Athenian Funeral Oration
A funeral speech was delivered almost every year in classical Athens. Forty years ago, Loraux...
EAN: 9781009413039
Homer's Living Language
An accessible, up-to-date, and innovative account of key features of Homer's poetry (formularity,...
EAN: 9781009065887
Past and Thoughts
Alexander Herzen’s Past and Thoughts was the most influential memoir in tsarist Russia....
EAN: 9780674495104
Hubris
The so-called Golden Age of Athens, during and after the primacy of Pericles, was in fact a time...
EAN: 9780674258471
Egypt's Golden Couple
Two celebrated Egyptologists bring to vivid life the intriguing and controversial reign of King...
EAN: 9781837050178
Fortune Telling
Explore the magical world of fortune telling, and find out all about astrology, palmistry, moon...
EAN: 9781804539552
Curious Cryptids
Join expert cryptozoologist Dr Soothfast for a round-the-world adventure in hunt of the creatures...
EAN: 9781800788206
Jungle Commandos
Drawing on unpublished first-hand accounts, this is a gripping history of the experiences of the...
EAN: 9781472866646
Lost Golden City of Luxor
Historians have long known about the existence of a long-lost ancient Egyptian city. But until...
EAN: 9781398260658
Inside the Great Pyramid
For centuries, scientists have been working to unravel the many mysteries behind the Great...
EAN: 9781398260641
Stories of Similes in Greek and Roman Epic
Explores what kind of stories emerge from classical epic when similes are front and center....
EAN: 9781108741415
Old Norse Mythology
Old Norse Mythology is an accessible and multidisciplinary introduction to the field. It surveys...
EAN: 9781032672830
Old Norse Mythology
Old Norse Mythology is an accessible and multidisciplinary introduction to the field. It surveys...
EAN: 9781032672816
Aristotelian Mirabilia and Early Peripatetic Natural Science
This is the first volume devoted to the sections of the Aristotelian Mirabilia on natural...
EAN: 9781032651941
Irenaeus of Sirmium and His Story in the Medieval East and West
This book is dedicated to a ‘lesser’ saint, Irenaeus, who suffered martyrdom in 304 CE. His...
EAN: 9781032590417
Byzantine Ideas of Persia, 650–1461
This book offers a study into the perceptions of ancient and medieval Iran in the Byzantine...
EAN: 9781032070681
Hieratic
Hieratic was the most widely used script in ancient Egypt, but is today relatively unknown...
EAN: 9781009673655
Hieratic
Hieratic was the most widely used script in ancient Egypt, but is today relatively unknown...
EAN: 9781009673617
Reading Creation Myths Economically in Ancient Mesopotamia and Israel
Creation myths in the ancient Middle East served as works of political economy, justifying and...
EAN: 9781009559911
Reading Creation Myths Economically in Ancient Mesopotamia and Israel
Creation myths in the ancient Middle East served as works of political economy, justifying and...
EAN: 9781009559881
