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Set in rome in 52 bafter eight years of war, two soldiers, lucius vorenus (kevin mckidd) and titus pullo (ray stevenson) unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient romeoxfam bookshop swanage the complete first season of the popular historical drama seriesepisodes comprise: 'the stolen eagle', 'how titus pullo brought down the republic', 'an owl in a thornbush', 'stealing from saturn', 'the ram has touched the wall', 'egeria', 'pharsalus', 'caesarion', 'utica', 'triumph', 'the spoils' and 'kalends of february'the republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute controlthe city is a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million peoplebut now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excesssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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After eight years of war, two soldiers, lucius vorenus (kevin mckidd) and titus pullo (ray stevenson) unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient romeoxfam bookshop thame all 22 episodes from seasons 1 and 2 of the popular historical drama series set in rome in 52 bcthe republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute controlbut now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excessepisodes are: 'the stolen eagle', 'how titus pullo brought down the republic', 'an owl in a thornbush', 'stealing from saturn', 'the ram has touched the wall', 'egeria', 'pharsalus', 'caesarion', 'utica', 'triumph', 'the spoils', 'kalends of february', 'passover', 'son of hades', 'these being the words of marcus tullius cicero', 'the tortoise and the hare', 'heroes of the republic', 'philippi', 'death mask', 'a necessary fiction', 'no god can stop a hungry man' and 'about your father'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The phrase originates from a particular custom typical of ancient rome: when a general returned to the city after a war triumph and paraded through the streets collecting the honours that were given him by the crowd, he ran the risk of being overwhelmed by pride and delusions of grandeurwonderful polychrome vanitas bust, “memento mori”, with skull made of precious rosso antico marble, bust made of precious nero antico marble and base made of onyxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiremember that you are human”)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeto prevent this from happening, someone behind his back would say the phrase: «respice post tehominem te memento» (“look behind youweight: 5 kg read moredimensions: height 28 cm width 20 cm depth 12 cm approxcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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100 greatest ancient coins, hardcover by berk, harlan jberk, one of america’s best-known ancient-coin dealers, takes you on a personal guided tour of the numismatic antiquities of greece, rome, the byzantine empire, and other parts of the ancient world, 144 pages, full color, with enlarged photographs and stories for every coinvecchi, italo (frw), isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us emperors and assassins, owls and turtles, gods and goddesses, brave heroes and villainous rogues-all of these and more await you in this new, updated second edition of the “100 greatest coins”in this beautifully illustrated book, harlan j
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If the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanthe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timeit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aesthetics
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This is an epic and thrilling romance set in the snake-handling churches of appalachia, the dusty ruins of ancient rome, and the grand mansions of manhattanthe eternal ones tells the story of the first battle in a war between undying love and eternal evilhaven journeys all the way to manhattan in search of clues about her past life and a decades-old murderthe citizens of haven's rural, highly religious community, believe that she's been possessed by a demonbut this is no demon: it's reincarnationone wrong move could lead her into the clutches of the sinister villain at the center of a conspiracy much larger than she could have ever imaginedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut if she makes the right choices, haven will find the answers she's been seeking her entire lifeoxfam bookshop cheltenham haven moore has always known she's different: there are the talents that can't be explained; the knowledge of places she's never been; and then there are the visions that overwhelm her - terrifying visions of a life that ended tragically two decades earlier and more than a thousand miles away in new york city
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This is the product of personal experience but also draws on the accumulated wisdom of the centuries - from the days of ancient rome when cabbage and a necklace of garlic was recommended up to today's time-honoured curesoxfam shop ulverston the complete guide to getting through the morning after the night beforediscover why we get hangovers, what they are and they're not, what precautionary measures you need to take to avoid them, how you can cure them (from food to exercise), what drinks can zap you back to your usual sparkling form (from the non-alcoholic to hair of the dog cocktails) and what the wits of the world have said about their hangoverssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the most complete and informative book on hangovers that you are likely to needin its pages you will find all you need to know to get the better of a retribution that has dogged mankind since noah planted the first vineyard
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With a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldoxfam bookshop cheltenham warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfarethe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacealone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderthere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasionpraise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsa man whose name itself means war: a man called ballista
