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"From the first cities of Sumer to the empire of the Incas, travel around the world and through 5,000 years of history in this illustrated guide to see where and how ancient peoples lived. From North America to New Zealand, this book takes you on a trip around the world and through history to visit ancient cities and empires, showing who lived where and explaining the unique features of each civilization. The Ancient Worlds Atlas is a pictorial...
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"A book for thinkers young and old, Befuddled is a journey back in time to explore the lives, legends and ideas of ancient philosophers. Theories on the origin of the universe, the nature of the mind, and much more are presented alongside bizarre stories of mad emperors and talking skulls. Featuring an array of iconic figures, including Socrates, Pythagoras and the Buddha, Befuddled superbly illustrates how lives devoted to confusion and wonder not...
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"Archaeologists have found some incredible things by digging deep underground. Magnificent mummies from long, long ago. Dinosaur bones washed up on the beach. The underwater kingdoms of great kings and queens. Beautiful cities buried by volcano ash. And mighty meteors from beyond the Milky Way. Team up with archaeologists from around the world and travel through time to learn about fantastic historical artefacts. From Tutankhamun to the Titanic, children...
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Get the Summary of Erik Sass's The Mental Floss History of the World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Mental Floss History of the World" by Erik Sass provides a sweeping overview of human history, from the earliest nomadic groups to the complexities of the modern world. It traces the development of agriculture, the rise of cities and empires, and the evolution of societies and religions. The book delves into...
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In 53BC the Proconsul Marcus Crassus and 36,000 of his legionaries were crushed by the Parthians at Carrhae in what is now eastern Turkey. Crassus' defeat and death and the 20,000 casualties his army suffered were an extraordinary disaster for Rome. The event intensified the bitter, destructive struggle for power in the Roman republic, curtailed the empire's eastward expansion and had a lasting impact on the history of the Mediterranean and the Middle...
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"Beacon Lights of History: Jewish Heroes and Prophets" by John Lord. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices....
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"The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World: Persia" by George Rawlinson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...
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Get the Summary of Jonathan Harris's The Lost World of Byzantium in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Lost World of Byzantium" by Jonathan Harris explores the rich tapestry of Byzantine history, focusing on the empire's cultural, religious, and political transformations. The book delves into the reign of Emperor Constantine, whose conversion to Christianity marked a significant shift in the Roman Empire's religious...
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"The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World: Assyria" by George Rawlinson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...
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Get the Summary of Stefanie Caponi's Guided Tarot in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Guided Tarot: A Beginner's Guide to Card Meanings, Spreads, and Intuitive Exercises for Seamless Readings" by Stefanie Caponi is a comprehensive resource for those embarking on the journey of tarot reading. The book emphasizes tarot as a tool for self-discovery, personal growth, and spiritual connection rather than mere fortune-telling....
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We are excited to introduce you to our book, "Sanatana Dharma: Exploring the Eternal Path." If you have been seeking a deeper understanding of life's purpose, spirituality, and the timeless wisdom of ancient Indian traditions, this book is for you.Sanatana Dharma, often referred to as the Eternal Way of Life, encapsulates the profound teachings and practices that have guided humanity for centuries. In this book, we embark on a transformative journey,...
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"Golden-shielded, silver-sworded, man-loving, male-child slaughtering Amazons." That is how the fifth-century Greek historian Hellanicus described the Amazons, and they have fascinated society ever since. Did they really exist? Until recently, scholars consigned them to the world of myth, but Lyn Webster Wilde journeyed into the homeland of the Amazons, and uncovered astonishing evidence of their historic reality.
North of the Black Sea, she found...
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Patricia Cox Miller is Associate Professor of Religion at Syracuse University. She is the author of Biography in Late Antiquity: A Quest for the Holy Man.
Dream interpretation was a prominent feature of the intellectual and imaginative world of late antiquity, for martyrs and magicians, philosophers and theologians, polytheists and monotheists alike. Finding it difficult to account for the prevalence of dream-divination, modern scholarship has often...
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"The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World: Babylon" by George Rawlinson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...
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Daniel Ogden is Reader in Ancient History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds; Greek Bastardy in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods; The Crooked Kings of Ancient Greece; Aristomenes of Messene; and Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death. He is editor of The Hellenistic World New Perspectives.
In classical antiquity, there was much interest in necromancy--the consultation of the...
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"The World's Greatest Books - Volume 11 - Ancient and Mediæval History" by Various. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...
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This book explores the ancient Babylonians, nestled in the cradle of Mesopotamia, who made profound contributions to the field of mathematics, laying the groundwork for subsequent mathematical developments. Their numerical systems, basic arithmetic operations, and innovative use of mathematical symbols stand as pillars of ancient mathematical thought, showcasing a sophisticated understanding that emerged as early as the 19th century BCE.
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Dioniso, dios parido por Zeus de su propio muslo, heleno de pura cepa y oriundo de todos los rincones del mundo conocido, efebo y barbudo, donador de la cultura y dios caníbal. La divinidad, para muchos, más paradójica y desconcertante del panteón clásico, no nos habla solamente de los griegos antiguos y de sus creencias, de las mujeres que corrían enloquecidas por los montes de Grecia y de los hombres que se convertían en sátiros, del vino...
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Get the Summary of Simon Winchester's Knowing What We Know in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Simon Winchester's book "Knowing What We Know" explores the evolution of knowledge transmission from ancient times to the modern era. It begins with the story of Shukla Bose, who transformed from a hotel executive to an educator, providing free education to impoverished children in Bengaluru, India. The book examines the...
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