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The Ariadne objective: the underground war to rescue Crete from the Nazis
By Wes Davis. 2013
1944. Infiltrated into occupied Crete, a band of amateur British soldiers--scholars, archeologists, writers--teamed with Cretan partisans to carry out a…
cunning plan to disrupt Nazi maneuvers, culminating in a daring, high-risk plot to abduct the island's German commander. 2013Band of angels: the forgotten world of early Christian women
By Kate Cooper. 2013
A professor shines a light on the women of the early Christian movement in antiquity and explores how women from…
all walks of life played an invaluable role in the faith's expansion throughout the world. 2013The story of the Jews: finding the words, 1000 BC-1492 AD (Story of the Jews #1)
By Simon Schama. 2014
Chronicles the history of the Jewish people, from the Israelites' return to Egypt in the fifth century BC to the…
expulsion of the Sephardim from Spain in 1492. Considers the roots, growth, and evolution of Judaism. Based on the 2013 BBC and PBS television documentary series. 2013The discovery of Middle Earth: mapping the lost world of the Celts
By Graham Robb. 2013
Author of The Discovery of France (DB 66705) examines Celtic culture and its fascination with the positioning of roads and…
edifices in line with astronomical events. Investigates the Celtic concept of Mediolanum--Middle Earth--and the ways this influenced the development of ancient Europe. 2013Lost cities and forgotten civilizations (Mysteries uncovered, secrets declassified)
By Michael Pye, Kirsten Dalley. 2013
Fifteen essays on mythical lost civilizations such as Atlantis explore the evidence for their existence, their possible connections to extraterrestrials,…
their scientific and engineering achievements, and other questions. Includes a glossary and additional resources. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2013The ancient guide to modern life
By Natalie Haynes. 2011
Author, comedian, and BBC presenter explores anecdotes from antiquity that illuminate the origins of our culture and its links with…
the past. Debunks myths--Caesar's last words were not "Et tu, Brute?"--and makes surprising connections, such as the similarities between the Trojan hero Aeneas and TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 2010The hemlock cup: Socrates, Athens and the search for the good life
By Bettany Hughes. 2011
Award-winning historian, author, and broadcaster examines the life and times of Athenian philosopher Socrates (469-399 B.C.E.). Explores the world Socrates…
inhabited, the ideas he espoused, and his seminal influence on Western thought. 2011The ultimate dinopedia: the most complete dinosaur reference ever (National geographic kids)
By Franco Tempesta, Don Lessem. 2010
Guide provides information on nearly a hundred dinosaurs--what they ate (plants or meat), where they lived (from the Arctic to…
the jungle), ways they behaved (some climbed trees) and evolved, and even what color some of them were. Includes quick facts on hundreds of others. For grades 3-6. 2010A history of the world in 100 objects
By Neil MacGregor. 2011
British Museum director profiles one hundred pieces from the institution's collection that trace human history, from a stone chopping tool…
discovered in Tanzania in 1931--and estimated to be one of the first manmade objects--to a solar-powered lamp and charger manufactured in China in 2010. Bestseller. 2010Ancient Rome!: exploring the culture, people & ideas of this powerful empire
By Michael P. Kline, Avery Hart, Sandra Gallagher. 2002
Activities, games, projects, and questions for thought and discussion aim to bring about an understanding of this ancient civilization. Covers…
myths, gods, wars, leaders, Roman numerals, arches, aqueducts, family life, and more. For grades 4-7. 2002Finders keepers: a tale of archaeological plunder and obsession
By Craig Childs. 2010
Relic hunter and naturalist exposes the dark side of archaeology. Discusses the reasons people loot, citing cases of antiquities traffickers,…
immoral museum curators, and wealthy collectors. Argues that taking artifacts separates them from their history. Explains his own low-impact method of exploration. 2010Lords of the sea: the epic story of the Athenian navy and the birth of democracy
By John R. Hale. 2009
Archaeologist, historian, and author of The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance (DB 40011) describes the origins, growth, and campaigns…
of the Athenian navy, which dominated Greece during the fifth century BCE. Posits that using citizens to man the ships during crises fostered democracy. 2009The map of knowledge: A thousand-year history of how classical ideas were lost and found
By Violet Moller. 2019
