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Alesia, 52 BC

Alesia, 52 BC

Author: Frederic Bey
Publishing date: 2011
The Romans had been at odds with the Gauls for a very long time indeed. Somewhere between 390 and 386 BC, a Senoni warchief called Brennus managed to capture Rome and ransom the city with his famous Vae Victis. The Urbs was then a city whose authority was only relative.
76.00 zł
Books in the Catholic World...

Books in the Catholic World during the Early Modern Period

Publishing date: 2013
The Reformation is often alluded to as Gutenberg's child. Could it then be said that the Counter-Reformation was his step-child? The close relationship between the Reformation, the printing press and books has received extensive, historiographical attention, which is clearly justified; however, the links between books and the Catholic world have often been limited to a tale of censorship and repression. The current volume looks beyond this, with a series of papers that aim to shed new light on the complex relationships between Catholicism and books during the early modern period, before and after the religious schism, with special focus on trade, common reads and the mechanisms used to control readership in different territories, together with the similarities between
778.00 zł
Olympia

Olympia

Author: Robin Waterfield
Publishing date: 2018
The remarkable story of the Ancient Olympic Games, narrated in invigorating style by a leading classical scholar and translator.
98.00 zł
Classical Antiquity in...

Classical Antiquity in Video Games

Publishing date: 2020
From gaming consoles to smartphones, video games are everywhere today, including those set in historical times and particularly in the ancient world. This volume explores the varied depictions of the ancient world in video games and demonstrates the potential challenges of games for scholars as well as the applications of game engines for educational and academic purposes. With successful series such as "Assassin's Creed" or "Civilization" selling millions of copies, video games rival even television and cinema in their role in shaping younger audiences' perceptions of the past. Yet classical scholarship, though embracing other popular media as areas of research, has so far largely ignored video games as a vehicle of classical reception. This collection of essays
457.00 zł
Historia Animalium Book X

Historia Animalium Book X

Publishing date: 2023
New edition arguing that the book is a summary by Aristotle of a fourth-century medical treatise. The treatise makes clear advances over Hippocratic gynaecology, and Aristotle's comments on it illustrate the early stages of his reproductive theory. HA X is a central text for ancient gynaecology and Aristotelian methodology.
640.10 zł
Postcards of Lost Royals

Postcards of Lost Royals

Author: Andrew Roberts
Publishing date: 2009
A century ago, hereditary rulers governed the great world powers. Today, just ten monarchs still reign in Europe, their powers significantly curbed. Where have all the royals gone? These regal portraits hint at the values of another era and capture something of the essence of the long-vanished world of international royalty.
47.25 zł
The Jews in Christian Europe

The Jews in Christian Europe

Author: Jacob Marcus
Marc Saperstein
Publishing date: 2016
Jacob Marcus's The Jews in The Medieval World (1938) has remained an indispensable resource for its comprehensive view of Jewish historical experience from late antiquity through the early modern period using primary source documents in English translation. This new work based on Marcus's book centres the focus squarely on Christian Europe.
305.00 zł
The Oxford Classical...

The Oxford Classical Dictionary

Publishing date: 2012
Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition of this established dictionary offers entries on all aspects of the classical world. With reception and anthropology as new focus areas and numerous new entries, it is an essential reference work for students, scholars, and teachers of classics and for anyone with an interest in the classical era.
686.00 zł