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With a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldoxfam shop colne road warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfarethe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacea man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistaalone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderthere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasionpraise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling walls
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Price negotiablewould like to sell together, but can sell separatelygood condition with slight fading on coversuniversal history of the world - volume 3 (ancient rome) and volume 8 (reformation and exploration)collection only
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Dated from presentation plateblack and white frontisred covers with blind decoration on the front and gilt lettering on the spine, lightly bumped corners and spine-ends, sound binding, prize plate on inside of front cover, darkened end-papers, clean pagesundated by publishercondition very good read more
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Fantastic actiongood condition free post of buyer collects read moregladiator starring russell crowe is the story of a general who became a slave, then became a gladiator who took on a depraved, insane emperor and his empire
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley rome complete contains all 22 episodes from season 1 and 2 of the emmy award-winning dramaand two soldiers unwittingly become entwined in historical events, their fates inexorably tied to the fate of rome itselfa generously budgeted show jointly produced by hbo and the bbc, rome takes viewers back to 52 bc for a chance to relive the reign of julius caesarfour hundred years after the founding of the republic, rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empirebut now, the city's foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excesssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Scarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographyall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldscondition: binding copies with decent blocks2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgeslate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by cpetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingendespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol irivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out maps
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In women in ancient egypt, the types of occupations and careers open to women are described, as are their domestic and personal lives - marriage, health and childbirth; family life; running a home; clothing, jewellery and beauty preparationsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the lives of egyptian women were free of the restraints normally placed upon women in the rest of the ancient world, allowing them to exercise a full part in society, recognised as equal with men under the lawusing evidence gleaned from written records, monuments, sculpture, tombpaintings and the material found in tombs, including objects and human remains, barbara watterson has built up a fascinating picture of the often overlooked contributions made by women of all classes to the social, and sometimes the political, history of ancient egyptin contrast, however, the final chapter deals with those women, surprisingly few in number, whose influence on the political affairs of their country was considerable and, in some cases, legendary, with a small number of royal women able to ascend the throne of egypt and rule as female kingssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe women whose lives are fleshed out in this book are largely the 'little people' of history, women who rarely exercised any power outside the domestic sphere
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Each chapter also comes with sections on ancient greek history and culture and on the influence of the ancient language on oursoxfam shop thornbury based on the same principles that lay behind the book "learn latin", this book provides the chance to read real ancient greekit teaches the reader enough greek in 20 chapters to be able to read selected passages from the new testament and from classical greek literature such as plato, aristophanes and euripidessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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More than 20 years later, their sons, the now world-famous toumani diabate and the junior ballake sissoko, have come together to pay tribute to their fathers with 's new ancient stringsthis is the first all-acoustic kora recording diabate has done since his stunning kaira, released more than 10 years prior to new ancient strings, and it shows a mature and forward-looking artist that would make the elder diabate proudtoumani diabate has toured the world as a soloist, as a member of fusion groups like songhai (with flamenco fusionist ketama), and he has incorporated subtle changes into his music that makes it a living affirmation of the strength of the ancient harp of africatogether diabate and sissoko explore their fathers' roots while travelling their own new routesoxfam shop magdelen street back in the early s, a recording by kora masters sidiki diabate and djelimadi sissoko called cordes anciennes first brought this rich acoustic music of mali to the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile many of the songs come from the original repertoire, the music is all modern mali
