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The Romans: All That Matters
In The Romans: All That Matters, John Manley focuses on some of the fundamental aspects of the Roman Empire, especially those topics that have relevance beyond the study of …
Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy
This book is the first cultural history of papal authority in late antiquity. While most traditional histories posit a 'rise of the papacy' and examine popes as politicians, …
`Reading' Greek Death
This book offers a series of in-depth studies of some aspects of the beliefs, attitudes, and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece from the Minoan and Mycenean period to the …
Lycurgan Athens and the Making of Classical Tragedy
Through a series of interdisciplinary studies this book argues that the Athenians themselves invented the notion of 'classical' tragedy just a few generations after the city's …
Centaurs and Amazons
In Centaurs and Amazons, Page duBois offers a prehistory of hierarchy. Using structural anthropology, symbolic analysis, and recent literary theory, she demonstrates a shift in …
The Art of Building in the Classical World
This book examines the application of drawing in the design process of classical architecture, exploring how the tools and techniques of drawing developed for architecture …
Sons of Bayezid
The civil war of 1402-1413 is one of the most complicated and fascinating periods in Ottoman history. It is often called the interregnum because of its political instability, but …
Tripolitania
"e;Lepcis Magna"e;, one of the greatest of the Roman cities of North Africa and one of the most famous archaeological sites in the Mediterranean, was situated in the region …
Space and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds
We cannot properly understand history without a full appreciation of the spaces through which its actors moved, whether in the home or in the public sphere, and the ways in which …
DKfindout! Ancient Egypt
"Travel back in time with this fun book on Ancient Egypt for children. Learn all about the pharaohs of Egypt, decode Egyptian hieroglyphs, and see how the Great Pyramid of Giza was …
Worlds of Byzantium