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Infinite Awakenings
Oman Ken has created an inspiring collection of what he calls - philosophical story poems - that guide the reader right to the heart of what life is truly about and what really …
Materiality and Aesthetics in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry
Illuminates the reciprocal interaction between minds and materials as a fundamental feature of ancient Greek aesthetics Illustrates the cognitive vibrancy attributed to objects …
Hellenistic Settlements in the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and India
This is the third volume of Getzel Cohen's important work on the Hellenistic settlements in the ancient world. Through the conquests of Alexander the Great, his successors and …
Touch and the Ancient Senses
Unlike the other senses, touch ranges beyond a single sense organ, encompassing not only the skin but also the interior of the body. It mediates almost every aspect of …
The Reality of ESP
"This book, detailing its author's many successful investigations into the paranormal, should make those who deny the possible existence of such phenomena think again." --Brian …
Roman World from Romulus to Muhammad
This volume provides a detailed examination of nearly 1,400 years of Roman history, from the foundation of the city in the eighth century BC until the evacuation of Roman troops …
End of Empire: Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome
"e;A thoughtful and sophisticated account of a notoriously complicated and controversial period."e; R. I. Moore, Times Literary SupplementHistory remembers Attila, the …
After Paul Left Corinth
After Paul Left Corinth gathers for the first time all the relevant extant material from literary, nonliterary, and archaeological sources on what life was like in the …
Making Men Ridiculous
Writing during the reign of emperors Trajan and Hadrian, Juvenal drew on Roman legend and the history of preceding imperial dynasties as a means of scrutinizing cultural upheavals …
From Democrats to Kings
Athens, 404 BC. The Democratic city-state has been ravaged by a long and bloody war with neighbouring Sparta. The search for scapegoats begins and Athens, liberty's beacon in the …