&“ The Map of Knowledge is an endlessly fascinating book, rich in detail, capacious and humane in vision.&” —Stephen Greenblatt,…
author of The Swerve: How the World Became Modern , winner of the Pulitzer Prize After the Fall of Rome, when many of the great ideas of the ancient world were lost to the ravages of the Dark Ages, three crucial manuscripts passed hand to hand through seven Mediterranean cities and survived to fuel the revival of the Renaissance—an exciting debut history. The foundations of modern knowledge—philosophy, math, astronomy, geography—were laid by the Greeks, whose ideas were written on scrolls and stored in libraries across the Mediterranean and beyond. But as the vast Roman Empire disintegrated, so did appreciation of these precious texts. Christianity cast a shadow over so-called pagan thought, books were burned, and the library of Alexandria, the greatest repository of classical knowledge, was destroyed. Yet some texts did survive and The Map of Knowledge explores the role played by seven cities around the Mediterranean—rare centers of knowledge in a dark world, where scholars supported by enlightened heads of state collected, translated and shared manuscripts. In 8th century Baghdad, Arab discoveries augmented Greek learning. Exchange within the thriving Muslim world brought that knowledge to Cordoba, Spain. Toledo became a famous center of translation from Arabic into Latin, a portal through which Greek and Arab ideas reached Western Europe. Salerno, on the Italian coast, was the great center of medical studies, and Sicily, ancient colony of the Greeks, was one of the few places in the West to retain contact with Greek culture and language. Scholars in these cities helped classical ideas make their way to Venice in the 15th century, where printers thrived and the Renaissance took root. The Map of Knowledge follows three key texts—Euclid's Elements , Ptolemy's The Almagest , and Galen's writings on medicine—on a perilous journey driven by insatiable curiosity about the worldThe genesis of science: the story of Greek imagination
By Stephen Bertman. 2010
Classics professor explores the origins of science in the early civilizations of the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and others. Credits the…
Greeks' curiosity, rationalism, and pursuit of excellence for the development of the different branches of science, and discusses the ways these traits gave rise to the Western science mind-set. 2010The Sirius mystery: new scientific evidence of alien contact 5,000 years ago
By Robert Temple, Robert K. G Temple. 1998
The author presents his theory, first published in 1976, that Earth's ancient civilizations were formed by aliens from the Sirius…
star system. In this updated edition Temple documents apparent attempts of American intelligence agencies to thwart the release of his hypothesis. 1998A history of Egypt: from earliest times to the present
By Jason Thompson. 2008
Historian presents five thousand years of Egyptian political history and examines the threads of continuity that connect them. Covers the…
various dynasties, Greek and Roman influences, and Coptic Egypt. Describes the seventh-century Muslim conquest and emphasizes the more recent past, including the British occupation and twentieth-century rulers. 2008Travels with Herodotus
By Ryszard Kapuściński, Ryszard Kapuscinski, Klara Glowczewska. 2007
Polish journalist recounts his youthful travels with the Histories of Herodotus as his companion. Recalls reading this work by the…
sixth-century Greek to gain perspective during assignments in China, Iran, India, Ethiopia, and Senegal, among other places. 2007Cleopatra: a life
By Stacy Schiff. 2010
Pulitzer Prize-winning author portrays Cleopatra VII (69-30 B.C.E.), the last Egyptian pharaoh of the Greek Ptolemy dynasty, a woman of…
great wealth, education, and political acumen. Describes Cleopatra's relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Highlights the city of Alexandria's luxury, Egypt's culture, and its conquest by Rome. Bestseller. 2010Every bone tells a story: Hominin discoveries, deductions, and debates
By Jill Rubalcaba, Peter Robertshaw. 2010
Discusses the scientific knowledge derived from four human ancestors: Africa's Turkana Boy, Portugal's Lapedo Child, Washington state's Kennewick Man, and…
an Italian glacier's Iceman. Covers these fossil skeleton discoveries and examines both deductions based on advanced laboratory-technology findings and ongoing archaeological debates. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2010Discusses facts about Hippocrates and the art and practice of medicine during Greek civilization's cultural blossoming in the fifth and…
fourth centuries B.C.E. Explains the reason Hippocrates is called "the father of medicine." Examines the origin of the oath that continues to guide physicians' conduct. For grades 5-8. 2010