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Bryce approached the subject of the Holy Roman Empire from only one angle, but that a very important one. What interested him was to trace the history of the imperial idea from the …

Despite the ubiquitous importance of medicine in Roman literature, philosophy, and social history, the language of Latin medical texts has not been properly studied. This book …

Shawna L. Frances gives a masterful account of the sleeping bear within many of us who are drawn to the Ascension. If you are reading this book, you are playing a role in the …

No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the sensuous tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. In myth and image, in …

The much-loved Guardian columnist asks what it takes to make a husband, and looks to his own married life to provide the answer.**Anything resembling advice should be taken at …

An investigation of the geographical incongruities in Homers epics locates Troy on the coast of Iberia, in a conflict that changed history Cites the rise in sea level in 1200 B.C. …

Most people during their lifetime experience some contact with the spirit world. Their reactions can vary from laughing off such nonsense as coincidence to praying for the demon to …

This well-documented study of the Roman army provides a crucial aid to understanding the Roman Empire in economic, social and political terms. Employing numerous examples, Brian …

History from Loss challenges the common thought that "e;history is written by the winners"e; and explores how history-makers in different times and places across the globe …

Archestratos of Gela was the author of a mock-epic poem, most likely entitled the Hedupatheia or Life of Luxury, that presented itself as a gastronomic tour of the Mediterranean …