World
 Author: Cyprian Broodbank The Making of the Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean from the Beginning to the Emergence of the Classical World Thames & Hudson Ltd 2013 Format: epub Size: 11.5 Mb Language: English The Mediterranean has been for millennia one of the global cockpits of human endeavour. World-class interpretations exist of its Classical and subsequent history, but there has been remarkably little holistic exploration of how its societies, culture and economies first came into being, despite the fact that almost all the fundamental developments originated well before 500 bc. This book is the first full, interpretive synthesis for a generation on the rise of the Mediterranean world from its beginning, before the emergence of our own species, up to the threshold of Classical times. Extensively illustrated and ranging across disciplines, subject matter and chronology from early humans and the origins of farming and metallurgy to the rise of civilizations Egyptian, Levantine, Hispanic, Minoan, Mycenaean, Phoenician, Etruscan, early Greek the book is a masterpiece of archaeological and historical writing.
The Prehistory of the Silk Road
 The Prehistory of the Silk Road (Encounters with Asia) Author: Kuzmina E.E. University of Pennsylvania Press 2007 Pages: 264 Language: English Format: pdf Size: 20.5 Mb In ancient and medieval times, the Silk Road was of great importance to the transport of peoples, goods, and ideas between the East and the West. A vast network of trade routes, it connected the diverse geographies and populations of China, the Eurasian Steppe, Central Asia, India, Western Asia, and Europe. Although its main use was for importing silk from China, traders moving in the opposite direction carried to China jewelry, glassware, and other exotic goods from the Mediterranean, jade from Khotan, and horses and furs from the nomads of the Steppe. In both directions, technology and ideologies were transmitted. The Silk Road brought together the achievements of the different peoples of Eurasia to advance the Old World as a whole. The majority of the Silk Road routes passed through the Eurasian Steppe, whose nomadic people were participants and mediators in its economic and cultural exchanges. Until now, the origins of these routes and relationships have not been examined in great detail. In The Prehistory of the Silk Road, E. E. Kuzmina, renowned Russian archaeologist, looks at the history of this crucial area before the formal establishment of Silk Road trade and diplomacy. From the late Neolithic period to the early Bronze Age, Kuzmina traces the evolution of the material culture of the Steppe and the contact between civilizations that proved critical to the development of the widespread trade that would follow, including nomadic migrations, the domestication and use of the horse and the camel, and the spread of wheeled transport. The Prehistory of the Silk Road combines detailed research in archaeology with evidence from physical anthropology, linguistics, and other fields, incorporating both primary and secondary sources from a range of languages, including a vast accumulation of Russian-language scholarship largely untapped in the West. The book is complemented by an extensive bibliography that will be of great use to scholars.
The Huainanzi: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Government in Early Han China
 Author: John S. Major (Translator), Sarah Queen (Translator), Andrew Meyer (Translator), Harold D. Roth (Translator) The Huainanzi: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Government in Early Han China (Translations from the Asian Classics) Columbia University Press 2010 Format: epub Size: 18.7 Mb Language: English Compiled by scholars at the court of Liu An, king of Huainan, in the second century B.C.E, The Huainanzi is a tightly organized, sophisticated articulation of Western Han philosophy and statecraft. Outlining "all that a modern monarch needs to know," the text emphasizes rigorous self-cultivation and mental discipline, brilliantly synthesizing for readers past and present the full spectrum of early Chinese thought. The Huainanzi locates the key to successful rule in a balance of broad knowledge, diligent application, and the penetrating wisdom of a sage. It is a unique and creative synthesis of Daoist classics, such as the Laozi and the Zhuangzi; works associated with the Confucian tradition, such as the Changes, the Odes, and the Documents; and a wide range of other foundational philosophical and literary texts from the Mozi to the Hanfeizi. The product of twelve years of scholarship, this remarkable translation preserves The Huainanzi's special rhetorical features, such as parallel prose and verse, and showcases a compositional technique that conveys the work's powerful philosophical appeal. This path-breaking volume will have a transformative impact on the field of early Chinese intellectual history and will be of great interest to scholars and students alike.
Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art
 Author: Miranda Green Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art Routledge 1992 Format: PDF Pages: 296 Language: English Size: 17.5 MB In these pages, anthropologists, artists, archaeologists, historians, literary critics, novelists, and poets will discover a veritable pantheon of hitherto neglected Celtic deities who once enjoyed astonishing artistic representation in Gaul from about 500 BCE to 400 CE. . . . The variety of subjects is awesome, as is sustained iconography of their symbols and emblems. A work of major importance that libraries on many levels should welcome.
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