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Book Synopsis Mediterranean Anarchy, Interstate War, and the Rise of Rome by : Arthur M. Eckstein
Download or read book Mediterranean Anarchy, Interstate War, and the Rise of Rome written by Arthur M. Eckstein and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-04-07 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A major contribution to the study of Roman imperialism and ancient international relations."—John Rich, University of Nottingham
Book Synopsis The Winter Solstice by : John Matthews
Download or read book The Winter Solstice written by John Matthews and published by Godsfield Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text gives meaning not just to Christmas, but to the whole winter season. Folklore expert John Matthews traces the history behind many of the sacred traditions of the holiday season and provides refreshing and practical suggestions for celebrating the winter solstice as a joyous, life-affirming, spritual festival.
Download or read book The Carthaginians written by Dexter Hoyos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Carthaginians reveals the complex culture, society and achievements of a famous, yet misunderstood, ancient people. Beginning as Phoenician settlers in North Africa, the Carthaginians then broadened their civilization with influences from neighbouring North African peoples, Egypt, and the Greek world. Their own cultural influence in turn spread across the Western Mediterranean as they imposed dominance over Sardinia, western Sicily, and finally southern Spain. As a stable republic Carthage earned respectful praise from Greek observers, notably Aristotle, and from many Romans – even Cato, otherwise notorious for insisting that ‘Carthage must be destroyed’. Carthage matched the great city-state of Syracuse in power and ambition, then clashed with Rome for mastery of the Mediterranean West. For a time, led by her greatest general Hannibal, she did become the leading power between the Atlantic and the Adriatic. It was chiefly after her destruction in 146 BC that Carthage came to be depicted by Greeks and Romans as an alien civilization, harsh, gloomy and bloodstained. Demonising the victim eased the embarrassment of Rome’s aggression; Virgil in his Aeneid was one of the few to offer a more sensitive vision. Exploring both written and archaeological evidence, The Carthaginians reveals a complex, multicultural and innovative people whose achievements left an indelible impact on their Roman conquerors and on history.
Download or read book Battle written by John A Lynn and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-04-24 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battle: A History of Combat and Culture spans the globe and the centuries to explore the way ideas shape the conduct of warfare. Drawing its examples from Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and America, John A. Lynn challenges the belief that technology has been the dominant influence on combat from ancient times to the present day. In battle, ideas can be more far more important than bullets or bombs. Clausewitz proclaimed that war is politics, but even more basically, war is culture. The hard reality of armed conflict is formed by -- and, in turn, forms -- a culture's values, assumptions, and expectations about fighting. The author examines the relationship between the real and the ideal, arguing that feedback between the two follows certain discernable paths. Battle rejects the currently fashionable notion of a "Western way of warfare" and replaces it with more nuanced concepts of varied and evolving cultural patterns of combat. After considering history, Lynn finally asks how the knowledge gained might illuminate our understanding of the war on terrorism.
Book Synopsis The Cult of Sol Invictus by : Gaston Halsberghe
Download or read book The Cult of Sol Invictus written by Gaston Halsberghe and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary material /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- THE LITERARY TEXTS /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- THE SUN CULT UP TO THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE EMPIRE /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- THE EASTERN RELIGIONS: THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND ADHERENTS /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- SOL INVICTUS ELAGABAL /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- THE CONTINUATION OF THE CULT OF SOL INVICTUS /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- THE REIGN OF AURELIAN /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- CONCLUSION /Gaston H. Halsberghe.
Book Synopsis On Greek Religion by : Robert C.T. Parker
Download or read book On Greek Religion written by Robert C.T. Parker and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is something of a paradox about our access to ancient Greek religion. We know too much, and too little. The materials that bear on it far outreach an individual's capacity to assimilate: so many casual allusions in so many literary texts over more than a millennium, so many direct or indirect references in so many inscriptions from so many places in the Greek world, such an overwhelming abundance of physical remains. But genuinely revealing evidence does not often cluster coherently enough to create a vivid sense of the religious realities of a particular time and place. Amid a vast archipelago of scattered islets of information, only a few are of a size to be habitable."—from the Preface In On Greek Religion, Robert Parker offers a provocative and wide-ranging entrée into the world of ancient Greek religion, focusing especially on the interpretive challenge of studying a religious system that in many ways remains desperately alien from the vantage point of the twenty-first century. One of the world's leading authorities on ancient Greek religion, Parker raises fundamental methodological questions about the study of this vast subject. Given the abundance of evidence we now have about the nature and practice of religion among the ancient Greeks—including literary, historical, and archaeological sources—how can we best exploit that evidence and agree on the central underlying issues? Is it possible to develop a larger, "unified" theoretical framework that allows for coherent discussions among archaeologists, anthropologists, literary scholars, and historians? In seven thematic chapters, Parker focuses on key themes in Greek religion: the epistemological basis of Greek religion; the relation of ritual to belief; theories of sacrifice; the nature of gods and heroes; the meaning of rituals, festivals, and feasts; and the absence of religious authority. Ranging across the archaic, classical, and Hellenistic periods, he draws on multiple disciplines both within and outside classical studies. He also remains sensitive to varieties of Greek religious experience. Also included are five appendixes in which Parker applies his innovative methodological approach to particular cases, such as the acceptance of new gods and the consultation of oracles. On Greek Religion will stir debate for its bold questioning of disciplinary norms and for offering scholars and students new points of departure for future research.
