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The 'Tigris' expedition: in search of our beginnings
Par Thor Heyerdahl. 1980
The true story of an epic voyage in a boat made of reeds from the Gulf into the Indian Ocean.…
It tells of terrifying encounters with supertankers and bandits, and of the political dispute which led to the ceremonial burning of the boat. At the heart of the expedition is an anthropological theory which gives an added edge to this real life adventure. 1980.The rise of Rome: the making of the world's greatest empire
Par Anthony Everitt. 2015
Rome's decline and fall have long fascinated historians, but the story of how the empire was won is every bit…
as compelling. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E., Rome grew to become the ancient world's preeminent power. Historian Anthony Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite page-turner filled with lessons for our time. He paints indelible portraits of the great Romans--and non-Romans--who left their mark on the Roman world. He chronicles the clash between patricians and plebeians that defined the politics of the Republic. He shows how Rome's shrewd strategy of offering citizenship to her defeated subjects was instrumental in expanding the reach of her burgeoning empire. And he outlines the corrosion of constitutional norms that accompanied Rome's imperial expansion, as old habits of political compromise gave way, leading to violence and civil war. In the end, unimaginable wealth and power corrupted the traditional virtues of the Republic, and Rome was left triumphant everywhere except within its own borders. 2015.The riddle of the Rosetta Stone: key to ancient Egypt
Par James Giblin. 1990
Before the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799, Egyptian hieroglyphic writing -- composed of pictures of animals, birds, and…
geometric shapes -- was a mystery. For nearly 1400 years the meanings had been lost. The author chronicles the fascinating story of how the stone was discovered and, after countless attempts, finally deciphered by scholars. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1990.The Poison King: the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome's deadliest enemy
Par Adrienne Mayor. 2010
Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen…
after his mother poisoned his father. He fled into exile and returned in triumph to become a ruler of superb intelligence and fierce ambition. Hailed as a savior by his followers and feared as a second Hannibal by his enemies, he envisioned a grand Eastern empire to rival Rome. After massacring eighty thousand Roman citizens in 88 BC, he seized Greece and modern-day Turkey. Fighting some of the most spectacular battles in ancient history, he dragged Rome into a long round of wars and threatened to invade Italy itself. His uncanny ability to elude capture and surge back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals. Descriptions of violence. 2010.The mind's eye
Par Oliver W Sacks. 2010
Neurologist uses case studies to illustrate the brain’s ability to adapt to lost senses. Discusses a concert pianist who can…
no longer read music, a writer who is unable to read print after suffering a stroke, and Sacks’s own macular melanoma and its effects on his visual perception. 2010.The messianic legacy
Par Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln. 1987
The authors analyse the reactions to their earlier book "Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" (DC29014), and take their investigations…
into the shadowy society of the "Prieur de Sion" even further. The ominous global conspiracy of disinformation they uncover makes this a difficult book to ignore. 1987.The message of the Sphinx: a quest for the hidden legacy of mankind
Par Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval. 1996
Hancock and Bauval attempt to decipher the mysteries of the Great Sphinx of Egypt, which they claim is eight thousand…
years older than formerly believed. The authors use computer simulations of ancient skies to support their theories as to the origin and meaning of the Great Sphinx and also the three pyramids of Giza. 1996.The marvellous century: archaic man and the awakening of reason (Godwit paperbacks)
Par George Woodcock. 1989
George Woodcock describes the beauty, savagery and the all encompassing impact of the Marvellous Century. It was an era of…
personalities and uprisings, the time of Xenophanes, Cynes, Solon the Lawmaker, Sappho, the Buddha, Aeschylus, Pythagoras, Confucius, Lao-leu and Nebuchadnezzar. 1989.The Jesus family tomb: the discovery, the investigation, and the evidence that could change history
Par Simcha Jacobovici, Charles R Pellegrino. 2007
Jerusalem, 1980. Following the accidental bulldozing of a tomb, archaeologists arrived to find ten ossuaries - limestone boxes that served…
as first-century coffins. Six had inscriptions, including Jesus, son of Joseph; two Marys; and Judah, son of Jesus, which the team concluded were merely coincidence. Twenty-five years later, journalist Jacobovici tracked down the ossuaries and the tomb, and soon found that the archaeologists were unaware of key evidence that made this the discovery of a lifetime. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2007.The histories: From The Earliest Times To The Fall Of The Western Empire (Everyman Paperback Classics Ser.)
Par Herodotus, George Rawlinson, Hugh Bowden. 1992
The Histories is divided into nine books, each named after one of the Muses. The rise of the Persian Empire…
is chronicled, and the causes for the conflict with Greece. The central theme is the clash between the Persian Empire of King Xerxes and a handful of Greek city states in which the Greeks were against all odds, victorious. The story is set in the ancient world of the Mediterranean and Near Eastern world from Spain to India, and from Ethiopia to central Russia. 1992.History of the Peloponnesian Wars (Penguin classics)
Par Rex Warner, Thucydides. 1972
Written in the fifth century B.C. by an Athenian commander, this is a history of the twenty-seven-year conflict between Athens,…
a democratic state and sea power, and the states of the Peloponnese headed by Sparta, a conservative power with an efficient military force. 1972.Archaeology and the Iliad: the Trojan War in Homer and history (The modern scholar)
Par Homer, Eric H Cline. 2006
George Washington University professor, Eric Cline examines the real history of Troy and delves into archaeological discoveries. Through his analysis…
of known data, Cline provides a fuller, richer understanding of this historic clash. 2006.When women ruled the world: six queens of Egypt
Par Kara Cooney. 2018
Female rulers are a rare phenomenon-but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. What did Egypt gain…
from its liberal reliance on female leadership, and could today's world learn from its example? Celebrated Egyptologist Kara Cooney delivers a fascinating tale of female power, exploring the reasons why it has seldom been allowed through the ages, and why we should care. 2018.Le patriarcat
Par Ernest Borneman, Jeanne Etore. 1979
Le psychanalyste allemand Ernest Boreneman tente dans cet essai d'établir une chronologie de la préhistoire, fondée sur l'évolution des moyens…
techniques de production. Cette chronologie explique les phases du changement social survenu lors du passage de clans conduits par des femmes à des états dirigés par des hommes. Persuadé que la libération de la femme sera aussi celle de l'homme, l'auteur se livre à une réflexion poussée sur l'abolition des relations de pouvoir. 1979. Titre uniforme: Das Patriarchat.Nefertiti
Par Evelyn Wells. 1964
Nefertiti, queen of Akhenaton and ruler of Egypt in the 14th century B.C., revolted against the old pagan gods and…
became a monotheist. This is a reconstruction of her life and times, based on the finds at Amarna, Akhenaton's City of the Sun. 1964.From the silent earth: a report on the Greek bronze age (Pelican book)
Par Joseph Alsop. 1964
Concentrating on Greece and Crete from 1700 to 1400 B.C. (a controversial subject among scholars), the author combines his theories…
with scholarly opinions to present his version of the Mycenaean world. 1964.Great civilizations of ancient Africa
Par Lester Brooks. 1971
Looking for Dilmun
Par Geoffrey Bibby. 1970
The author gives an enthralling first-hand account of the overwhelming evidence of an ancient civilization that once existed along the…
Persian Gulf. He tells of the gruelling and ingenious labours endured and of the excitement in the search for Dilmun. 1970.L'Antiquité, l'Orient, la Grèce et Rome (Deux Temps, Trois Mouvements Ser.)
Par G Dez, Jean Mathiex, A Weiler. 1970
L'empire romain ((Que sais-je? ; 1536). #Vol. 5)
Par Jean Marie Engel. 1973