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The message of the Sphinx: a quest for the hidden legacy of mankind
By Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval. 1996
Hancock and Bauval attempt to decipher the mysteries of the Great Sphinx of Egypt, which they claim is eight thousand…
years older than formerly believed. The authors use computer simulations of ancient skies to support their theories as to the origin and meaning of the Great Sphinx and also the three pyramids of Giza. 1996.The marvellous century: archaic man and the awakening of reason (Godwit paperbacks)
By George Woodcock. 1989
George Woodcock describes the beauty, savagery and the all encompassing impact of the Marvellous Century. It was an era of…
personalities and uprisings, the time of Xenophanes, Cynes, Solon the Lawmaker, Sappho, the Buddha, Aeschylus, Pythagoras, Confucius, Lao-leu and Nebuchadnezzar. 1989.The Jesus family tomb: the discovery, the investigation, and the evidence that could change history
By Simcha Jacobovici, Charles R Pellegrino. 2007
Jerusalem, 1980. Following the accidental bulldozing of a tomb, archaeologists arrived to find ten ossuaries - limestone boxes that served…
as first-century coffins. Six had inscriptions, including Jesus, son of Joseph; two Marys; and Judah, son of Jesus, which the team concluded were merely coincidence. Twenty-five years later, journalist Jacobovici tracked down the ossuaries and the tomb, and soon found that the archaeologists were unaware of key evidence that made this the discovery of a lifetime. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2007.The histories: From The Earliest Times To The Fall Of The Western Empire (Everyman Paperback Classics Ser.)
By Herodotus, George Rawlinson, Hugh Bowden. 1992
The Histories is divided into nine books, each named after one of the Muses. The rise of the Persian Empire…
is chronicled, and the causes for the conflict with Greece. The central theme is the clash between the Persian Empire of King Xerxes and a handful of Greek city states in which the Greeks were against all odds, victorious. The story is set in the ancient world of the Mediterranean and Near Eastern world from Spain to India, and from Ethiopia to central Russia. 1992.History of the Peloponnesian Wars (Penguin classics)
By Rex Warner, Thucydides. 1972
Written in the fifth century B.C. by an Athenian commander, this is a history of the twenty-seven-year conflict between Athens,…
a democratic state and sea power, and the states of the Peloponnese headed by Sparta, a conservative power with an efficient military force. 1972.Archaeology and the Iliad: the Trojan War in Homer and history (The modern scholar)
By Homer, Eric H Cline. 2006
George Washington University professor, Eric Cline examines the real history of Troy and delves into archaeological discoveries. Through his analysis…
of known data, Cline provides a fuller, richer understanding of this historic clash. 2006.When women ruled the world: six queens of Egypt
By Kara Cooney. 2018
Female rulers are a rare phenomenon-but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. What did Egypt gain…
from its liberal reliance on female leadership, and could today's world learn from its example? Celebrated Egyptologist Kara Cooney delivers a fascinating tale of female power, exploring the reasons why it has seldom been allowed through the ages, and why we should care. 2018.Le patriarcat
By Ernest Borneman, Jeanne Etore. 1979
Le psychanalyste allemand Ernest Boreneman tente dans cet essai d'établir une chronologie de la préhistoire, fondée sur l'évolution des moyens…
techniques de production. Cette chronologie explique les phases du changement social survenu lors du passage de clans conduits par des femmes à des états dirigés par des hommes. Persuadé que la libération de la femme sera aussi celle de l'homme, l'auteur se livre à une réflexion poussée sur l'abolition des relations de pouvoir. 1979. Titre uniforme: Das Patriarchat.Nefertiti
By Evelyn Wells. 1964
Nefertiti, queen of Akhenaton and ruler of Egypt in the 14th century B.C., revolted against the old pagan gods and…
became a monotheist. This is a reconstruction of her life and times, based on the finds at Amarna, Akhenaton's City of the Sun. 1964.From the silent earth: a report on the Greek bronze age (Pelican book)
By Joseph Alsop. 1964
Concentrating on Greece and Crete from 1700 to 1400 B.C. (a controversial subject among scholars), the author combines his theories…
with scholarly opinions to present his version of the Mycenaean world. 1964.Great civilizations of ancient Africa
By Lester Brooks. 1971
Looking for Dilmun
By Geoffrey Bibby. 1970
The author gives an enthralling first-hand account of the overwhelming evidence of an ancient civilization that once existed along the…
Persian Gulf. He tells of the gruelling and ingenious labours endured and of the excitement in the search for Dilmun. 1970.L'Antiquité, l'Orient, la Grèce et Rome (Deux Temps, Trois Mouvements Ser.)
By G Dez, Jean Mathiex, A Weiler. 1970
L'empire romain ((Que sais-je? ; 1536). #Vol. 5)
By Jean Marie Engel. 1973
Ramsès II ((Essais pour notre temps ; 8))
By Philipp Vandenberg, Jeanne-Marie Gaillard-Paquet. 1979
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 4
By Edward Gibbon. 2008
A major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes. Volume I was published in 1776; Volumes II…
and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behaviour and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West, offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. Volume 4 contains chapters 39 to 48. 2008.The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 5
By Edward Gibbon. 2008
A major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes. Volume I was published in 1776; Volumes II…
and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behaviour and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West, offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. Volume 5 contains chapters 49 to 58. 2008.The lost tomb
By Kent R Weeks. 1998
The personal account of an American Egyptologist's discovery and excavation of the largest tomb in the Valley of the Kings.…
Weeks describes his 1995 entry into a multi- chambered burial site that some consider the most important archaeological find of the twentieth century. He discusses the new revelations about the sons of Ramesses II, stressing that there is more to be explored. c1998.The history of early Rome
By Aubrey De Selincourt, Livy. 1960
The Romans and their world
By Peter D Arnott. 1970