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Aristotle's 'Nicomachean Ethics'
"Continuum's Reader's Guides" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical …
Demonologi för nybörjare
Gud har gått in i väggen och Beelzebub planerar en kupp mot Satan. En kupp som hotar släppa loss alla helvetets demoner lösa på jorden. Isak jobbar som vaktmästare på sin gamla …
Religions of Rome: Volume 1, A History
This book offers a radical new survey of more than a thousand years of religious life at Rome. It sets religion in its full cultural context, between the primitive hamlet of the …
Dawn of the Horse Warriors
The domestication of the horse revolutionized warfare, granting unprecedented strategic and tactical mobility, allowing armies to strike with terrifying speed. The horse was first …
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on "--Margaret …
Contra Academicos, De beata vita, De ordine
The three earliest writings of Augustine of Hippo address questions about the Stoic and Skeptical theory of perception, ethics, pagan and Christian theology, and the ancient …
Two Years' Vacation
What about an unexpected two years’ vacation on a desert island? It may sound appealing from nowadays perspective. But when a marooned ship drifts to sea with nobody but a group of …
Urban Craftsmen and Traders in the Roman World
This volume, featuring sixteen contributions from leading Roman historians and archaeologists, sheds new light on approaches to the economic history of urban craftsmen and traders …
Greek Myths in Roman Art and Culture
Images of episodes from Greek mythology are widespread in Roman art, appearing in sculptural groups, mosaics, paintings and reliefs. They attest to Rome's enduring fascination with …
The Story of Tutankhamun
A lively new biography of Tutankhamun—published for the hundredth anniversary of his tomb’s modern discovery The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 sparked imaginations …
Sea in History - The Ancient World
An assessment of how important the sea was in the development of the ancient world.How important has the sea been in the development of human history? Very important indeed is the …
Long Shadow of Antiquity
A vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains relevant today, this is a passionate justification of why we continue to read about and study the lives and works …