History

ISBN: 9782503529172
Published by : Brepols
Series: Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis
Volume: 2C
Aelred de Rievaulx (1110-1167) vécut une grande partie de sa jeunesse à la cour du roi d'Écosse. Il y étudia et y vécut dans l'amitié de ceux qui l'entouraient. Toutefois, en 1133, il entra à l'Abbaye de Rievaulx, près de York, d'obédience cist... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781445603506
Published by : Amberley Publishing
A new, revised edition of this in-depth study of prehistoric carved stones, interpreting their purpose and design.Following a devastating fire in 2003, an area of moorland above Robin Hoods Bay on the North Yorkshire coast in England was laid bare... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781612001197
Published by : Casemate
The backbone of classical Greek armies was the phalanx of heavily armored spearmen, or hoplites. These were the soldiers that defied the might of Persia at Marathon, Thermopylae and Plataea and, more often, fought each other in the countless battl... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781901543285
Published by : Casemate
There are many writings about ancient cultures lurking in the dusty books of academia, but few capture the imagination like the legends and myths of the ancient Greeks where heroes and monsters live or die in struggles for survival, honor and glor... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848325920
Published by : Frontline Books
There are two images of warfare that dominate Greek history. The better known is that of Achilles, the Homeric hero skilled in face-to-face combat to the death. He is a warrior who is outraged by deception on the battlefield. The alternative model... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848841444
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
This latest volume in the Roman Conquests series deals with some of the best known Roman campaigns of all. Indeed, due to the involvement of Julius Caesar and the commentaries he wrote upon them, these are some of the most studied of any ancient c... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781905125586
Published by : Classical Press of Wales
One of the most fertile and fast-developing themes of recent historiography is treated
by the 10 new papers in this volume. The history of the ancient world has traditionally been studied with a view to tracing the origins of those grand de... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842175217
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Childhood in the Past
Volume: 5
The Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past, in conjunction with Oxbow Books, publishes this international journal, Childhood in the Past. This journal provides a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, international forum for the publication of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515101882
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Potsdamer Altertumswissenschaftliche Beiträge (PAwB)
Volume: 41
Moyen fréquemment utilisé pour établir une communication avec les dieux, les offrandes ne correspondent pas exactement, telles qu'on les conçoit aujourd'hui, à ce que les Grecs désignaient ainsi. Le vocabulaire qui leur est associé et les contexte... .... Learn More