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"The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant called Talos. This wondrous machine was created not by MIT Robotics Lab, but by Hephaestus, the Greek god of invention. More than 2,500 years ago, long before medieval automata, and centuries before technology made self-moving devices possible, Greek mythology was exploring ideas about creating artificial life--and grappling with still-unresolved ethical concerns about biotechne, "life through...
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"Judith Herrin, Winner of the 2016 Dr A.H. Heineken Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences" Judith Herrin is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at King's College London. Her books include Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe; Unrivalled Influence: Women and Empire in Byzantium; Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire; Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium; and The Formation of Christendom...
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Two lovers crest the wave of the golden age of Athens: Pericles, statesman and general, and Aspasia, his courtesan, a philosopher's daughter and a brilliant woman in her own right. In a world of hierarchies, he is at the top when she arrives as little more than flotsam cast up on Athenian shores. Their love transcends social sanctions, enduring and deepening despite the grave threat it presents to Pericles' reputation as a leader of the Athenian democracy.
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"The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World: Media" by George Rawlinson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...
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"Beacon Lights of History: The Old Pagan Civilizations" by John Lord. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices....
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Was Western civilization founded by ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians? Can the ancient Egyptians usefully be called black? Did the ancient Greeks borrow religion, science, and philosophy from the Egyptians and Phoenicians? Have scholars ignored the Afroasiatic roots of Western civilization as a result of racism and anti-Semitism? In this collection of twenty essays, leading scholars in a broad range of disciplines confront the claims made...
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In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors guides a reader on a journey through Prehistory from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic into the early Bronze Age and the beginnings of our earliest civilizations. We will delve into early Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley Civilization, Mesoamerica civilizations, the Polynesian civilizations, and early Chinese and European civilizations. We will discuss how our ancestors transitioned from hunter-gatherers to...
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Die Mythen und Legenden Vorderasiens sind mehr als nur Geschichten: Sie sind Fenster zu vergangenen Zivilisationen, die uns zeigen, wie unsere Vorfahren die Welt um sich herum wahrnahmen. Dieses Buch entführt Sie in die Tiefe dieser alten Erzählungen, beleuchtet die Rollen von Göttern, Helden und gewöhnlichen Menschen und bietet eine tiefgründige Analyse der Symbole und Motive, die sich durch jede Geschichte ziehen. Ein Muss für alle, die sich...
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Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring Lionel Casson, The Ancient Mariners has long served the needs of all who are interested in the sea, from the casual reader to the professional historian. This completely revised edition takes into account the fresh information that has appeared since the book was first published in 1959, especially that from archaeology's newest branch, marine archaeology. Casson does what no other author...
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In 52 B.C. at Alesia in what is now Burgundy in France Julius Caesar pulled off one of the great feats of Roman arms. His heavily outnumbered army utterly defeated the combined forces of the Gallic tribes led by Vercingetorix and completed the Roman conquest of Gaul. The Alesia campaign, and the epic siege in which it culminated, was one of Caesar s finest military achievements, and it has fascinated historians ever since. In this, the first full-length...
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There is a spiritual war taking place in our world. And this war is being battled for our souls.A war between Good and Evil.The author is convinced that no matter how many evils the children of darkness continue to create and invent to dominate humanity in this world, the true battle that will decide if we are affected or not individually and with our closest families by all this maelstrom of evil, is the battle that we must individually fight against...
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Get the Summary of Simon Winchester's Knowing What We Know in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Simon Winchester's book "Knowing What We Know" explores the evolution of knowledge transmission from ancient times to the modern era. It begins with the story of Shukla Bose, who transformed from a hotel executive to an educator, providing free education to impoverished children in Bengaluru, India. The book examines the...
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The Aztec Empire, Rise and Fall is a captivating exploration of one of the most fascinating cultures in world history. From their mysterious origins in ancient Mesoamerica to their tragic demise at the hands of Spanish conquistadors, this book offers a comprehensive account of the Aztecs' rise to power, their legendary military prowess, and their complex religious beliefs and mythology. Beginning with a tour of the Aztec's stunning archaeological...
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Writing down the epic tales of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus in texts that became the Iliad and the Odyssey was a defining moment in the intellectual history of the West, a moment from which many current conventions and attitudes toward books can be traced. But how did texts originally written on papyrus in perhaps the eighth century BC survive across nearly three millennia, so that today people can read them electronically on a smartphone?
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"The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World: Parthia" by George Rawlinson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...
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Hay una guerra espiritual teniendo lugar en nuestro mundo. Y esta guerra se libra por nuestras almas.Es una guerra entre el Bien y el Mal.El autor está convencido de que por muchos males que los hijos de las tinieblas sigan creando e inventando para dominar a la humanidad en este mundo, la verdadera batalla que decidirá si somos afectados o no individualmente y con nuestras familias más cercanas por toda esta vorágine del mal, es la batalla que...
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"The World's Greatest Books - Volume 11 - Ancient and Mediæval History" by Various. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...
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Dioniso, dios parido por Zeus de su propio muslo, heleno de pura cepa y oriundo de todos los rincones del mundo conocido, efebo y barbudo, donador de la cultura y dios caníbal. La divinidad, para muchos, más paradójica y desconcertante del panteón clásico, no nos habla solamente de los griegos antiguos y de sus creencias, de las mujeres que corrían enloquecidas por los montes de Grecia y de los hombres que se convertían en sátiros, del vino...
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