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the ultimate rome storyfrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest roman of them all: julius caesarthe first instalment in the bestselling emperor seriesin the city of rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the republic to its corecitizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict - and julius caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the actionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Mummies draws on cutting-edge research to reveal the actual experience of living and dying in the ancient nile valleypiecing together key biographical data and information, it has been possible for the first time to discover more about who these people were in ancient egyptian societythey include a young female temple singer, an unknown man of high status, and a child from the roman erafunerary objects are also highlighted for context: for example, non-invasive imaging of the contents of canopic jars; analyses of embalming substances, and identification of wood species and pigment types used in coffinswith over 200 specially commissioned photographs, mummies sets out to shine a new light on the pastthe majority of the material is drawn from the british museum's extensive egypt and sudan collections, but the book includes a number of mummies from other museums to physically reunite individuals originally buried together in family or communal tombsoxfam shop clitheroe in recent years, british museum curators have collaborated with scientists and medical experts to explore non-invasive imaging techniques and other scientific approaches to further study egyptian mummiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis allows fascinating comparisons to be madeeight significant mummies are explored, each carefully selected to tell a different story, covering a period of over years
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford as the bible tells us, ancient israel's neighbours worshipped a wide variety of godsmark smith here seeks to discover more precisely what was meant by "divinity" in the ancient near-east, and how these concepts apply to yahwehpart one of the book offers a detailed examination of the deities of ancient ugarit, known to us from the largest surviving group of relevant extra-biblical textsit is now widely accepted that the israelites' god, yahweh, must have originated as one among these many, before assuming the role of the one true god of monotheismat the end of the book he returns to the question of israelite monotheism, seeking to discover what religious issues it addressed and why it made sense at the time of its emergencehe argues that within the bible, monotheism is not a separate "stage" of religion but rather represents a kind of rhetoric reinforcing israel's exclusive relation with its deity see oxfam website for delivery information read morein part two, smith looks closely at four classic problems associated with four ugaritic deities, and considers how they affect our understanding of yahweh
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Oxfam shop thornbury this new work from thomas gallant provides a highly original analysis of the ancient greek domestic economythe author details these strategies alongside the key adaptive measures by which the ancient greeks coped with major fluctuations in food production and supplythe nature of their environment together with only rudimentary technology caused the greek peasants to develop an extensive but delicate web of risk-management strategiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas a whole, the book makes a major contribution to the perennial debate about how peasants secure the basic conditions of material subsistence
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The principles in this booklet help one solve the ancient moral dilemma of right and wrong and bring about a new level of rationalityhow should he relate to the rest of life, and to his fellows? what are his true responsibilities, and to whom? there were no definitive answers—not from the ancient greeks, nor from the materialist thinkers of recent timesron hubbard realized his long sought-after goal: the discovery of a unifying principle that applied to all life, a common denominator by which all men and, indeed, all life, might be understoodhubbard expanded upon these principles in many other writings and lecturesbut this booklet represents the essence of the subject and a practical approach to living successfully, used by millionswith the information contained in this booklet you will learn how to balance your personal goals with your family, work and every other part of your lifewith them, one can align the various factors of existence, the right decisions when faced with choices and achieve a new perspective on the directions available in his lifecredit and debit cards acceptedand so it remained until lfrom this came a flood of discoveries that cast new light on the nature of man and lifeorder your copy today from church of scientology 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnby understanding these, the tangles of life unravel and you can gain control once againfor millennia, man has attempted to assess his place in this material worldhere are the eight urges toward survival or “dynamics” which make up life itself
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Apart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrythis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workdiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still completecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished by john murray, londonsecurely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagesplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)condition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to cornersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikititles in gilt to spineno writing or inscriptionspages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsinternally; is almost goodbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4item description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the region5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indextop of spine cover missing
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"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesbanias' story starts in canaanite timesjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable citywilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself" see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firm
