Pliny did it, Plutarch did it, Xenophon did it—in fact most ancient writers were incorrigible collectors of miscellany, lively anecdotes, and after-dinner jokes, says historian Philip Matyszak. In ... (Read More)
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An ideal introduction to the enormous and varied legacy of ancient Egypt, this oversized book presents more than 140 objects in detailed descriptions and color photographs, many with multiple views. ... (Read More)
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Ancient Greece is famous as the civilization that "gave" the world democracy. Democracy has in modern times become the rallying cry of liberation from supposed totalitarianism and dictatorship. It is ... (Read More)
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More than three thousand years ago, the pharaoh Ramses II was revered in Egypt as the incarnation of a god, during an extraordinary 67-year reign that produced many monuments and an enduring legacy ... (Read More)
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"Yale professor of classics [Donald] Kagan thoroughly examines Thucydides' life and work to successfully demonstrate that the Athenian historian was the first to utilize a truly professional (i.e., ... (Read More)
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"Most medieval Europeans cared not a whit for the vestiges of antiquity. Back then, a stone arch was just a stone arch, regardless of its provenance, and in cities such as Siena and Rome thousands of ... (Read More)
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