The last great war of antiquity was fought on an unprecedented scale along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier. James Howard-Johnston pieces together the fragmentary evidence of this period to form for the first time a coherent story of the dramatic events... Lees meer.

The Kunstkammer was a display of art and oddities amassed by wealthy Europeans during the 16th to 18th centuries. This text explores the relations between art science and scholarship in early modern Europe advancing the view that the baroque Kunstkammer is the nucle... Lees meer.

This collection of essays explores the rhetoric and practices surrounding views on life after death and the end of the world including the fate of the individual apocalyptic speculation and hope for cosmological renewal in a wide range of societies from ancient Mesop... Lees meer.

The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the religions of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. The nineteen essays in this volume begin with the Hellenistic age and extend to the late Roman perio... Lees meer.

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Introduces students to the many ways in which women have participated in the visual cultures of their societies throughout history. The book focuses on women artists and the issues that directly impacted women s opportunities to become artists. Women Artists in Hist... Lees meer.

Gnostic religion is the expression of a religious worldview which is dominated by the concept of Gnosis an esoteric knowledge of God and the human being which grants salvation to those who possess it. Roelof van den Broek presents here a fresh approach to the gnostic c... Lees meer.

The time known as Late Antiquity c.300-c.800 was a fascinatingly diverse and important period which saw the Fall of Rome and the growth of Christianity and Islam. Gillian Clark explores its historical controversies introducing the main characters and themes and de... Lees meer.

Long praised by instructors and students alike for its readability and attention to everyday life the eleventh edition of A History of Western Society includes even more built-in tools to engage today s students and save instructors time. This edition features a brand-... Lees meer.

Bilingual Syriac-English editions of two of Saint Jacon of Sarug s homilies on the Six Days of Creation. In this sixth installment of the long Homily 71 On the Six Days of Creation Jacob treats the events of the sixth day. Recognized as a saint by both Chalcedonia... Lees meer.

A remarkable study in social and cultural change that explains how and why the Late Antique world between c. 150 and c. 750 AD came to differ from Classical civilization . The first century AD was one of momentous events. the end of the Roman empire the rise of C... Lees meer.

The transition from roll to codex as the standard format of the book is one of the most culturally significant innovations of Late Antiquity. The Codex and Crafts in Late Antiquity examines surviving evidence in order to better understand how this transition took place.... Lees meer.

This two-volume set delves deeply into the life of the Muslim scholar Ibn A tham al-K f and his monumental historical work the Kit b al-fut Book of Conquests . This two-volume set delves deeply into the life of the Muslim scholar Ibn A tham al-K f and his monum... Lees meer.

A collection of investigations into strange and mysterious phenomena from around the world. A collection of investigations into strange and mysterious phenomena from around the world. Explores ancient and modern sacred sites places of power natural wonders alt... Lees meer.

Exposed to multiple languages as a result of annexation migration pilgrimage and its position on key trade routes the Roman Palestine of Late Antiquity was a border area where Aramaic Greek Hebrew and Arabic dialects were all in common use. This study analyses the... Lees meer.