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Bottero also focuses on divination in the ancient world, contending that certain modes of worship in mesopotamia, in their application of causality and proof, prefigure the "scientific mindto give the reader some sense of how mesopotamian civilization has been mediated and interpreted in its transmission through time, bottero begins with an account of assyriology, the discipline devoted to the ancient cultureoxfam bookshop leeds 311ppour ancestors, the mesopotamians, invented writing and with it a new way of looking at the worldin this collection of essays, the french scholar jean bottero attempts to go back to the moment which marks the very beginning of historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis transmission, compounded with countless discoveries, would not have been possible without the surprising decipherment of the cuneiform writing system
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The book focuses on both maritime exploration and overland discovery via the ancient silk road: a network of trading posts that encompassed china, tibet, pakistan, india, kurdistan, iraq, ethiopia, eritrea, and dozens of other places known in ancient times by fabled names, including abyssinia, malacca, macassar, siam, and cathayjames cook) and influential cartographersmapping the silk road and beyond traces the history of the european age of exploration and its lasting effects on these regions through an extensive series of beautifully rendered and imaginative maps drawn by explorers, merchants, and colonial administrators of the timeoxfam bookshop brighton today the world is focusing unprecedented attention on asia and the middle east - rediscovering a cultural, political, and geographical landscape that has fascinated and frustrated westerners since the time of alexander the greatthese maps represent the finest examples in existence in museums, libraries, and archives around the world, chosen because they depict the most important milestones in the mapping of asiathe maps provide detailed visual keys to the fascinating history of asia and the middle east: altogether they illuminate a cast of historical figures ranging from great leaders (the queen of sheba, mohammed the prophet, king charles v) to legendary explorers (marco polo, columbus, magellan, sir francis drake, captmapping the silk road and beyond depicts over eighty maps organized in clear chronology - from alexander the great's map of the world, first created in 323 bc and reproduced in a sixteenth-century atlas, to maps from the nineteenth century by french and dutch explorers that detail the growing interaction between europeans and eastern culturessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Probing into ancient perspectives on the legitimacy and legality of rule, the title also explores the relationship between ruling and lawwith an in-depth exploration of rule by a single man and how this was seen as heroic activity, the title challenges orthodox views of ruling in the ancient world and breaks down traditional ideas about the relationship between so-called hereditary rule and tyrannylaw, personified as 'king' (nomos basileus), came to be seen as the ultimate source of sovereignty especially as expressed through the constitutional machinery of the city, and became an important balance and constraint for personal ruleheroic rulers examines reasons why both personal and clan-based rule was particularly unstable and its core tension with the competitive nature of greek society, so that the question of who had the most arete was an issue of debate both from within the ruling family and from other heroic aspirantsit looks at how a common heroic ideology among rulers was based upon excellence, or arete, and also surveys dynastic ruling, where rule was in some sense shared within the family or clansee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinally, heroic rulers demonstrates that monarchy, which is generally thought to have disappeared before the end of the archaic period, remained a valid political option from the early iron age through to the hellenistic period
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'the babylonian world' presents an extensive, up-to-date and lavishly illustrated history of the ancient state babylonia and its 'holy city', babylon this book explores all key aspects of the development of this ancient culture, including the ecology of the region and its famously productive agriculture, its political and economic standing, its religious practices, and the achievements of its intelligentsiapaperback in excellent condition except for some water-ruffling to bottom of pagesoxfam shop cowley road softcover published by routledge, (first published )comprehensive and accessible, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying the periodthe book is free of notes and inscriptions, and remains a clean, bright and good condition copy, which shows no signs of having been readsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehistoricized by the new testament as a centre of decadence and corruption, babylon and its surrounding region was in fact a rich and complex civilization, responsible for the invention of the dictionary and laying the foundations of modern science
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Apart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrythis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this worksome pencil writing on front free endpaperthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverssecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pages5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ workscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditionrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingspublished by john murray, londondiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsplates are brightoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition wear at extremitiestitles in gilt to spinerubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spinesome rubbing to front inner hingeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinternally; is almost goodbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4item description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionpages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxinga scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and exploration
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In ancient egypt, only kings, queens and gods were allowed to carry this symbolthe ankh is the egyptian sign of life and indicates that the king or god holding it has the power to give life or take it away from lesser mortals
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