Book Synopsis Roman Festivals in the Greek East by : Fritz Graf
Download or read book Roman Festivals in the Greek East written by Fritz Graf and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how festivals of Rome were celebrated in the Greek East and their transformations in the Christian world.
Book Synopsis The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina by : Caroline Lawrence
Download or read book The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina written by Caroline Lawrence and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a Roman widow shows unusual interest in Flavia's father, Flavia decides to discover Cartila's true motives by performing twelve tasks, just like the Greek hero Hercules.
Book Synopsis The Power of Sacrifice by : George Heyman
Download or read book The Power of Sacrifice written by George Heyman and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work, George Heyman offers a fresh perspective on the similarities between pagan Roman and Christian thinking about the public role of sacrifice in the first two and a half centuries of the Christian era.
Book Synopsis The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic by : William Warde Fowler
Download or read book The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic written by William Warde Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fantastical Christmas Volume 1 by : Connor Whiteley
Download or read book Fantastical Christmas Volume 1 written by Connor Whiteley and published by CGD Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-21 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venture forth into the delightful adventures of wizards, witches and magic and more found in the magical worlds of Fantastic Christmas. Enjoy fantasy adventures, dragons and more creatures to capture the imagination in this first fantasy collection, and stories both heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. From the Last Dragon Guardian and a dying wizard to a superhero finding an author in trouble, the stories in this volume add a bit of warmth and fantasy to your holiday season. BUY NOW! Holiday Fantasy Short Stories include: · Magic That Binds · One Final Christmas · Author’s Christmas Problems · Last Winter Dragon Egg · A Sacrifice For Saturnalia BUY NOW!
Book Synopsis The Golden Bough: pt. VI. The scapegoat. 1913 by : James George Frazer
Download or read book The Golden Bough: pt. VI. The scapegoat. 1913 written by James George Frazer and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Patchwork Soul written by Jeremy Varner and published by Jeremy Varner. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seattle’s Fangtown has long been one of the hottest Alter enclaves outside of Argyre. The weather was great for people averse to sunny days, the border was a relatively short drive away, and the city had an underground level that was prime for some subterranean renovations. On any given night you could find everything from Vampires to Trolls wandering the streets. But recently the city became a lot more than a hot-spot: it became a safe haven. A courthouse roof exploded with a rain of glass at just the right time to set off a small political revolution and what used to just be a trendy location was now Alter-kind’s home away from home. Nathaniel Leone was there to see it happen during his first days as a full-fledged agent. Hell, he was unlucky enough to be standing on the rooftop. But now that everyone else is settling in to their new normal, he can’t help but feel uneasy about it all. It could be a touch of PTSD, a lifetime of changing fortunes, or the fact he knows a man in a glass box who helped orchestrate it all. Whatever it is, Nate’s still waiting for the other shoe to drop. Unfortunately, Nate might be right to feel uneasy. There have been reports of strange sightings, Alter women have started to go missing, and a brutal murder scene suggests something powerful is at the center of it all. After years of convincing people not to worry about Werewolf attacks, there’s suddenly an actual monster on the loose. And, worst of all, someone’s trying to cover it up.
Book Synopsis Greek and Roman Festivals by : J. Rasmus Brandt
Download or read book Greek and Roman Festivals written by J. Rasmus Brandt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek and Roman Festivals addresses the multi-faceted and complex nature of Greco-Roman festivals and analyses the connections that existed between them, as religious and social phenomena, and the historical dynamics that shaped them. It contains twelve articles which form an interdisciplinary perspective of classical scholarship on the topic.
Book Synopsis New Catholic Encyclopedia: A-Azt by : Catholic University of America
Download or read book New Catholic Encyclopedia: A-Azt written by Catholic University of America and published by Gale. This book was released on 2003 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: others.In addition to the hundreds of new signed articles on a wide variety of topics, this new edition also features biographies of contemporary religious figures; thousands of photographs, maps and illustrations; and updated bibliographical citations. The 15th volume is a cumulative index to the entire encyclopedia.
Book Synopsis 4000 Years of Christmas by : Earl W. Count
Download or read book 4000 Years of Christmas written by Earl W. Count and published by Ulysses Press. This book was released on 2000-09-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if our entire civilization could write its own memoirs and tell the complete story of Christmas past? Surprisingly, the tale would begin not in Bethlehem, but two thousand years earlier in the cradle of civilization. It would be a nostalgic story involving Christians and non-Christians alike. Babylonians Greeks, and Romans - whose ancient customs became part of the Christmas celebration - would people its pages. We would see early Europeans hanging fir sprigs and winter greenery to renew life and protect against the cold blasts of Arctic wind. People who had not yet learned of the Christ child would be burning Yule logs. Of course, the most important chapter in these memoirs would take place in a manger surrounded by Wise Men and marked with a brilliant star. But the tale would continue on for another two thousand years as generation after generation added to the customs of Christmas.
Book Synopsis Stories in Stone from the Roman Forum by : Isabel Lovell
Download or read book Stories in Stone from the Roman Forum written by Isabel Lovell and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories behind the greatest structures of ancient Rome, including Julius Caesar's Basilica and Temple, the Temple of Vesta, the Temple of Castor and Pollux, the Forum, and more.
